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RTI Filing Guide — Jharkhand

Jharkhand's RTI landscape is dominated by mining, tribal rights, and land records queries. The state has significant mineral wealth, making mining-related information requests common. Forest rights and PESA (Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act implementation queries are frequent in tribal-dominated districts.

📋 RTI Fee Structure

TypeAmount
Application Fee₹10
BPL ExemptionFree for BPL cardholders
Additional Pages₹2 per page
Inspection FeeNo fee for first hour; ₹5 per 15 mins

💳 Accepted Payment Modes

Indian Postal OrderCourt Fee StampsDemand DraftCash

🏛️ State Information Commission

Jharkhand State Information Commission

📍Engineers Hostel No. 2, Dhurwa, Ranchi - 834004

📞0651-2400176

📧jsic-jkd@nic.in

🌐https://jsic.jharkhand.gov.in

⏱️ Appeal Timeline

First Appeal

Within 30 days

Second Appeal

Within 90 days to Jharkhand State Information Commission

🏢 Key Government Departments

Revenue & Land Reforms
Mines & Geology
Tribal Welfare
Education
Health
Rural Development
Forest

💡 State-Specific Filing Tips

  • 1Mining and land-related RTIs are the most common in Jharkhand.
  • 2For tribal land alienation issues, file under Revenue and Tribal Welfare simultaneously.
  • 3Jharkhand accepts RTI in Hindi and English.
  • 4Use registered post for areas affected by LWE (Left Wing Extremism).

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