Format of RTI Appilication

Sample Letter of Request for Information
Your address
[Insert date]
The Central / State Public Information Officer
Name of the relevant public authority
Address
(You can submit this request to the Manager(Customer care centre) of a designated post-office-in respect of
Central Government departments having no offices in your place of stay.)*
Request under the Right to Information Act
Dear Public Information Officer :
Under the Right to Information Act 2005,Section 6, please provide me the
following information (here, clearly describe the information you require and
the period to which it relates.).
I prefer to receive the information in the form:(Xerox copy / printout / diskette /
floppy / tape / video cassette / certified copies of documents or records/certified
samples of material/ I would like to take notes or extracts) by post/ email/in
person.
OR
I would like to inspect the following works/documents/records.(clearly describe
what you want to inspect ) . Please inform me a suitable date and time for my
visit.
Initial request fee under s6(1): Rs.______paid in cash/cheque/banker’s draft/Indian
Postal Order/treasury challan ( give details ).
OR
I am a person below poverty line. (attach a photocopy of the proof ).I need not
pay fees.
(optional) I am sensorily disabled. Kindly provide me appropriate assistance to
enable access to the information ( reading aloud/in Braille )
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
[ Your name ]
The Act has not prescribed any application form. You can apply on a plain paper.This is a sample request
letter for your guidance. You need not use this form. Under s.6 you can make a request in writing or by
electronic means in English/Hindi/official language of your area.
*see office memo dt.06.10.2005 by Jt.Sercretary to the Govt.of India:
(Since a number of public authorities do not have offices located at each sub-divisional level or sub-district
level, the matter was taken up with the Department of Posts to provide the services of their Central Assistant
Public Information Officers ( CAPIOs) to function in that capacity for all public authorities under the Central
Government.)

Model Format for Appeal for RTI Application

Date:…….
The Appellate Officer
(Name of the Public Authority)
(Address of the Public Authority)
An appeal under Section 19(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005
Ref: [PIO/Appellate Officers’ Decision Reference No. & Date, received
on……. (Date) /Date of Deemed Refusal]
Dear Sir / Madam:
[Please Describe the details about Appeal and Grounds why Appeal is preferred:
Date & Description of the Application:
Name and Address of the PIO:
Details of Decision of the PIO:
Grounds of Appeal:
Relief sought :
For hearing, I wish to be present in person / opt not be present / I will send my
duly authorised representative.
Sincerely,
(Appellant’s signature)
Appellant’s Name:
Appellant’s Address:
Appellant’s Phone Number / e-Mail Address (optional):
Place:
Encl: self-attested copies of orders or documents against which the appeal is
preferred.
Note: This is a suggested format, and need not be necessarily adhered to. The
RTI Act, 2005 does not specify any ‘Model Letter of Appeal’ for preferring appeal.
If there is any delay in filing the appeal, reasons for delay may be given.