A Right to Information (RTI) application is a written request under Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, asking any public authority for records, file notings, decisions or copies of documents. The Public Information Officer (PIO) must respond within 30 days under Section 7(1). Authority: Full text of the RTI Act · State RTI rules · Landmark CIC + High Court rulings.

• Asking for opinions instead of records. The drafter phrases every query as "certified copy of" / "file noting on" / "status as on date" — request-shaped, never opinion-shaped.
• Forgetting the fee clause. The drafter inserts the right fee paragraph based on whether you pay by IPO, online, court-fee, DD, or BPL exemption (§7(5)).
• Sending to the wrong authority. The drafter cites §6(3) so the receiving PIO is bound to transfer your RTI to the right authority within 5 days.
• No severability clause. The drafter explicitly invokes §10(1) + §10(2) so non-exempt parts must still be supplied.
• No deadline reminder. The letter cites §7(1) 30-day clock and §7(2) deemed-refusal trigger — useful evidence in a First Appeal.
• Posting without proof. Always send by Speed Post (AD) from India Post.

Sunita Devi, a 47-year-old marginal farmer from Madhubani, Bihar, had three PM-KISAN instalments missing — Rs 6,000 in total. After three trips between BAO + Patwari, nothing moved. Her nephew used a tool like this drafter; the RTI went to the Tehsildar's PIO asking for the land seeding status + file noting on her PM-KISAN database update. Reply in 31 days revealed the late husband's old khata number was still in the central database. Manual NIC correction cleared in 9 days; instalments + arrears credited. Total recovery: Rs 8,000. Read the full case in our PM-KISAN application guide.

Yes. 100% free, no login, no email gate. The Rs 10 RTI application fee goes to the public authority — not to RTI Wiki.

Section 6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005. PIO must reply in 30 days (§7(1)). Silence is a deemed refusal (§7(2)) — you can file a First Appeal (§19(1)).

Rs 10 for central authorities. State fees vary up to Rs 50 — see our state-wise fee chart. BPL applicants pay zero under §7(5).

No. Only the problem description goes to the AI in step 1. Your name, address, phone and email are entered in step 2 and stay in your browser.

The drafter falls back to its 32-template library (matched against your problem by keyword overlap). The fallback letter is legally correct and ready to file.

Generally no — the Act covers public authorities. But a private body that holds information accessible to a public authority can be approached via the public authority under §2(f).

File a First Appeal under §19(1) within 30 days of the deemed refusal. Our First Appeal Builder generates that in 5 minutes.