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+metatag-description=(How to file RTI to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Vidhan Sabha PIO contact, fee, Rules of Procedure, MLA records. 2026 citizen guide.)}}
+====== UP Legislative Assembly RTI rules — 2026 citizen guide ======
+{{ :social:auto:rules-up-assembly.png?direct&1200 |UP Legislative Assembly RTI rules — 2026 citizen guide — RTI Wiki}}
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+**Quick Reply:** How to file RTI to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Vidhan Sabha PIO contact, fee, Rules of Procedure, MLA records. 2026 citizen guide.
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+**The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) is a public authority under §2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. The Vidhan Sabha Secretariat handles RTI applications regarding legislative business — Bills, debates, MLA attendance, committee reports, House proceedings, member-of-house allowances. The application fee is ₹10. Reply deadline 30 days under §7(1).**
+UP has a **bicameral** legislature: the **Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)** is the upper house and the **Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)** is the lower house. With **403 elected members**, the UP Assembly is the **largest state legislature in India**. RTI applies to both Houses, with separate PIO designations.
+===== What you can ask under RTI =====
+  * **MLA attendance** — full attendance record of any sitting member during a session
+  * **Committee reports** — Public Accounts Committee, Estimates Committee, Subordinate Legislation, etc.
+  * **MLA salary + allowances** — under the **UP Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Members of Legislature Act, 1980**
+  * **Bills + papers laid before the House** — text + status
+  * **Question Hour records** — questions asked, answered, deferred
+  * **Speaker's rulings** — on procedural matters
+  * **Privilege motions** — filed and disposed
+  * **CAG reports tabled** — copies + Action Taken Reports
+  * **MLA Constituency Development Fund (MLALADF / MLALAD)** — works recommended in your district
+===== What you cannot easily get =====
+  * **Cabinet papers** — exempt under §8(1)(i) until the underlying decision is taken; even then, with reasons recorded.
+  * **Live floor debates** — already in the public domain via the **UP Vidhan Sabha YouTube channel + Hansard** — RTI not needed.
+  * **Privileged communications** — internal committee deliberations marked "in camera".
+===== Where to file =====
+  * **Public Information Officer**: **Office of the Joint Secretary (RTI), UP Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow 226001**
+  * **First Appellate Authority**: **Secretary, UP Vidhan Sabha**
+  * **Second Appeal**: **Uttar Pradesh State Information Commission**, Indira Bhavan, Ashok Marg, Lucknow 226001
+===== Fee schedule =====
+^  Stage  ^  Fee  ^  Mode  ^
+|  Application (§6)  |  ₹10  |  IPO / court-fee / online  |
+|  Per A4 photocopy  |  ₹2  |  paid on collection  |
+|  CD (electronic record)  |  ₹50 per CD  |  paid on collection  |
+|  Inspection of records  |  free for first hour, ₹5 per 15 min  |  pay at office  |
+|  BPL applicant  |  Zero  |  attach BPL certificate  |
+|  First / Second Appeal  |  Zero  |  -  |
+===== Sample RTI letter for UP Assembly =====
+Use our [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/ai-rti-draft-app.html|AI RTI Drafter]] — auto-fills the Vidhan Sabha PIO format. For specific scenarios:
+  * **MLA attendance + questions asked** — see [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/mp-mla-tracker.html|MP/MLA Tracker]] for the constituency-wise list.
+  * **Privilege motion against an officer** — see [[:guide:applicant:application:sample:start|sample RTI index]].
+===== Common mistakes =====
+  * **Filing to the wrong House** — UP Vidhan Parishad (Council) and Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) have separate Secretariats. Address the right one.
+  * **Asking for live debate** — that's already public on YouTube + Hansard; RTI gets refused on §2(j) "information already in public domain".
+  * **No fee proof** — non-acceptance memo. Always attach IPO / court-fee.
+  * **Sending to MLA's home office** — MLAs are not public authorities under RTI; the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat is.
+===== Citations and sources =====
+  * **Right to Information Act, 2005** — §2(h) public authority, §6(1), §7(1), §8(1)(c) (privilege of Legislature), §19. [[:act|Full text]].
+  * **Uttar Pradesh Right to Information Rules, 2015** — fee schedule.
+  * **UP Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Members of Legislature Act, 1980** — MLA financials.
+  * [[https://uplegisassembly.gov.in|UP Vidhan Sabha official portal]].
+  * [[https://upvidhanparishad.gov.in|UP Vidhan Parishad official portal]].
+  * **Anjali Bhardwaj v. UoI** (2019) 9 SCC 199 — SIC accountability.
+===== Related on RTI Wiki =====
+  * [[:rules:up|Full UP RTI rules]]
+  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/mp-mla-tracker.html|MP / MLA Tracker]]
+  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/ai-rti-draft-app.html|AI RTI Drafter]]
+  * [[:cases|RTI case-law database]]
+  * [[:act|RTI Act, 2005]]
+//Last reviewed: 4 May 2026.//
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