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Payment of Fee

2.b Fee for the State Government Authorities?

The quantum of fee fixed by the different State Governments which should accompany the RTI application is shown below:

 

State Application fee
Arunachal Pradesh (a) Rs. 500 for tender document/ bids/ quotation/ business contracts
(b) Rs 50/- for other than (a)
Andhra Pradesh (a) In respect of public authorities at the Village Level-no fee;
(b) In respect of public authorities at Mandal Level-Rs.5/- per application
c) In respect of public authorities other than those covered above-Rs.10/- per application;
Assam, Delhi, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Tripura, Uttatanchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal Rs. 10/-
Daman & Diu Rs. 25/-
Gujarat Rs. 20/-
Haryana Rs. 50/-
Sikkim Rs. 100/-

The cost of providing information (further fee) fixed by the various State Governments is as under:

State Documents
A 4/ A3 Large size CD/ Floppy Sample or model
Andhra Pradesh Rs. 2/- Actual Charges Rs. 100 for CD
Rs 200 for DVD		 Actual Cost
Arunachal Pradesh Rs 5/-      
Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Rs 2/- Actual charges Rs 50/- for each for CD Actual charges
Chandigarh 10/- Do Rs 100/- for Floppy
Rs 200/- for CD or DVD		 Do
Daman & Diu, Rs 2/- Do Rs 100/- for Floppy
Rs 200/- for CD		 Do
Haryana Rs 10/- Do Do Do
Himachal Pradesh Rs 10/- do Do Do
Jharkhand Rs 2/- Actual Charges Rs 50/- for floppy;
Rs 100/- for CD;
Rs 200/- for DVD		 Do
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalalya, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal Rs 2/- Actual charges Rs 50/- Actual charges
Kerala Rs 2/- Do Rs 50/- for each floppy; Rs 100 for each CD Do
Mizoram Rs 2/- (Rs.5/- for computer print out) Do Rs 50 per CD/floppy Do
Pondicherry  Rs 2/- Do - Do
Sikkim Rs 10/- Do Actual cost Charges as fixed

How to file a RTI application

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