State-by-state RTI guide — every state, every scheme (2026 master)

The lead. India's RTI Act is Central law, but information often lives at the state level. Each state has its own Information Commission, fee, portal, and Public Information Officer designations. This pillar links to all 36 state hubs and the 900 scheme-specific guides we have built.

Why this matters

A passport file is held by a Central authority (RPO/MEA). A land record is held by your state revenue department. Filing the wrong one wastes 30 days. Use this hub to find the right state guide before drafting.

State portal status (2026)

  • Best portals (full-featured, FAA integrated): Maharashtra · Karnataka · Kerala · Delhi · Tamil Nadu · Gujarat · Madhya Pradesh
  • Basic but working: UP · Bihar · Punjab · Haryana · West Bengal · Odisha · Assam · Chhattisgarh · Jharkhand · Uttarakhand · Himachal · Tripura · Rajasthan · Telangana · Andhra Pradesh
  • Postal-only (no working state portal): Goa · Manipur · Meghalaya · Mizoram · Nagaland · Sikkim · Puducherry · A&N · DNH · Lakshadweep · Ladakh · Arunachal · J&K UTs

Full directory with current URLs and fees: All 36 state portals.

State hubs (each lists 25 scheme guides)

North: UP · Bihar · Rajasthan · Punjab · Haryana · HP · Uttarakhand · Delhi · J&K

South: Tamil Nadu · Karnataka · Kerala · Andhra Pradesh · Telangana · Puducherry

West: Maharashtra · Gujarat · Goa · DNH & Daman & Diu

Central: MP · Chhattisgarh

East: West Bengal · Odisha · Jharkhand · Assam

Northeast: Arunachal · Manipur · Meghalaya · Mizoram · Nagaland · Sikkim · Tripura

UTs: Chandigarh · A&N · Lakshadweep · Ladakh

Cross-cutting scheme hubs

Welfare: PMAY · PM-KISAN · MGNREGA · Ration card · PDS · Scholarship · Ayushman

Documents: Passport · Aadhaar · PAN · Voter ID · Driving licence · Birth · Death · Caste · Income · Domicile · Marriage

Civic & police: FIR · Police verification · Property mutation · Property tax · Electricity · Water · RTE admission · Pension

State Information Commissions

Each state has its own SIC for second appeals. See when to file at SIC vs CIC. Backlogs vary widely — see 2026 vacancies crisis.

Top state-level RTI patterns

  • Maharashtra & Karnataka: most-used portals, fastest disposal, Marathi/Kannada UI
  • Kerala: lowest backlog (~6,000), 9-15 month disposal
  • UP & Bihar: largest backlogs; Bihar SIC paralysed (zero commissioners 2026)
  • Tamil Nadu: Maavattam district kiosks help non-tech citizens

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All state-by-state RTI filing guides

Step-by-step filing routes for every Indian state and UT — portal links, fee modes, FAA addresses, language requirements. Bookmark your state below.

* File RTI in Bihar — 2026 guide

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