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 +====== How to file RTI in Telangana — online and postal (2026) ======
 +
 +{{ :social:auto:file-rti-in-telangana.png?direct&1200 |How to file RTI in Telangana — online and postal (2026) — RTI Wiki}}
 +
 +<WRAP info>
 +**Quick Reply:** Telangana runs a full online RTI portal at **rti.telangana.gov.in** — new application, first appeal and second appeal; the Rs 10 application fee is paid digitally, and both appeals are free. Paper filing to the PIO with a Rs 10 IPO works equally. Second appeals land at the Telangana Information Commission, Samachara Hakku Bhavan, Mozam Jahi Market, Hyderabad 500001, within 90 days.
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +===== Two routes, one law =====
 +
 +  * **Online:** [[https://rti.telangana.gov.in|rti.telangana.gov.in]] — "RTI Request: New Application" for the first filing, separate modules for first appeal, second appeal, and status tracking of both. The portal carries English and Telugu versions of the Act and application guides.
 +  * **Postal:** plain paper to the PIO of the office holding the record, with Rs 10 by Indian Postal Order or demand draft; cash against receipt if you hand-deliver.
 +  * **Central offices in Telangana** (railways, income tax, banks, defence): file at [[https://rtionline.gov.in|rtionline.gov.in]] — the state portal is for state public authorities.
 +
 +===== Step-by-step online filing =====
 +
 +  - Register on the portal with mobile and email; OTP verification creates your account.
 +  - Choose **New Application**, select the department and the specific office — GHMC zones, HMDA, district collectorates, police commissionerates, TS Transco, universities and PSUs are listed.
 +  - Type the application: one subject, numbered questions, records not opinions — [[/blog/how-to-write-rti-application|ask for records, not answers]].
 +  - Pay the **Rs 10** fee through the payment gateway; note the registration number.
 +  - For civic matters — building permission, property tax, encroachment — address the GHMC zone or HMDA PIO directly, not the secretariat.
 +
 +===== The Telangana Information Commission =====
 +
 +  * **Name:** Telangana Information Commission — [[https://tgic.telangana.gov.in|tgic.telangana.gov.in]] (the old "TGSIC" tag and tgsic subdomain are history; the Commission now runs under this domain with online second-appeal filing).
 +  * **Address:** Samachara Hakku Bhavan, D.No.5-4-399, Old ACB Building, Mozam Jahi Market, Hyderabad 500001.
 +  * **Phones:** 040-24740240 / 040-24740246. **Fax:** 040-24740592.
 +  * **Constituted:** the Commission has functioned separately from the AP commission since statehood, and was reconstituted in 2017; the present State Chief Information Commissioner took charge in May 2025.
 +  * **Online appeals:** the portal takes second appeals and complaints with status tracking — but the 90-day clock of §19(3) still governs you.
 +
 +===== The clock =====
 +
 +  * **Day 0** — application (or transfer to the right PIO within 5 days under §6(3)).
 +  * **Day 30** — reply due under §7(1); silence is deemed refusal. Timeline detail: **[[/faa-first-appeal-timelines|first appeal timelines]]** and the **[[/faa-appellate-review-checklist|FAA review checklist]]**.
 +  * **Day 31 to 60** — first appeal to the department's FAA; 30 days for the FAA to decide, extendable by 15.
 +  * **By day 165** — second appeal to the Commission, within 90 days of the FAA outcome.
 +
 +===== Telangana specifics =====
 +
 +  * Telugu and Urdu are working languages alongside English — §6(1) protects the official language of your area.
 +  * Land-record matters now run through the Bhu Bharati system that succeeded Dharani; for stuck mutation and RoR corrections, the RTI goes to the revenue divisional officer or Tahsildar as PIO — see [[/land-records/telangana-dharani|our Telangana land-records guide]].
 +  * Hyderabad's civic files move faster against the right zone PIO; a generic "GHMC" address loses days.
 +
 +===== Question sets that work here =====
 +
 +  * **Civic — GHMC:** "Provide the file noting and status of building-permission application no. ___ dated ___, and the name and designation of the officer holding it."
 +  * **Land records — Bhu Bharati era:** "Provide the status and last noting on my mutation application no. ___ dated ___ under the record-of-rights framework, and the date my survey number was last updated."
 +  * **Welfare and pension:** "Provide the disbursement list of [scheme] for [mandal/district] for 2025-26 — beneficiary name, amount, and date of credit."
 +  * **Education:** "Provide the sanctioned strength, enrolment and vacancies of [school/college] as on 1 April 2026."
 +
 +Name the register, the number and the date — the PIO then answers instead of objecting.
 +
 +===== Common mistakes =====
 +
 +  * Filing at a grievance portal instead of the PIO — CPGRAMS-style portals do not start the RTI clock.
 +  * "Why" questions — ask for the file noting, the register entry, the sanction order.
 +  * Missing the fee on the online route — an unpaid application is treated as incomplete.
 +  * Skipping the application number or file identifier that lets the PIO locate the record.
 +
 +===== If stuck — the five questions that work =====
 +
 +<code>
 +1. Status of my application/RTI no. _____ dated _____ as on today.
 +2. Name and designation of the officer now holding the file.
 +3. Reasons for delay beyond the statutory timeline.
 +4. Copy of the noting or movement of the file in the last 30 days.
 +5. The date by which the reply/disposal will issue.
 +</code>
 +
 +The [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/ai-rti-draft-app.html|AI RTI Drafter]] builds the addressee block; [[/file-rti-online-india|the national online-filing guide]] covers the mechanics in depth.
 +
 +===== Frequently asked questions ====
 +
 +==== Telugu or English? ====
 +Both are complete; §6(1) protects the official language of your area, and the portal carries guides in Telugu and English.
 +
 +==== Is there a separate Telangana RTI form? ====
 +Plain paper with the Rs 10 IPO is valid in law; the portal's New Application flow builds the official format for online filers.
 +
 +==== Second appeal online or by post? ====
 +The Commission's portal takes second appeals with status tracking; postal filing to Samachara Hakku Bhavan with all enclosures is equally valid — the 90-day clock is what matters.
 +
 +===== Related reading =====
 +
 +  * [[/file-rti-online-india|How to file RTI online — national guide]]
 +  * [[/why-rti-gets-rejected|Why RTI gets rejected]]
 +  * [[/explanations/grounds-for-rejection|Grounds for RTI rejection]]
 +  * [[/rti-second-appeal-cic-sic|Second appeal — the complete route]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/book|The RTI Playbook]]
 +
 +//Last reviewed: 27 August 2026.//
 +
 +{{tag>rti state-procedure file-rti-in-telangana daily-life}}