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| | metatag-description=(All 25 RTI scheme guides for West Bengal: pension, ration card, FIR, PMAY, MGNREGA, electricity, water, education, health and more. Updated 2026.)}} |
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| | ====== RTI in West Bengal — 25 schemes covered ====== |
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| | <WRAP info>**State summary.** West Bengal has an online RTI portal at [[https://wbic.gov.in/]]. Fee: **Rs. 10 court fee stamp (state-specific); not IPO**. 30-day reply mandatory under §7(1) RTI Act 2005. State Information Commission handles second appeals.</WRAP> |
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| | ===== West Bengal — at a glance ===== |
| | | **Online portal** | [[https://wbic.gov.in/]] | |
| | | **Default fee** | Rs. 10 court fee stamp (state-specific); not IPO | |
| | | **Reply window** | 30 days (§7(1) RTI Act 2005) | |
| | | **First Appeal window** | 30 days from PIO reply / lapse of 30-day window (§19(1)) | |
| | | **Second Appeal** | West Bengal State Information Commission (§19(3)) | |
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| | ===== 25 RTI guides for West Bengal ===== |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:pension-delay|RTI for pension delay in West Bengal]] — Pay & Accounts Office / Last Drawing Office |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:property-mutation|RTI for property mutation in West Bengal]] — Tehsildar / Patwari |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:aadhaar-update|RTI for Aadhaar update in West Bengal]] — UIDAI Regional Office |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:pan-card|RTI for PAN card status in West Bengal]] — CBDT PIO (NSDL/UTIITSL intermediaries) |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:voter-id|RTI for Voter ID correction in West Bengal]] — Electoral Registration Officer / CEO |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:driving-licence|RTI for driving licence status in West Bengal]] — Regional Transport Officer |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:birth-certificate|RTI for birth certificate delay in West Bengal]] — Municipal Registrar of Births & Deaths |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:death-certificate|RTI for death certificate delay in West Bengal]] — Municipal Registrar of Births & Deaths |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:caste-certificate|RTI for caste (SC/ST/OBC) certificate in West Bengal]] — Tehsildar / SDM |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:income-certificate|RTI for income certificate in West Bengal]] — Tehsildar / SDM |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:domicile-certificate|RTI for domicile certificate in West Bengal]] — Tehsildar / SDM |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:marriage-certificate|RTI for marriage certificate in West Bengal]] — SDM / Marriage Registrar |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:ration-card|RTI for ration card in West Bengal]] — District Supply Officer / Tehsil Food Inspector |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:pmay|RTI for PMAY (housing) in West Bengal]] — BDO (rural) / CMO (urban) |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:pm-kisan|RTI for PM-KISAN installment in West Bengal]] — District Agriculture Officer |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:mgnrega-wages|RTI for MGNREGA wages in West Bengal]] — Block Programme Officer |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:pds-grievance|RTI for PDS shortage / grievance in West Bengal]] — Tehsil Food Inspector / DSO |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:electricity-bill|RTI for electricity bill dispute in West Bengal]] — DISCOM CGRF / SDO |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:water-supply|RTI for water supply / contamination in West Bengal]] — Jal Board / Municipal Water Department |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:property-tax|RTI for property tax in West Bengal]] — Municipal Revenue Officer |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:school-admission-rte|RTI for RTE 25% admission in West Bengal]] — District Education Officer + School Principal |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:scholarship|RTI for scholarship status in West Bengal]] — State Nodal Scholarship Authority |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:ayushman-bharat|RTI for Ayushman Bharat (PMJAY) in West Bengal]] — State Health Authority (SHA) / NHA |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:fir-status|RTI for FIR status / registration in West Bengal]] — SP / DM |
| | * [[:state-scheme:west-bengal:police-verification|RTI for police verification (passport/employment) in West Bengal]] — SP-CID / Special Branch |
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| | ===== Generic state resources ===== |
| | * [[:state-rti-portals-directory|All state RTI portals — 36-state directory]] |
| | * [[:file-rti-online-india|How to file RTI — 5-minute guide]] |
| | * [[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|PIO/FAA knowledge base]] |
| | * [[:case-database-pillar|RTI case database — 300 decisions]] |
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| | //Last reviewed: 25 April 2026.// |
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