Ask what they won't publish

Template 1 — comments on a consultation

RTI Template — Comments received on a consultation paper

To: The Central Public Information Officer, <REGULATOR NAME AND ADDRESS>

Subject: Information sought under Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005

Why this template exists: regulators invite "public comments", but several —

RBI above all — do not publish what they receive. The consultation record is

the raw material of policy capture analysis. Section 2(f) of the RTI Act

covers "information held in any material form"; received comments are held

information. Precedent: comments on RBI's Discussion Paper on Charges in

Payment Systems (2022) were never published; commenters had to self-publish

(NASSCOM, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy).

I request copies of the following information held by your public authority:

1. Copies of all comments/feedback/responses received on

**[PAPER TITLE AND NUMBER, e.g. "Discussion Paper on Charges in Payment

Systems dated 17 August 2022"]**, in any format (email, letter, PDF,

portal upload), including those received after the stated deadline.

2. A list of all persons/organisations that submitted such comments, with

the date of each submission and the mode of submission.

3. If any comments were not considered or were excluded, the reason recorded

for each such exclusion.

4. Copies of any "action taken"/response statement, presentation, or

internal note summarising the comments received and the changes made to

the draft in response.

Period to which the information relates: **[DATES, e.g. 17 August 2022 to 31 December 2022]**.

If the information is held by another public authority, kindly transfer this

application under Section 6(3) of the RTI Act, 2005, and inform me of the

transfer.

Application fee of Rs 10 is remitted herewith / by IPO no. **[NUMBER]** /

online. I am a citizen of India.

Name: **[NAME]**

Address for correspondence: **[ADDRESS]**

Phone/Email: **[CONTACT]**

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**Filing notes**

• File online at [rtionline.gov.in](https://rtionline.gov.in) against the

regulator's public authority (RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, PFRDA, IBBI and IFSCA are

all listed).

• Expected first response: 30 days. First appeal: Section 19(1) within 30

days of non-response or unsatisfactory response.

• **Log every filing in `data/rti_log.csv`** — the log is published on the

Access page. A disclosure that never reaches the public record serves only

the filer.

Template 2 — committee minutes

RTI Template — Minutes of meetings between the regulator and industry

To: The Central Public Information Officer, <REGULATOR NAME AND ADDRESS>

Subject: Information sought under Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005

Why this template exists: the strongest documented form of lobbying access

is the meeting minute. Committee meeting minutes, visitor records and

agenda papers are "information" under Section 2(f). Pair this template

with the comments-disclosure template to connect *who was heard* with

*what they asked for*.

I request copies of the following information held by your public authority:

1. Copies of minutes, agenda papers and attendance records of all meetings

of **[COMMITTEE NAME, e.g. "the Advisory Committee on Payment and

Settlement Systems" / "the committee constituted to examine [SUBJECT]"]**

held between **[START DATE]** and **[END DATE]**.

2. Copies of any notes, submissions or presentations made to the committee

by industry associations, member institutions or their representatives.

3. The list of members of the said committee with their designation and

the organisation they represent.

4. Copies of visitor/guest entries recorded for meetings between officials

of your authority and representatives of **[ASSOCIATION OR COMPANY]** on

**[DATES OR DATE RANGE]**, if such records are maintained.

Period to which the information relates: **[DATE RANGE]**.

If any part of the requested records is exempt, kindly sever only the exempt

portion and provide the remainder, as required by Section 10 of the RTI Act,

2005, along with the specific exemption invoked.

If the information is held by another public authority, kindly transfer this

application under Section 6(3) and inform me of the transfer.

Application fee of Rs 10 is remitted herewith / by IPO no. **[NUMBER]** /

online. I am a citizen of India.

Name: **[NAME]**

Address for correspondence: **[ADDRESS]**

Phone/Email: **[CONTACT]**

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**Filing notes**

• File online at [rtionline.gov.in](https://rtionline.gov.in).
• Partial disclosure under Section 10 is common; the fact that a meeting

happened, who attended and the final minutes are rarely exempt — push back

on blanket refusals via first appeal.

• **Log every filing in `data/rti_log.csv`.**

Filed by this desk

Filed	Authority	Subject	Status	Outcome
	Multiple (per consultation)	Comments received on a named consultation paper + response statement	template-ready
	Multiple (RBI desks first)	Minutes of committee meetings where industry bodies were heard	template-ready