rtionline.gov.in RTI Online Information System : Department of Personnel & Training

Organisation : Department of Personnel & Training
Facility : RTI Online Information System

Home Page :https://www.rtionline.gov.in/index.php

RTI Online :

This is a portal to file RTI applications/first appeals online along with payment gateway. Payment can be made through internet banking of SBI & its associate banks and debit/credit cards of Master/Visa.

Related / Similar Service : RTI Online Frequently Asked Questions

Through this portal, RTI applications/first appeals can be filed by Indian Citizens for all Ministries/Departments and few other Public Authorities of Central Government. RTI applications/first appeals should not be filed for other Public authorities under Central/State Govt. through this portal.
Please read instructions carefully while submitting request/appeal.

Help Desk :
** For any query or feedback related to this portal, Please contact at 011-24622461, during normal office hours
(9 :00 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday to Friday except Public Holidays) or send an email to helprtionline-dopt[at]nic[dot]in
** Please do not file RTI applications through this portal for the public authorities under the State Governments, including Government of NCT Delhi. If filed, the application would be returned, without refund of amount.

To which Public Authority can I file a request through this portal :
An applicant who desires to obtain information under the RTI Act, 2005 can make a request through this RTI Online Portal to the Central Ministries/Departments and other Central Public Authorities mentioned in ONLINE RTI request form.

How do I write my application for seeking the information as per RTI Act 2005- :
The text of the application may be written in the prescribed column of the RTI request form. At present, the text of the application is confined up to 3000 characters only.
In case, the text of an application contains more than 3000 characters, it can be uploaded as a PDF attachment in the “Supporting Document” column of the form.

make the payment for RTI fee :
After filling the first page of the RTI request form, a non-BPL applicant has to click on “Make Payment” button for payment of the prescribed RTI fee.
The applicant can pay the prescribed RTI fee through the following modes :
(i) Internet banking through SBI and its associated banks.
(ii) Using ATM-cum-Debit card of State Bank of India.
(iii) Credit/Debit card of Master/Visa.
It may be noted that no RTI fee is required to be paid by a citizen who is below poverty line, as per RTI Rules, 2012. However, the BPL applicant must attach a copy of the certificate issued by the appropriate government in this regard, along with the application.