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+====== Bihar RTI Rules — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ======
+{{ :social:auto:rules-bihar-state.png?direct&1200 |rules / bihar / state — RTI Wiki}}
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+**Quick Reply:** Bihar. Bihar Legislative Assembly Rules. Patna High Court RTI Rules. Andhra Pradesh RTI Rules. * Bihar. * Bihar Legislative Assembly Rules.
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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(rules bihar state rti right to information india)
+metatag-title=(Bihar RTI Rules Citizen Guide India 2026)&metatag-description=(Bihar. Bihar Legislative Assembly Rules. Patna High Court RTI Rules. Andhra Pradesh RTI Rules. * Bihar. * Bihar Legislative Assembly Rules.)}}
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+===== Related =====
+  * [[:rules:bihar|Bihar]].
+  * [[:rules:bihar:assembly|Bihar Legislative Assembly Rules]].
+  * [[:rules:bihar:court|Patna High Court RTI Rules]].
+  * [[:rules:andhrapradesh:state|Andhra Pradesh RTI Rules]].
+//Last reviewed on: 20 April 2026//
+{{tag>bihar state-government rules}}
+{{ :rules:bihar:bihar_sic.png?nolink&460x90 |Bihar RTI Rules — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 — RTI Wiki}}
+Bihar Right to Information Rules, 2006
+Bihar is one of the first states to accept this right to information applications on phone, inaugurated by the chief minister of Bihar named as ’Jankari’ call centre on 29 January 2007. The objective was to ensure transparency and to expand its reach to villages, where the literacy rate is low.
+It is a user friendly ICT (Information and Communications Technology) based facilitation centre to help citizens of Bihar in getting governance related information from public information officers (PIOs) under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI) within stipulated time frame
+  - RTI Application in Form A
+  - Receipt/Acknowledgement in Form B
+  - Additional Fees to be informed in Form C
+  - PIO to provide information in Form D
+  - PIO to reject request in Form F
+  - First Appeal in Form G
+  - Second Appeal in Form E
+===== Application Procedure =====
+===== Application Fees =====
+FEES for Public Authorities under the Bihar RTI Rules:
+Application Fee (Sec 6(1))
+  * For RTI Application Rs. 10.00
+  * For First Appeal Rs. 50.00
+Fees to be paid by Cash, Bankers Cheque, Demand Draft or IPO payable to designated officer OR By affixing Non Judicial Stamp on the application OR by remittance to Head of Account: “0070 – Other Administrative Services – 60 – Other Services – 118 Receipts under RTI Act 2005 – 001 Receipt under RTI Act 2005 – Special Code R 007060118000”
+EDIT: Bihar recently amended its RTI Rules to specify that the application fee will be Rs. 10.00 per query and also regarding BPL applicants.
+  * Further Fees (Sec 7(1), 7(3), 7(5))
+  * Rs. 2.00 for each page created or copied (A3 or A4 size)
+  * Actual charge or cost price in larger size paper
+  * Actual cost or price for samples and models
+  * Rs. 50.00 for each Floppy or CD
+  * First hour of inspection is free and Rs. 5.00 for each subsequent hour or fraction thereof
+<idxnum Fig. #4 RTI Fee Structure in Bihar>
+{{:rules:bihar:rti-fee-structure-bihar.webp?678x897|RTI Fees Bihar}}
+</idxnum>
+----
+==== Fee to be charged for providing Information ====
+Form for asking Fees for Providing information
+<idxnum Fig. #4 Form for Asking Fees from Applicant>
+{{ :rules:bihar:form-for-asking-fees-for-extra-information.webp?676x1061 |Bihar RTI Rules — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 — RTI Wiki}}
+</idxnum>
+----
+==== RTI Application to Bihar SIC ====
+<idxnum Tab. #1 RTI Application to Bihar State Information Commission>
+^ Name of the Public Authority                                       ^ Bihar State Information Commission                                                                        ^
+| Address                                                            | 4th Floor, Soochna Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna – 800 015                                                   |
+| Telephone Numbers                                                  | 0612-2215713/ 2235059/ 2200426/ 2200412/ 2215076/ 2215871/ 2215856, FAX: 0612-2235466                     |
+| Office Timing                                                      | 9.30 am to 6.00 pm (Monday to Friday),                                                                    |
+| Head of the Office                                                 | Chief Information Commissioner Shri R Jaymohan Pillai                                                     |
+| Nodal Government Department                                        | General Administration Department                                                                         |
+| Details of Services provided (in brief)                            | Bihar State Information Commission is Second Appellate Authority, function is quasi judicial in nature.   |
+| Physical Assets (Statement of lands & buildings and other assets)  | Situated in Soochna Bhawan on 4th and 5th Floor, functions with assets provided by the nodal department.  |
+</idxnum>
+==== RTI Application Form ====
+<idxnum Fig. #99  RTI Application Form for Bihar>
+{{ :rules:bihar:bihar-application-rti-form.webp?676x1100 |Bihar RTI Rules — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 — RTI Wiki}}
+</idxnum>
+----
+==== RTI Application Receipt Form ====
+<idxnum Fig. #99  RTI Application Receipt Form>
+{{ :rules:bihar:rti-applicaton-receipt-form.webp?654x1052 |Bihar RTI Rules — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 — RTI Wiki}}
+</idxnum>
+----
+==== Format for giving information to Applicant ====
+<idxnum Fig. #99  Format for giving information to Applicant>
+{{:rules:bihar:format-for-giving-information-to-applicant.webp?698x1141|Format for giving information to Applicant}}
+</idxnum>
+----
+==== Format of Transfer of Application to other PIO ====
+<idxnum Fig. #99  Transfer of Application to other PIO>
+{{:rules:bihar:transfer-of-application-to-other-pio.webp?671x1070|Transfer of Application to other PIO}}
+</idxnum>
+----
+Format for Rejecting the Information
+<idxnum Fig. #99  Format for Rejecting the RTI Application>
+{{:rules:bihar:format-for-rejecting-rti.webp?705x1146|Format for Rejecting the RTI Application}}
+</idxnum>
+----
+===== Appeal Procedures =====
+==== Format for Appeal ====
+<idxnum Fig. #99  Format for 1st Appeal under RTI Act at Bihar>
+{{:rules:bihar:format-for-appeal-bihar.webp?697x1104|Format for 1st Appeal under RTI Act at Bihar}}
+</idxnum>
+----
+==== Contents of appeal ====
+The applicant aggrieved by an order of the appellate authority under sub-rule (1) may prefer the second    appeal to the State Information Commission within ninety days from the date of receipt of order of the appellate authority giving following details:
+(i)     Name and address of the applicant;\\ (ii)    Name and office address of the Public Information Officer;\\ (iii)   Number, date and details of the  order against which the Second appeal is filed;\\ (iv)    Brief facts leading to second appeal;\\ (v)     Grounds for appeal;\\ (vi)    Verification by the appellant;\\ (vii)   Any information which commission may deem necessary for deciding the appeal.
+==== Documents to accompany appeal ====
+Every appeal made to the Commission shall be accompanied by the following documents:
+(i)     Certified copy of the Order against which second appeal is preferred.\\ (ii)    Copies of documents referred to and relied upon by the appellant along with a list thereof.
+==== Procedure in deciding appeal ====
+** While deciding appeal the Commission may,-**
+(i)     take oral or written evidence on oath or on affidavit;\\ (ii)     evaluate the record;\\              (iii)    inquire   through   the   authorized   officer   further   details   or truthfulness;\\ (iv)     summon   the   Public   Information   Officer   or   the   appellate authority who has heard the first appeal;\\  (v)     hear the third party; and\\ (vi)     obtain    necessary    evidence     from    the  Public   Information Officer or the appellate authority who has heard the first appeal.
+==== Service of notice by Commission ====
+**The    Commission       shall   serve  the    notice    in  any   one    of  the following modes,-**
+(i)      service by the party itself;\\ (ii)     by hand delivery;\\ (iii)   by registered post with acknowledgement due; or\\ (iv)    through  the Head of the Department or its subordinate office.
+==== Personal presence of the appellant or complainant ====
+The   Commission   shall   **after   hearing   the   parties   to   the   appeal**, pronounce   in   open   proceedings   its   decision   and   issue   a   written   order   which shall be authenticated by the registrar or such officer as may be authorized by the Commission in this behalf.
+===== Important Downloads =====
+  - {{:pages:rti-act-hindi.pdf|RTI Act Hindi}}
+  - {{:pages:rti-act-english.pdf|RTI Act English}}
+  - {{:pages:rti-act-urdu.pdf|RTI Act Urdu}}
+  - {{:rules:bihar:form-a.pdf|Form for Seeking Information}}
+  - [[templates:bihar-rti-first-appeal-form|Bihar First Appeal Form (with PDF download)]]
+  - {{:rules:bihar:rti-information.pdf|RTI Information}}
+  - {{:rules:bihar:rules_hi.pdf|RTI Rules in Hindi}}
+  - {{:rules:bihar:faqs.pdf|RTI FAQ Bihar}}
+  - {{:rules:bihar:bsic_regulations_2007.pdf|Bihar Regulations}}
+  - {{:rules:bihar:pio_list.pdf|Public Information Officer List}}
+  - {{:rules:bihar:apio_list.pdf|Assistant Public Information Officer List}}
+  - {{:rules:bihar:sic_orders.pdf|SIC Orders}}
+===== Address =====
+===== List of Departments in Bihar =====
+  - Agriculture	कृषि
+  - Animal Husbandry & Fisheries Resources	पशु एवं मत्स्य
+  - Art, Culture & Youth	कला संस्कृति एवं युवा
+  - BC & EBC Welfare	पिछड़ा वर्ग एवं अति पिछड़ा वर्ग कल्याण
+  - BELTRON	बिहार राज्य इलेक्ट्रोनिक्स विकास निगम
+  - Bihar Public Service Commission	बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग
+  - Bihar School Examination Board	बिहार विद्यालय परीक्षा समिति
+  - Bihar State AIDS Control Society	बिहार राज्य स्टेट एड्स कंट्रोल सोसाइटी
+  - Bihar State Beverage Corporation	बिहार राज्य बेवरेज कॉरपोरेशन
+  - Bihar State Electricity Board	बिहार राज्य विधुत बोर्ड
+  - Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation	बिहार राज्य खाद्य एवं असैनिक आपूर्ति निगम
+  - Bihar State Housing Board	बिहार राज्य आवास बोर्ड
+  - Bihar State Human Right Commission	बिहार राज्य मानवाधिकार आयोग
+  - Bihar State Industrial Area Development Authority	बिहार राज्य औधोगिक क्षेत्र विकास प्राधिकार
+  - Bihar State Pollution control Board	बिहार राज्य प्रदषण नियत्रण पर्षद
+  - Bihar State Pul Nirman Nigam	बिहार राज्य पुल निर्माण निगम
+  - Bihar State Road Transport Corporation	बिहार राज्य पथ परिवहन निगम
+  - Bihar State Seed Corporation	बिहार राज्य बीज निगम
+  - Bihar State Storage Corporation	बिहार राज्य भण्डार निगम
+  - Bihar State Text Book Corporation	बिहार राज्य पाठ्य पुस्तक निगम
+  - Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation	बिहार राज्य पर्यटन विकास निगम
+  - Building & Construction	भवन निर्माण
+  - Cabinet Secretariat	मंत्रिमंडल सचिवालय
+  - Chief Minister Secretariat	मुख्यमंत्री सचिवालय
+  - Commercial Tax	वाणिज्य कर
+  - Co-Operative	सहकारिता
+  - Director General Of Police	आरक्षी महानिदेशक
+  - Disaster Management	आपदा प्रबंधन
+  - Election	निर्वाचन
+  - Energy	ऊर्जा
+  - Environment & Forest	पर्यावरण एवं वन
+  - Finance	वित्त
+  - Food & Consumer Forum	खाद्य एवं उपभोक्ता संरक्षण
+  - Health	स्वास्थ्य
+  - Home	गृह
+  - Human Resources Development	मानव संसाधन विकास
+  - Industry	उद्योग
+  - Information & Technology	सूचना प्रावैद्यिकी
+  - Infrastructure Development Corporation	आधारभूत संरचना निकाय प्राधिकार
+  - Labour Resource	श्रम संसाधन
+  - Law	विधि
+  - Mines & Geology	खान एवं भूतत्व
+  - Minor Water Resource	लघु जल संसाधन
+  - Minority Welfare	अल्प संख्यक कल्याण
+  - Panchayti Raj	पंचायती राज
+  - Parliamentary Affairs	संसदीय कार्य
+  - Patna Municipal Corporation	पटना नगर निगम
+  - Personnel & Administrative	कार्मिक एवं प्रशासनिक सुधार
+  - Planning & Development	योजना एवं विकास
+  - Public Health & Engineering	लोक स्वास्थ्य अभियंत्रण
+  - Public Relation & Information	सूचना एवं जनसम्पर्क
+  - Registration, Excise & Alcohol Prohibition	उत्पाद एवं मद्य निषेद्य
+  - Revenue & Land Reforms	राजस्व एवं भूमि सुधार
+  - Road Construction	पथ निर्माण
+  - Rural Development	ग्रामीण विकास
+  - Rural Works	ग्रामीण कार्य
+  - SC & ST Welfare	अनु०जा० एवं अनु०ज०जा० कल्याण
+  - Science & Technology	विज्ञान एव प्रावैद्यिकी
+  - Social Welfare	समाज कल्याण
+  - State Heath Society	राज्य स्वास्थ्य समिति
+  - State Information Commision	राज्‍य सुचना आयोग
+  - Sugarcane Industry Development	गन्ना उद्योग विकास
+  - Tourism	पर्यटन
+  - Transport	परिवहन
+  - Urban Development & Houses	नगर विकास एवं आवास
+  - Vigilance	निगरानी
+  - Water Resources	जल संसाधन
+  - Women Development Corporation	महिला विकास निगम
+===== External Links =====
+  - [[http://www.biharonline.gov.in/sic/index.aspx|Bihar State Information Commission]]
+  - [[http://www.biharonline.gov.in/RTI/Common/Form.aspx|Filing RTI Application Online]]
+  - [[http://www.biharonline.gov.in/sic/common/onlineAppeal.aspx|Online Application for Second Appeal]]
+  - [[http://www.biharonline.gov.in/sic/pdf/Directory/Appellate_Authority_List.pdf|List of First Appellate Authority in Bihar]]
+  - [[http://www.biharonline.gov.in/sic/Common/Judgappeal1.aspx|Search Judgements of Bihar SIC]]