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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(state rti portal vs central, rtionline.gov.in vs state, central vs state rti, cic.gov.in)
 +metatag-description=(rtionline.gov.in covers only Central ministries. State RTIs need state portals. How to choose without wasting 30 days. - Is the information held by a Central.)}}
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 +====== State RTI portal vs central RTI portal — which to use ======
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 +<WRAP info>**TL;DR.** Use **rtionline.gov.in** ONLY for Central ministries (MEA, MoRTH, MoF, Defence, Railways HQ etc.). For state-government information (police, land, revenue, education, health), use the **state portal** or postal route.</WRAP>
 +
 +===== Quick decision tree =====
 +  - Is the information held by a **Central ministry, PSU or autonomous body**? → **rtionline.gov.in**
 +  - Is it held by your **state government, police, municipality, or state PSU**? → **state portal** (see [[:state-rti-portals-directory|directory]])
 +  - Is it held by a **constitutional body** (ECI, CIC, CAG)? → that body's own RTI cell
 +  - Is it held by a **court / judiciary**? → court's Registrar (Administrative side)
 +
 +===== Why this matters =====
 +Filing on the wrong portal wastes 30 days. The PIO at the wrong office will reject under §6(3) at best, or just sit on it. **Confirm jurisdiction first.**
 +
 +===== State portal status (April 2026) =====
 +| Working well | Working basic | Postal-only |
 +| Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Telangana, Gujarat, MP | UP, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, WB, Odisha, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, HP, Tripura, J&K | Goa, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Puducherry, A&N, DNH, Lakshadweep, Ladakh, Arunachal |
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 +Full list with current status: [[:state-rti-portals-directory|State portals directory]].
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +  * [[:state-rti-portals-directory|All 36 state portals]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/rti-research.html|Search RTI Wiki to confirm which authority holds your info]]
 +
 +
 +//Last reviewed: 25 April 2026.//
 +
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 +----
 +**More comparisons:** browse every RTI-vs-alternative side-by-side in [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/vs/start|RTI vs Alternatives: the full comparison hub]] <!-- rti-wiki-comparisons-hub-2026-vs-start -->
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 +{{tag>vs/state portal vs central portal comparison rti-tools}}