Terms & Conditions
Statutory Conditions for Filing RTI Requests & First Appeals Online.
1. Indian Citizenship Eligibility
As per Section 3 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, only citizens of India have the right to request information under the Act.
2. Character Limits & Allowed Characters
RTI request text input is confined to 3000 characters. Only alphanumeric characters A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and permitted special characters (, . - _ ( ) / @ : & ? \ %) are allowed. Applications exceeding 3000 characters must be uploaded as a PDF supporting document without blank spaces in the filename.
3. Statutory Application Fees
The application fee of ₹10 is prescribed under RTI Rules, 2012. Citizens below poverty line (BPL) are exempted from payment upon attaching a valid government BPL certificate.
4. Reconciliation & Payment Guidance
If a registration number is not generated immediately after payment, applicants must wait 24-48 working hours for bank reconciliation before making additional payment attempts.