How to File RTI in Telangana — Online & Postal Guide (2026)

1. Day 31 → Day 60 — First Appeal to the department-designated FAA.
2. Day 75 → Day 165 — Second Appeal to Telangana State Information Commission.

Deadline detail: First Appeal timelines and FAA appellate-review checklist.

Step-by-step guide to filing an RTI application in Telangana — state portal, fee, SIC address, sample template and appeal path. RTI Wiki citizen-first guide.

* Telangana was carved out in 2014; the SIC was established separately from the AP SIC.

• For GHMC (Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation) and HMDA, file directly to the ULB / authority PIO.
• Telugu and Urdu are widely used; English is accepted.

• Name: Telangana State Information Commission
• Address: 2nd Floor, HMDA Maitrivanam, Ameerpet, Hyderabad - 500038
• Website: tgsic.telangana.gov.in

• Filing at the wrong PIO — route via the concerned department, not a generic grievance portal.
• Asking “why” questions. Ask for records, not answers — see the records-not-answers drafting guide.
• Missing the fee payment on the online route.
• Skipping the application-identifier that lets the PIO locate your file.

• How to file RTI online — national guide
• Why RTI gets rejected
• Ask for records, not answers
• Grounds for RTI rejection
• First Appeal timelines
• Sample RTI applications
• RTI FAQ — 25 most-asked questions

• Right to Information Act, 2005 (as amended 2019, 2023)
• Telangana Right to Information Rules, 2014
• Telangana State Information Commission — annual reports
• Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — §44(3), amending RTI §8(1)(j)

Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.