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BEFORE YOU SEND

Ask for records, not opinions. A question beginning “why” is usually refused; one beginning “please provide a copy of” usually is not.

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YOUR APPLICATION195 WORDS
To,
The Public Information Officer
[Name of the public authority]

Subject: Application under the Right to Information Act, 2005

Sir / Madam,

Under the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005, I request the following information in respect of the period [Period, e.g. 2020–2026]. I am seeking copies of records held by your office, and not opinions or explanations.

1. A copy of the post-based reservation roster register maintained for each cadre in the office, as it stood on the last day of each financial year in [Period, e.g. 2020–2026].

2. The total number of sanctioned posts in each such cadre, and the number filled, for each year in that period.

3. A copy of any instruction issued within the office on the maintenance or revision of the said register during that period.

Where any part of this request is held by another public authority, kindly transfer that part under section 6(3) and inform me of the transfer.

The prescribed fee of ₹10 is enclosed. Kindly send the information to the address below by post, and by email where a soft copy exists.

Yours faithfully,

[Your name]
[Your postal address]

Date: 12 September 2026
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How filing works

  1. STEP 01

    Find the right PIO

    Every public authority publishes a Public Information Officer. If you cannot find one, address it to the head of office — it must be forwarded.

  2. STEP 02

    Pay the fee

    ₹10 by postal order, demand draft or the online portal. Applicants below the poverty line are exempt on proof.

  3. STEP 03

    Wait thirty days

    Keep the postal receipt. Silence past the deadline is treated as a refusal, which gives you the right to appeal.

  4. STEP 04

    Send us the reply

    Whatever comes back — data, a refusal, or nothing at all. Refusals are evidence too.

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FEES & APPEALS

  • ₹10 by Indian Postal Order, demand draft or court-fee stamp — s.6(1), RTI Act 2005 with the Fee Rules.
  • Below-poverty-line applicants are exempt on proof — s.7(5).
  • Reply due in 30 days — s.7(1). Silence counts as refusal.
  • First appeal within 30 days of the deadline passing — s.19(1); second appeal to the Information Commission — s.19(3).

The fee & appeal explainer in the Literacy Center

PIO DIRECTORY PDF — BEING ASSEMBLED (R5)

WHEN THEY REFUSE

“Not maintained centrally”

The most common answer. Re-file with the specific office named in the reply, and cite the first application's number.

“Disproportionate diversion”

Narrow the period or the office, then re-file. Two narrow requests usually beat one broad one.

No answer at all

File a first appeal with the appellate authority in that office. Our template is in the archive, and it is free.