To
The Central Public Information Officer
[Name of the jurisdictional Income Tax Ward or Circle]
Income Tax Department
[Full postal address, pin code]

Subject: Request for information under Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

Sir,

1. I am a citizen of India. I apply under Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 for information relating to my own income tax refund claim.

2. My particulars for identification of the record are as follows.
   Name              : _____
   Permanent Account Number : _____
   Ward or Circle    : _____
   Assessment Year   : _____
   Date of filing of return : _____
   Acknowledgement number of return : _____
   Refund amount claimed : _____

3. Please supply the following information.
   (i)   Current status of the refund claim referenced above. Categories: sanctioned, under process, rejected, awaiting verification, or other.
   (ii)  Certified copy of the file noting on the refund claim, to the extent it relates to the decision-making on the claim.
   (iii) Where the refund has been sanctioned, certified copy of the refund order and the date of release to the bank account of record.
   (iv)  Where the refund has not been disbursed by the due date, certified copy of the communication, if any, explaining the delay.
   (v)   The prescribed timeline for processing a refund claim under the procedure in force on the date of this application.

4. I am enclosing the prescribed application fee of ten rupees by way of Indian Postal Order in favour of the Accounts Officer.

5. Please send the reply to my postal address below by registered post.

Yours faithfully,

Signature
Name    : _____
Address : _____
Date    : _____

• Guide for applicants. The procedure, fee, and appeal path.
• Template: first RTI application. A general-purpose format.
• All sample RTI applications. The full index.

1. The Right to Information Act, 2005, Sections 6(1), 7, 8(1)(j), and 19.
2. The Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005, Central Government.
3. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, Section 44(3).

19 April 2026