RTI Application for Scholarship Delay: NSP and State Portal Sample (2026)

• Your scholarship is sanctioned on NSP or state portal but the bank account is not credited
• Your application is pending verification by the institution for an unreasonable time
• You suspect a specific officer is not approving the FTO
• You want the time-line in the scheme guidelines for disbursal

• If you are still completing the application (not pending action by any office)
• If the institution has not uploaded the verification (chase the institution first)
• If you are seeking another applicant's records (Section 8(1)(j) and Section 11 will normally bar this)

To,
The Public Information Officer
[Ministry of Social Justice / Tribal Affairs / Minority Affairs / NSP /
 State Department of Social Welfare]
[Full Address, Pin Code]

Sub: Request for information under Section 6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005,
     regarding non-credit of sanctioned scholarship for AY ____________.

Sir / Madam,

I am a student of [Course] at [Institution]. My scholarship application
under [name of scheme] for AY ____________ was submitted on
____________ through the [National Scholarship Portal / state portal /
institution]. The scholarship has been [sanctioned / under review /
not credited]. Application reference: ____________. Aadhaar-linked
bank account: ____________. I seek the following information.

Information sought:

[1] Current status of my application reference number ____________
    on the National Scholarship Portal or state portal as on the
    date of this RTI.

[2] Certified copy of the sanction order, if issued, and the FTO
    (Fund Transfer Order) number, date and amount.

[3] If the scholarship has been disbursed by your office, the
    bank account particulars (last four digits sufficient for
    identification) to which the amount was credited.

[4] If the scholarship has not been disbursed, the reasons in writing
    and the expected date of disbursal.

[5] Whether the institution where I study has uploaded the
    verification certificate. Date of upload and any rejection
    note.

[6] Time-line in the scheme guidelines for disbursal after sanction.

[7] Names, designations and office addresses of officers handling
    scholarship disbursal in this office.

[8] 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 in the form of Indian Postal
Order. Please send the information to the address below.

Yours faithfully,
[Signature]
[Name, application reference, address]
[Phone, email]
[Date]

[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,

1. I had filed an RTI application dated [____] seeking the
   information described in the enclosure (Annexure A).
2. 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.
3. 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].
4. 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]

If the scheme is under NSP, the relevant Ministry's PIO holds the records. If the institution-level verification is pending, the PIO of the institution. If the state DSWO disburses, the state department's PIO. File at the office that holds the records.

Yes. Scheme guidelines are public under Section 4(1)(b). If you have to ask for them, that itself indicates a Section 4 disclosure failure.

Yes for your own application. Other applicants' personal data is restricted under Section 8(1)(j).

• Guide for RTI applicants
• All sample RTI applications
• AI RTI Drafter
• PIO RTI Reply Guide
• FAA guide
• PIO reply after DPDP Rules 2025
• Detailed scholarship RTI guide
• Section 8 exemptions

1. The Right to Information Act, 2005 (Sections 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 19)
2. The Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2012
3. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, Section 44(3)
4. National Scholarship Portal, https://scholarships.gov.in
5. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, https://socialjustice.gov.in
6. Ministry of Tribal Affairs, https://tribal.nic.in
7. Ministry of Minority Affairs, https://minorityaffairs.gov.in
8. Central Information Commission orders on scholarship delay at https://cic.gov.in

Last reviewed: 9 May 2026. Sources verified: statutory references and portal links cross-checked on 9 May 2026.