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+====== RTI Application for Foreign Tour Details of Government Officers: Sample 2026 ======
+{{ :social:auto:guide-applicant-application-sample-rti-application-for-foreign-tour-details.png?direct&1200 |RTI Application for Foreign Tour Details of Government Officers: Sample 2026 - RTI Wiki}}
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+**Direct answer.** Citizens have a right to know which officers undertook foreign tours, the purpose, the duration, the cost and the source of funding. File a free RTI to the PIO of the Ministry or department asking for the list, the sanction orders, the expenditure breakdown and the tour reports. The PIO must reply in 30 days.
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+**Drafting notes.** This is a sample application. Customise each item before filing. See [[:guide:applicant|Guide for applicants]] for procedure, fee, and appeal path. After 14 November 2025, requests seeking information about a named individual engage Section 8(1)(j) as amended by Section 44(3) of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. See [[:blog:pio-reply-section-8-1-j-after-dpdp-2025|the practitioner note]] for the test the Public Information Officer must apply.
+</WRAP>
+===== When to use this RTI =====
+  * You are auditing public expenditure on foreign tours
+  * You want to know whether private bodies funded any official tour
+  * You want the tour report and outcomes
+  * You suspect a pattern of unproductive foreign tours
+===== When NOT to use this RTI =====
+  * If the tour is current and disclosure would jeopardise foreign relations or security (Section 8(1)(a))
+  * If you want personal travel details unrelated to public office (Section 8(1)(j))
+  * If the tour was for purely personal leave on the officer's own expense (these are not public records)
+===== Sample RTI application =====
+<code>
+To,
+The Public Information Officer
+[Department / Ministry / Government Office]
+[Full Address, Pin Code]
+Sub: Request for information under Section 6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005,
+     regarding foreign tours by officers of your department for the
+     period ____________ to ____________.
+Sir / Madam,
+Please supply me the following information for the captioned period.
+Information sought:
+[1] List of officers of your department / ministry / public authority
+    who undertook foreign tours during the period, with rank,
+    designation, name of country visited, dates of visit and purpose.
+[2] Certified copy of the sanction order / political clearance for
+    each tour, with serial number.
+[3] Total expenditure on each tour, broken down into airfare, daily
+    allowance, hotel charges, local conveyance and any other heads.
+[4] Certified copy of the tour report submitted by each officer
+    after return.
+[5] Source of funding for each tour: government budget, host country,
+    multilateral agency, or private body. If a private body funded
+    the tour in whole or part, the name of the body.
+[6] Names of officers whose assistance is sought by the PIO under
+    Section 5(4) of the RTI Act.
+Application fee of Rs 10 is enclosed. Please send the information to
+the address below.
+Yours faithfully,
+[Signature]
+[Name, address]
+[Phone, email]
+[Date]
+</code>
+===== If the PIO does not reply or refuses without reasons: First Appeal =====
+<code>
+[Date]
+To,
+The First Appellate Authority
+[Public Authority Name]
+[Address]
+Sub: First appeal under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act, 2005, against
+     the order of the PIO dated [____] / against deemed refusal
+     under Section 7(2), in respect of my RTI dated [____].
+Sir / Madam,
+. I had filed an RTI application dated [____] seeking the
+   information described in the enclosure (Annexure A).
+. The PIO has [refused / not replied / partly replied] vide letter
+   dated [____]. The reply does not satisfy the requirements of
+   Sections 7(8) and 8 of the RTI Act, 2005, for the reasons set
+   out below.
+. Grounds of appeal:
+   (a) The reply does not record reasons for refusal, contrary to
+       Section 7(8) and Section 19(5).
+   (b) The PIO has not applied Section 8(2) public-interest
+       balancing.
+   (c) Severable parts under Section 10 have not been supplied.
+   (d) [add specific factual grounds].
+. Prayer: I pray that the FAA may be pleased to direct the PIO to
+   supply the information sought, free of cost under Section 7(6),
+   and to record findings on PIO conduct.
+Yours faithfully,
+[Name and signature]
+[Address, phone, email]
+</code>
+===== Frequently asked questions =====
+==== Will officer-wise tour data be disclosed? ====
+Yes for tours on official duty. Foreign tours on official duty are public-activity and not personal information. Section 8(1)(j) does not apply.
+==== Can a Ministry refuse on Section 8(1)(a) foreign-relations ground? ====
+It can for sensitive bilateral or strategic visits. But the bare invocation must be reasoned. Most routine training, conference and official-meeting tours are disclosable.
+==== How to use the data once obtained? ====
+Compare expenditure with outputs (reports, signed agreements, treaties). Many foreign-tour audits have led to significant policy reforms.
+===== Related =====
+  * [[:guide:applicant|Guide for RTI applicants]]
+  * [[:guide:applicant:application:sample:start|All sample RTI applications]]
+  * [[:tools:ai-rti-drafter|AI RTI Drafter]]
+  * [[:guide:guidelines-for-public-information-officer|PIO RTI Reply Guide]]
+  * [[:guide:guidelines-for-first-appellate-authority|FAA guide]]
+  * [[:blog:pio-reply-section-8-1-j-after-dpdp-2025|PIO reply after DPDP Rules 2025]]
+  * [[:guide:applicant:application:sample:tender|RTI for tender documents]]
+  * [[:act:section-8|Section 8 exemptions]]
+===== Sources =====
+  - The Right to Information Act, 2005 (Sections 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 19)
+  - The Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2012
+  - The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, Section 44(3)
+  - DOPT, Foreign Travel Rules and Political Clearance procedure
+  - Ministry of External Affairs, FT cell
+  - Comptroller and Auditor General, audit reports on foreign-tour expenditure
+  - Central Information Commission orders on foreign-tour disclosure at https://cic.gov.in
+----
+**Last reviewed:** 9 May 2026.
+**Sources verified:** statutory references and portal links cross-checked on 9 May 2026.
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