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 +metatag-description=(File an RTI for your Goa income certificate on rtionline.goa.gov.in, pay the fee by eChallan, pick the Revenue Department PIO, and escalate to the Goa SIC.)
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 +====== How to file RTI for income certificate in Goa ======
 +
 +
 +<WRAP info>**Quick answer.** In Goa you no longer have to wait at a counter or post a letter. The State runs a working online RTI portal at **rtionline.goa.gov.in** where you can file your RTI application, your First Appeal, and even your Second Appeal to the Goa State Information Commission, paying the prescribed fee through the eChallan gateway by internet banking, debit/credit card, or UPI. For an income certificate, the Public Authority to target is the **Revenue Department** office that holds your file — the **Collectorate of North Goa or South Goa**, which administers the Income Certificate service listed on Goa Online. A reply is legally due in **30 days** under §7(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. If you are below the poverty line you pay **no fee**, as per the RTI Rules, 2012 cited on the official portal.</WRAP>
 +
 +This is the Goa-specific companion to the parent guide on [[/rti-for-income-certificate-delay|RTI for income certificate delay]]. That page covers the national template, the five core questions, and the case law. Read this page for everything that is genuinely Goan: the live State portal, the fee mode the State accepts, which district office to name, and where your Second Appeal lands. If you only need the cross-state picture, see [[/scheme-state/income-certificate/start|RTI for income certificate across all states]] and [[/state-rti-portals-directory|the state portals directory]].
 +
 +===== Why file an RTI for your income certificate in Goa? =====
 +
 +An income certificate in Goa is the proof you need for a long list of State and Central schemes — EWS reservation, scholarships for Goan students, the **Griha Aadhar** and **Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana (DDSSY)** benefits advertised on Goa Online, Ayushman Bharat, PMAY, and caste-based or backward-class support. The certificate is issued as a notified e-service on **Goa Online (goaonline.gov.in)** and is listed under the services of the district Collectorate. When the certificate is delayed, held without reason, or wrongly rejected, an RTI application is the fastest, cheapest legal lever to make the office move.
 +
 +Three things make a Goan RTI unusually powerful here. First, the State has a fully online filing system, so there is a digital trail from day one. Second, the **Goa State Information Commission (GSIC)** was among the earliest SICs to be constituted after the 2005 Act, with its own **GSIC Appeal Procedure Rules, 2006**, so the second-appeal route is well-trodden. Third, because the income certificate itself is delivered electronically through Goa Online, the record you are asking for — application status, pendency, and the officer who signed off — already exists in a database the Public Authority cannot easily deny.
 +
 +Use the **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/timeline-calculator-app.html|RTI Timeline Calculator]]** to fix your deadlines before you file, and the **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/ai-rti-draft-app.html|AI RTI Drafter]]** to produce the application text in the 3,000-character limit the Goa portal enforces.
 +
 +===== Which Goa office actually issues the income certificate? =====
 +
 +In Goa the income certificate is a Revenue Department service. The Revenue Department, Government of Goa, sits at the Secretariat in Porvorim and exercises administrative control over **two districts — North Goa and South Goa** — through the respective Collectorates, the Directorate of Settlement and Land Records (DSLR), and field offices at the taluka level. The Income Certificate service appears in the services list of the South Goa Collectorate and on the Goa Online portal, which confirms the Collectorate as the public-facing authority.
 +
 +What this means for your RTI is simple: you do not need to chase a generic "Tehsildar / SDM" label. You name the **public authority that holds your file**, and the Goa portal lets you pick it from a dropdown. If you applied online, the file sits with the Revenue Department office attached to your residential district; if you applied at a taluka counter, the file sits with that office under the district Collector.
 +
 +| **Level** | **Office** | **Role for your income certificate** |
 +| --- | --- | --- |
 +| Administrative Department | Revenue Department, Secretariat, Porvorim | Policy and oversight; Additional Secretary (Revenue) is the senior officer |
 +| District | Collectorate of North Goa / Collectorate of South Goa | Administers the Income Certificate service; the public authority you usually name |
 +| Sub-office / taluka | Revenue field offices under the Collector | Where the application is processed and the certificate signed |
 +| Online delivery | Goa Online (goaonline.gov.in) | The e-service channel; tracks status and issues digitally signed certificate |
 +| Nodal IT | Department of Information & Publicity, Panaji | Runs rtionline.goa.gov.in with NIC Goa |
 +
 +If you are unsure which office holds the file, file against the **Collectorate of the district you live in** — that is the safe, verified default, and the Nodal Officer on the portal will route it to the correct State Public Information Officer (SPIO) if you have picked slightly wrong. Per the official FAQ, an application filed through the portal reaches the **Nodal Officer** and the **SPIO** of the chosen Department / Office / Sub-Office electronically.
 +
 +For the broader office-hierarchy logic that applies in every State, see [[/state-rti-portals-directory|the state portals directory]] and the parent [[/rti-for-income-certificate-delay|income certificate RTI guide]].
 +
 +===== How do you file the RTI online in Goa? =====
 +
 +Goa is one of the States with a working **rtionline.<state>.gov.in** portal. The site at **rtionline.goa.gov.in** is an initiative of the Department of Information & Publicity, Government of Goa, designed and hosted by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), Goa. Its homepage is explicit: it is a portal to file **RTI application / first appeal / second appeal online along with the eChallan payment gateway**, and Indian citizens can use it for any Department, Office, Sub-Office, or Public Authority of the Goa State Government.
 +
 +Steps to file on the Goa portal:
 +
 +  - Go to **rtionline.goa.gov.in** and choose **RTI New Request**.
 +  - Pick the correct **Public Authority** from the dropdown — for an income certificate, select the **Revenue Department** office / Collectorate of your district (North Goa or South Goa).
 +  - Write your application in the text box. The portal caps the text at **3,000 characters**; if your draft is longer, upload it as a PDF in the **Supporting Document** column.
 +  - Attach your income-certificate acknowledgement or application number, and any BPL certificate if you claim the fee waiver.
 +  - Click **Make Payment** and pay the prescribed RTI fee via the eChallan gateway — **internet banking, ATM-cum-debit card, credit/debit Master or Visa card, or UPI**.
 +  - On submission you get a **unique registration number**. Save it; it is your reference for status, First Appeal, and Second Appeal.
 +
 +The portal also has dedicated tabs for **Submit First Appeal** and **Submit Second Appeal**, and a **Complaint & Second Appeal to SIC** link — so the entire lifecycle can stay online. The official support email is **[email protected]**.
 +
 +If you prefer the paper route, you can still file by Speed Post to the Public Authority with an Indian Postal Order for the prescribed fee; just keep the postal acknowledgement, because that date is what starts your 30-day clock. Compare State fee modes in [[/rti-fees-by-state|RTI fees by state]].
 +
 +===== What is the Goa RTI fee and who is exempt? =====
 +
 +The Goa RTI application fee is the **prescribed RTI fee** set under the State RTI Rules and collected through the eChallan gateway when you file on rtionline.goa.gov.in. The official portal FAQ records one critical exemption in plain words: **no RTI fee is required to be paid by a citizen who is below the poverty line, as per the RTI Rules, 2012**, provided the BPL applicant attaches a copy of the BPL certificate issued by the appropriate government.
 +
 +Because the exact rupee figure is computed and displayed at the payment step of the portal rather than printed on a static page, this guide does not quote a number it has not read on an official source. The verified, citable facts are the **mode** (eChallan: internet banking, debit/credit card, UPI) and the **exemption** (BPL, under the RTI Rules, 2012). For the current payable amount, open the New Request form and read the value at the payment step, or cross-check the State schedule in [[/rti-fees-by-state|RTI fees by state]].
 +
 +| **Item** | **Goa position (verified on official sources)** |
 +| --- | --- |
 +| Online filing | Yes — rtionline.goa.gov.in |
 +| Fee mode (online) | eChallan: internet banking, ATM-cum-debit, credit/debit Master or Visa, UPI |
 +| Fee mode (offline) | Indian Postal Order / accepted court-fee instruments via Speed Post |
 +| BPL exemption | Yes — no fee, as per RTI Rules, 2012; attach BPL certificate |
 +| Application length | Up to 3,000 characters; longer draft as PDF attachment |
 +| Reply window | 30 days from receipt, §7(1) RTI Act 2005; 48 hours if life or liberty |
 +
 +If your matter is genuinely urgent — for example, the income certificate is blocking a medical or scholarship deadline that cannot slip — invoke the **life or liberty** clause under §7(1) so the reply is due in 48 hours. Read the parent guide's section on this before claiming it, because a weak life-or-liberty claim is the fastest way to get a generic refusal.
 +
 +===== Who is the Public Information Officer for your income certificate file? =====
 +
 +Under §5 of the RTI Act every public authority must designate Public Information Officers. On the Goa portal the roles are formalised as **Nodal Officer (NODAL), Public Information Officer (PIO), Assistant Public Information Officer (APIO), First Appellate Authority (FAA), Clerk, and State Information Commissioner (SIC)**, organised at three levels: Department, Office, and Sub-Office. For your income certificate, the relevant PIO is the one attached to the Revenue Department office / Collectorate you selected.
 +
 +You do not need to know the officer by name to file. Address the application to **The Public Information Officer, Revenue Department — Collectorate of North Goa / South Goa** (whichever matches your district), and the Nodal Officer will route it to the correct SPIO. If you want the exact designated officer, file a short RTI asking the Department for its current PIO list under §4(4) proactive disclosure, or look for the officer named in the acknowledgement of your original income-certificate application.
 +
 +This is also where many Goans go wrong: they address the application to a Minister, the Chief Minister's office, or the Chief Secretary. Those are not the PIOs for a taluka income-certificate file and the application will bounce. Name the **Collectorate** of your district and let the portal route it. The logic is the same as in [[/state-rti-portals-directory|other States]] and the parent [[/rti-for-income-certificate-delay|income certificate guide]].
 +
 +===== What is the 30-day reply clock and how is it counted? =====
 +
 +Section 7(1) of the RTI Act, 2005 requires the PIO to reply **within 30 days** of receiving the application. The Goa portal stamps a unique registration number on submission and routes the application electronically to the Nodal Officer and SPIO, so the date of receipt is essentially the date you successfully paid and filed. If you filed by post, day one is the date the Public Authority received your letter — keep the Speed Post delivery confirmation.
 +
 +Key clock rules that decide your next move:
 +
 +  - **Day 0** — successful submission on rtionline.goa.gov.in (or postal receipt).
 +  - **Day 30** — last day for the PIO to reply. Silence is treated as **deemed refusal** under §7(2), and you can appeal even without a written rejection.
 +  - **Life or liberty** — if you invoked it correctly, the deadline is **48 hours**.
 +  - **Section 7(6)** — if the information is not provided in time, the fee you paid is liable to be refunded.
 +  - **First Appeal deadline** — a **reasonable period**, in practice within **30 days** of the expiry of the reply window, under §19(1).
 +  - **Second Appeal deadline** — within **90 days** of the First Appeal decision (or of when you should have got one), under §19(3), to the Goa State Information Commission.
 +
 +Run your own dates through the **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/timeline-calculator-app.html|RTI Timeline Calculator]]** rather than counting by hand, and read the broader rules in [[/act|the RTI Act]] notes.
 +
 +===== What if the Goa PIO does not reply — First Appeal? =====
 +
 +If day 30 passes without a reply — or you get an evasive, incomplete, or wrong answer — your next step is a **First Appeal under §19(1)** to the First Appellate Authority (FAA) of the same public authority. On the Goa portal this is the **Submit First Appeal** tab, and it ties back to your original registration number, so the FAA can see the whole thread.
 +
 +How to frame the First Appeal:
 +
 +  - File within about **30 days** of the expiry of the reply window; the statute says "within a reasonable period" and Goa's GSIC Appeal Procedure Rules, 2006 expect promptness.
 +  - State that the PIO did not reply within 30 days, which is **deemed refusal** under §7(2).
 +  - Ask the FAA to direct the PIO to supply the information and, where applicable, to refund the fee under §7(6).
 +  - Keep it short and factual; attach the registration number and any screenshots of the portal status.
 +
 +The FAA should normally decide in **30 days** (extendable to 45 with recorded reasons). If the FAA also fails, or rules against you, you move to the Second Appeal. Draft the appeal with the **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/first-appeal-app.html|First Appeal Drafter]]** and check any reply you do get with the **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/pio-reply-checker-app.html|PIO Reply Checker]]**. The full mechanics live in the parent [[/rti-for-income-certificate-delay|income certificate guide]] and the [[/rti-for-aadhaar-update| Aadhaar RTI]] pattern that uses the same two-tier escalation.
 +
 +===== How do you file a Second Appeal to the Goa State Information Commission? =====
 +
 +The **Goa State Information Commission (GSIC)** is your Second Appeal destination under §19(3). The Commission was constituted by the Government of Goa through **notification No. 10/02/2006/LA, dated 02/03/2006**, published in the Official Gazette Series I No. 14, and consists of a **State Chief Information Commissioner and one State Information Commissioner**. The Government also notified the **GSIC Appeal Procedure Rules, 2006** (notification No. D/INF/RTI/2005/4531) in exercise of powers under §27 read with §16(6) of the RTI Act, 2005.
 +
 +| **Goa SIC detail** | **Verified information** |
 +| --- | --- |
 +| Name | Goa State Information Commission (GSIC) |
 +| Constituted | Notification 10/02/2006/LA, dated 02/03/2006; Gazette Series I No. 14 |
 +| Composition | State Chief Information Commissioner + one State Information Commissioner |
 +| Appeal rules | GSIC Appeal Procedure Rules, 2006 (notification D/INF/RTI/2005/4531) |
 +| Address | Kamat Tower, 7th Floor, Patto Plaza, Panaji, Goa — 403001 |
 +| Phone | 0832-2437208 |
 +| Contact officer | Under Secretary (Avit S. Naik, per the official department page) |
 +| File online | Submit Second Appeal tab on rtionline.goa.gov.in |
 +
 +File the Second Appeal **within 90 days** of the FAA order (or of when the FAA should have replied). You can file it online through the **Submit Second Appeal** tab on rtionline.goa.gov.in, or by post to the address above. Reference your original registration number and the First Appeal outcome. The Commission can admit a delayed appeal if it is satisfied there was sufficient cause, but do not rely on that — file on time.
 +
 +For the national framework on SICs, see [[/state-rti-portals-directory|the state portals directory]], the [[/act|RTI Act]] pages, and the case material in [[/cases|RTI cases]].
 +
 +===== Can you file a parallel grievance on Goa Online and CPGRAMS? =====
 +
 +Yes, and in Goa it is worth doing in parallel with your RTI, not instead of it. An RTI makes the office **disclose**; a grievance makes the office **act**. The two pressure different things.
 +
 +  - **Goa Online (goaonline.gov.in)** — the portal that issues the Income Certificate also lets you **Track Status** and **Verify Certificate**. If your application is stuck, raise a service grievance through the portal's tracking module. The Goa Online helpline is **+91-8882988000** (Mon–Fri, 09:30–13:15 and 14:15–17:45), and the service email is **[email protected]**.
 +  - **CPGRAMS (pgportal.gov.in)** — the Central grievance portal; useful where a Central scheme benefit (PMAY, Ayushman Bharat, scholarship) is blocked because the Goa income certificate has not been issued.
 +  - **CM Helpline / Janata Darbar** — Goa runs a Chief Minister's helpline and public grievance redressal interface advertised on the State portal; use it for visible, district-level delays.
 +
 +Keep your RTI clean and separate: ask for **information**, not action. Asking "please issue my certificate" in an RTI gets rejected as not seeking information; asking "what is the status and the pendency reason for application number X" gets you a recordable reply. The same distinction is explained in the parent [[/rti-for-income-certificate-delay|income certificate guide]] and applies across [[/scheme-state/income-certificate/start|every State]].
 +
 +===== Common mistakes Goans make when filing this RTI =====
 +
 +  - **Picking the wrong Public Authority on the portal.** The Nodal Officer will return it, and per the FAQ a wrongly filed application is returned without refund. Choose the Revenue Department / Collectorate of your district.
 +  - **Exceeding the 3,000-character limit.** The portal will not accept it. Trim the draft or attach the full text as a PDF.
 +  - **Asking for action instead of information.** "Issue my certificate" is a grievance, not an RTI. Ask for status, reasons for delay, and the officer responsible.
 +  - **Missing the life-or-liberty framing.** If a genuine deadline is at stake, say so and claim 48-hour reply under §7(1); otherwise the standard 30-day clock applies.
 +  - **Forgetting the BPL waiver.** If you hold a BPL certificate, attach it and pay nothing, under the RTI Rules, 2012.
 +  - **Letting the appeal deadlines slip.** First Appeal within ~30 days of the lapsed reply; Second Appeal within 90 days of the FAA outcome. Diarise both.
 +  - **Ignoring the digital trail.** Your registration number is your proof. Save it, screenshot the status page, and quote it in every escalation.
 +
 +===== Real-life Goa example (composite, illustrative) =====
 +
 +A family in South Goa applied online for an income certificate needed for a student scholarship. Thirty-five days passed with the portal still showing "under process", and the scholarship window was about to close. They filed an RTI on rtionline.goa.gov.in against the **Collectorate, South Goa**, asking five pointed questions: the current status, the pendency reason, the designated PIO, the service-level timeline, and certified copies of the noting on the file. They invoked the life-or-liberty clause because a scholarship deadline is a time-bound entitlement.
 +
 +Within the compressed window the office replied: the file had been held for a supporting document the family had already uploaded. The certificate was issued, the scholarship went through, and the family later filed a short First Appeal only to recover the fee under §7(6). The specific day counts here are illustrative — your case will differ — but the pattern is real and repeatable: **name the right Collectorate, ask for information not action, and use the 48-hour lever when a benefit deadline is genuinely at risk.**
 +
 +For the same pattern applied to other benefits, see [[/rti-for-pmay-status|RTI for PMAY status]] and the broader [[/state-scheme/goa/start|Goa State schemes hub]].
 +
 +===== Sample RTI application for an income certificate in Goa =====
 +
 +Paste this into the rtionline.goa.gov.in text box (trim to 3,000 characters), or print it for a postal filing to the Collectorate of your district. Replace every field in square brackets.
 +
 +<code>
 +To,
 +The Public Information Officer,
 +Revenue Department — Collectorate of [North Goa / South Goa],
 +Government of Goa.
 +
 +Subject: Application under §6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 —
 +status of Income Certificate application No. [your Goa Online acknowledgement no.],
 +filed on [date].
 +
 +Sir/Madam,
 +
 +I, [full name], son/daughter/wife of [parent or spouse name], resident of
 +[full Goa address], had applied for an Income Certificate on Goa Online /
 +at the taluka office on [date]. My acknowledgement number is [number].
 +More than 30 days have passed and no certificate has been issued.
 +
 +I seek the following information under §6(1) read with §7(1) of the
 +Right to Information Act, 2005:
 +
 +1. The current status of my Income Certificate application No. [number]
 +   and the reason for any delay beyond the notified service timeline.
 +2. The date-wise movement of my file and the name and designation of the
 +   officer(s) currently holding it.
 +3. The notified service-level timeline for issue of an Income Certificate
 +   in Goa, and whether my application breaches that timeline.
 +4. Certified copies of the noting/sheet showing action taken on my file
 +   from the date of application to date.
 +5. The name, designation, and contact details of the Public Information
 +   Officer and the First Appellate Authority for this office.
 +
 +If this matter concerns the life or liberty of the applicant because a
 +time-bound benefit is at stake, I request the information within 48 hours
 +under §7(1). Otherwise, I look forward to the reply within 30 days. If
 +the information is denied, please cite the specific exemption under
 +§8 or §9 and give the name of the PIO under §7(8). I have paid / will
 +pay the prescribed fee through the eChallan gateway.
 +
 +Place: [your town in Goa]
 +Date: [date]
 +[Signature]
 +[Name], [Phone], [Email]
 +BPL certificate attached: Yes / No
 +</code>
 +
 +If the PIO does not reply in 30 days, treat it as deemed refusal under §7(2) and file a First Appeal under §19(1) on the same portal, then a Second Appeal to the Goa State Information Commission under §19(3). Draft each step with the **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/first-appeal-app.html|First Appeal Drafter]]** and the **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/awaaz-rti|Awaaz RTI]]** helper.
 +
 +===== Frequently asked questions — RTI for income certificate in Goa =====
 +
 +==== Can I really file the RTI fully online in Goa? ====
 +
 +Yes. rtionline.goa.gov.in lets you file the RTI application, the First Appeal, and the Second Appeal to the Goa State Information Commission, with the fee paid through the eChallan gateway by internet banking, debit/credit card, or UPI. The portal is run by the Department of Information & Publicity and hosted by NIC Goa.
 +
 +==== Which Public Authority do I select for an income certificate? ====
 +
 +Select the **Revenue Department** office / Collectorate of your district — **North Goa** or **South Goa**. The Income Certificate is a Revenue Department service administered through the district Collectorate and delivered on Goa Online. If you are unsure, pick the Collectorate of the district you live in; the Nodal Officer will route the application to the correct SPIO.
 +
 +==== How much is the Goa RTI fee? ====
 +
 +The fee is the prescribed RTI fee under the State RTI Rules, collected through the eChallan gateway at the payment step. The exact figure is not printed on a static page, so this guide does not quote one; open the New Request form to see the current amount, or cross-check [[/rti-fees-by-state|RTI fees by state]]. The verified exemption is that BPL applicants pay nothing, as per the RTI Rules, 2012.
 +
 +==== I hold a BPL card — do I pay the fee? ====
 +
 +No. The official portal FAQ states that no RTI fee is payable by a below-poverty-line citizen, as per the RTI Rules, 2012, provided you attach a copy of the BPL certificate issued by the appropriate government.
 +
 +==== How long does the Goa PIO have to reply? ====
 +
 +**30 days** from receipt under §7(1) of the RTI Act, 2005. If you correctly invoke the life-or-liberty clause, the reply is due in **48 hours**. If the office is silent on day 30, that silence is deemed refusal under §7(2) and you can appeal.
 +
 +==== What if I selected the wrong Public Authority? ====
 +
 +Per the official FAQ, if the application is not meant for the Public Authority you selected, the Nodal Officer or SPIO returns it, and a wrongly filed application is returned **without refund**. So pick carefully: Revenue Department / Collectorate of your district. If returned, re-file correctly with a fresh payment.
 +
 +==== Can I write a long, detailed application? ====
 +
 +The text box accepts up to **3,000 characters**. If your draft is longer, upload the full text as a PDF in the Supporting Document column. Keep the in-box text tight: subject, application number, and the five questions.
 +
 +==== Where is the Goa State Information Commission located? ====
 +
 +At **Kamat Tower, 7th Floor, Patto Plaza, Panaji, Goa — 403001**, phone **0832-2437208**. You can also file a Second Appeal to the Commission online through the Submit Second Appeal tab on rtionline.goa.gov.in.
 +
 +==== How do I file a First Appeal in Goa? ====
 +
 +Use the **Submit First Appeal** tab on rtionline.goa.gov.in, within about 30 days of the lapsed reply window, under §19(1). The FAA normally decides within 30 days, extendable to 45 with reasons. Quote your original registration number.
 +
 +==== When do I go to the Second Appeal? ====
 +
 +Within **90 days** of the FAA order (or of when the FAA should have replied), under §19(3), to the Goa State Information Commission. The Commission follows the GSIC Appeal Procedure Rules, 2006. File online on the same portal or by post to the Panaji address.
 +
 +==== Should I also raise a grievance on Goa Online? ====
 +
 +Yes, in parallel. A grievance pushes the office to **act**; the RTI forces it to **disclose**. Track your application on goaonline.gov.in, raise a service grievance if it is stuck, and call the **+91-8882988000** helpline. Keep the RTI limited to seeking information.
 +
 +==== What documents should I attach? ====
 +
 +Your **Goa Online acknowledgement number**, the date of application, and — if you claim the BPL waiver — the BPL certificate. If you invoke life or liberty, attach a short note on the time-bound benefit at risk.
 +
 +==== Do I need a lawyer to file this RTI in Goa? ====
 +
 +No. The RTI process is designed for citizens to use directly, and the Goa portal makes it a form-filling exercise. You only need help if your Second Appeal is listed for hearing before the GSIC. Use the **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/ai-rti-draft-app.html|AI RTI Drafter]]** to start and the **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/pio-reply-checker-app.html|PIO Reply Checker]]** to read any reply you get.
 +
 +==== Is there a helpline if the portal is not working? ====
 +
 +The rtionline support email is **[email protected]**. For the income-certificate service itself, the Goa Online helpline is **+91-8882988000** (Mon–Fri, 09:30–13:15 and 14:15–17:45) and the service email is **[email protected]**.
 +
 +<WRAP round box>
 +**Reviewed and fact-checked.** This Goa-specific guide was researched against live official sources (rtionline.goa.gov.in, goaonline.gov.in, goa.gov.in department pages) and the Right to Information Act, 2005.
 +
 +  * **Medical and legal review:** Dr. Shrawan Kumar Pathak (RTI procedure) and Kashvi Pathak (citizen-services content).
 +  * **Sources:** rtionline.goa.gov.in (home, FAQ, About Us); goaonline.gov.in; goa.gov.in/department/goa-state-information-commission/; goa.gov.in/department/revenue/; southgoa.gov.in; RTI Act, 2005 §§5, 6, 7, 19.
 +  * **Last reviewed:** 18 July 2026.
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +===== Related guides =====
 +
 +  * [[/rti-for-income-certificate-delay|RTI for income certificate delay — parent guide]]
 +  * [[/state-scheme/goa/start|All RTI schemes for Goa]]
 +  * [[/scheme-state/income-certificate/start|RTI for income certificate across all states]]
 +  * [[/state-rti-portals-directory|State RTI portals directory]]
 +  * [[/rti-fees-by-state|RTI fees by state]]
 +  * [[/act|The Right to Information Act, 2005]]
 +  * [[/cases|RTI case law]]
 +  * [[/rti-for-pmay-status|RTI for PMAY status]]
 +  * [[/rti-for-aadhaar-update|RTI for Aadhaar update]]
 +
 +===== Sources =====
 +
 +  * Goa RTI Online portal — [[https://rtionline.goa.gov.in|rtionline.goa.gov.in]] (home), [[https://rtionline.goa.gov.in/FAQ|FAQ]], [[https://rtionline.goa.gov.in/AboutUs|About Us]]. Department of Information & Publicity, Government of Goa; hosted by NIC Goa.
 +  * Goa Online — [[https://goaonline.gov.in|goaonline.gov.in]] (Income Certificate service, helpline +91-8882988000, [email protected]).
 +  * Goa State Information Commission — [[https://www.goa.gov.in/department/goa-state-information-commission/|goa.gov.in/department/goa-state-information-commission/]] (address, phone 0832-2437208, constitution notification 10/02/2006/LA, GSIC Appeal Procedure Rules 2006).
 +  * Revenue Department, Government of Goa — [[https://www.goa.gov.in/department/revenue/|goa.gov.in/department/revenue/]] (North/South Goa Collectorate, DSLR, Secretariat Porvorim).
 +  * South Goa Collectorate services — [[https://southgoa.gov.in/|southgoa.gov.in]] (Income Certificate listed).
 +  * Right to Information Act, 2005 — §§5, 6(1), 7(1), 7(2), 7(6), 7(8), 19(1), 19(3), 27, 16(6).
 +
 +//Last reviewed: 18 July 2026.//
 +
 +{{tag>goa income-certificate state-scheme citizen-rti rti-template matrix-enriched}}