Build What Moves India - Right to Information
Your question deserves a proper answer.
Ask for records, track the answer, and prepare an appeal-ready path when silence continues.
About RTI
Know what RTI can do.
What is RTI?
The Right to Information Act, 2005 lets citizens request information held by public authorities. It is used to ask for records, status, reasons, dates, rules, copies of documents, and action-taken reports.
Who can file?
Any citizen can file an RTI request. A request should be clear, point-wise, and directed to the Public Information Officer of the correct public authority.
What can you ask?
- Status of an application, complaint, work, benefit, or file.
- Copies of orders, estimates, tenders, registers, notices, and file movement.
- Reasons recorded for delay or rejection.
- Rules, timelines, and responsible office details.
What should you avoid?
RTI is for existing records and official information. It should not ask for opinions, explanations that are not recorded, private third-party data, or questions that require creating new information.
30-day rule
Most RTI replies are due within 30 days. If the request is transferred to another authority, timelines may vary. Life or liberty cases have faster timelines.
Appeal rights
If there is no reply, incomplete information, wrong denial, or unsatisfactory response, the citizen can prepare a First Appeal under Section 19(1).
Fee and BPL
The usual application fee is Rs 10. BPL applicants can request fee exemption when applicable. RightAsk shows this clearly in the draft.
PIO and authority
The PIO is the officer responsible for processing the RTI. Choosing the correct authority matters, so RightAsk suggests an office but asks the user to review before filing.
Privacy
The prototype does not collect Aadhaar, PAN, OTP, payment information, or real address data. It uses safe placeholders and synthetic filing results.
Prototype Guide
What our product does.
The problem
Citizens often know the issue but not the correct department, RTI language, deadlines, or appeal process. This creates friction before they can even ask for information.
Where users get stuck
- They do not know what to ask.
- They do not know which authority holds the record.
- They miss the 30-day deadline.
- They cannot judge if the reply is complete.
The solution
RightAsk converts plain problems into formal, point-wise RTI drafts, gives authority guidance, exports a PDF, tracks the reply window, analyzes responses, and prepares appeal drafts.
End-to-end flow
- Demo sign-in
- Choose issue category
- Describe the problem
- Review authority and questions
- Generate draft and PDF
- Simulate filing
- Track response
- Analyze reply
- Prepare First Appeal
What is mocked
This prototype is safe for a hackathon demo. It does not contact any government service.
- Government filing is simulated.
- Reference numbers are synthetic.
- Payment is not collected.
- Department replies are synthetic demo responses.
- No Aadhaar, PAN, OTP, real address, or private identity data is used.
- PDF export, draft generation, tracking logic, response analysis, and appeal drafting are working prototype behaviors.
Integrations included in the prototype
- AI draft generator simulation
- Authority finder simulation
- PDF export
- Response analyzer
- First Appeal generator
- Citizen dashboard stats
- Clean public navigation
- Fee/BPL helper
- Safe demo sign-in
- Tracking dashboard
Safety and trust
No real filing, no real payment, no government integration, no OTP, and no private identity data. The user reviews every draft before any simulated submission.
Impact dashboard
India-scale RTI opportunity.
National demo snapshot
Illustrative India-wide prototype data showing how RightAsk could scale citizen access to public information.
High-volume RTI categories
Response quality
Complete records received
34% of tracked demo replies answer all points.
Some points missing
35% need follow-up or appeal review.
Deadline passed
31% move into First Appeal preparation.
Where it helps
RightAsk is strongest for common public-service issues where the user needs records, dates, file movement, status, reasons for delay, and responsible office details.
Demo sign in
Continue as demo citizen.
Edit these demo details before opening the application. They stay inside the browser prototype.
Templates for real questions.
Turn a question about public services into a focused RTI application without the paperwork anxiety. Use a focused starting point, then make it yours.
Other public-service issue
Use this when your problem is not one of the templates.
Build a precise request.
Start with the facts you have. We'll help you shape the questions that matter.
English works best for clear factual questions.
Live preview
Your application will appear here
Fill in the details on the left to create a considered first draft.
Your draft stays in this browser until you choose to remove it.
Filed in demo
Your synthetic RTI reference is ready.
SIM-RTI-2026-0000
Payment
Simulated RTI fee: Rs 10. No real payment was collected.
Current request
Start an RTI application to create a synthetic reference.
Response analyzer
Application journey complete
Application journey complete.
RightAsk has shown the complete citizen path: choose a template, create a focused RTI draft, file the simulated request, track the reply, analyze gaps, and prepare appeal text when needed.
