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CIC, SIC and Ministry PIO — Contact Directory

Verified, public-domain contact details for the Central Information Commission, 29 State / UT Information Commissions, and the CPIOs of key central Ministries. Search by court / ministry / state. Each entry carries the source URL so you can independently verify.

How verified? All contacts are drawn from the respective authority's §4(1)(b) proactive-disclosure page. Source link is provided for each. If anything is out of date, email admin@bighelpers.in with the correction.

Central Information Commission (CIC)

Office Address Phone Website
Central Information Commission 2nd Floor, “B” Wing, August Kranti Bhawan, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi - 110066 011-26717355 cic.gov.in
Chief Information Commissioner Same as above — cic.gov.in/chief-ic
Registrar (for filing Second Appeals) Same as above 011-26717355 cic.gov.in/file-appeal

Second Appeal filing: online at cic.gov.in/file-appeal-online within 90 days of FAA order.

State Information Commissions (SIC)

State / UT City Phone Website
Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada 0866-2451299 apic.gov.in
Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 0360-2212310 ar.sic.gov.in
Assam Guwahati 0361-2237272 sicassam.org
Bihar Patna 0612-2210123 bsic.bihar.gov.in
Chhattisgarh Raipur 0771-4066500 sic.cg.gov.in
Delhi New Delhi 011-23392023 cic.delhi.gov.in
Goa Panaji 0832-2419477 sic.goa.gov.in
Gujarat Gandhinagar 079-23250643 gic.gujarat.gov.in
Haryana Chandigarh 0172-2560088 cicharyana.gov.in
Himachal Pradesh Shimla 0177-2624247 sic.hp.gov.in
Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar / Jammu 0194-2452122 jkic.nic.in
Jharkhand Ranchi 0651-2446161 jhinfocom.in
Karnataka Bengaluru 080-22033600 kic.karnataka.gov.in
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram 0471-2518407 sic.kerala.gov.in
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 0755-2540030 sic.mp.gov.in
Maharashtra Mumbai & Nagpur 022-22027799 sic.maharashtra.gov.in
Manipur Imphal 0385-2443373 manipurstateic.nic.in
Meghalaya Shillong 0364-2502078 megsic.gov.in
Mizoram Aizawl 0389-2336571 sic.mizoram.gov.in
Nagaland Kohima 0370-2270051 sic.nagaland.gov.in
Odisha Bhubaneswar 0674-2321991 oic.odisha.gov.in
Punjab Chandigarh 0172-2741002 infocommpunjab.com
Rajasthan Jaipur 0141-2922829 sic.rajasthan.gov.in
Sikkim Gangtok 03592-205003 sikkimsic.in
Tamil Nadu Chennai 044-24314506 tnsic.gov.in
Telangana Hyderabad 040-23446061 tgic.telangana.gov.in
Tripura Agartala 0381-2324015 sic.tripura.gov.in
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 0522-2720300 upsic.gov.in
Uttarakhand Dehradun 0135-2665020 uttarainfocom.uk.gov.in
West Bengal Kolkata 033-23371150 wbic.gov.in
Andaman & Nicobar Port Blair 03192-238145 and.nic.in/rti
Chandigarh (UT) Chandigarh 0172-2740040 chdic.gov.in
DNH & DD (UT) Silvassa 0260-2630468 dnh.gov.in
Ladakh (UT) Leh 01982-251303 ladakh.nic.in
Lakshadweep (UT) Kavaratti 04896-262258 lakshadweep.gov.in
Puducherry (UT) Puducherry 0413-2334099 sicpuducherry.puducherry.gov.in

Central Ministries — CPIO Contact Portals

Every Central Ministry publishes CPIO and FAA details on its §4(1)(b) page. Direct links below; phone numbers and officer names are listed on each page and change with postings, so always verify current occupant before filing.

Ministry / Department §4(1)(b) Disclosure page
Home Affairs mha.gov.in/en/rti
Finance — Department of Revenue (CBDT/CBIC) incometax.gov.in — RTI · cbic.gov.in/rti
External Affairs mea.gov.in/rti
Defence mod.gov.in/en/rti
Education education.gov.in/rti
Health & Family Welfare mohfw.gov.in/rti
Railways indianrailways.gov.in/rti
Corporate Affairs mca.gov.in/rti
Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (DoPT) dopt.gov.in/rti
Rural Development (MGNREGA, PMAY-G) rural.nic.in/rti
Housing & Urban Affairs (PMAY-U) mohua.gov.in/rti
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare agricoop.nic.in/rti
Information & Broadcasting mib.gov.in/rti
Electronics & IT (MeitY) meity.gov.in/rti
Power powermin.gov.in/rti
Petroleum & Natural Gas mopng.gov.in/en/rti
Environment, Forest & Climate Change moef.gov.in/rti
Labour & Employment labour.gov.in/rti
Commerce & Industry (DPIIT) dpiit.gov.in/rti
Law & Justice lawmin.gov.in/rti

Key Statutory Bodies & PSUs

Body §4(1)(b) Page
Election Commission of India eci.gov.in/rti
Reserve Bank of India rbi.org.in — RTI
SEBI sebi.gov.in/rti
UGC ugc.gov.in/rti
CBSE cbse.gov.in/rti
NHAI nhai.gov.in/rti
Indian Oil Corporation iocl.com/rti
LIC of India licindia.in/rti
UIDAI (Aadhaar) uidai.gov.in — RTI
EPFO epfindia.gov.in/rti
ESIC esic.nic.in/rti

How to find a specific officer

  1. Open the Ministry / department §4(1)(b) page above.
  2. Look for “Public Information Officer”, “First Appellate Authority”, or “Information disclosed under RTI Act”.
  3. Note the current occupant's name, designation and contact. Postings change — always use the most recent list.
  4. If the page does not have current details, file an RTI asking for “the name, designation and contact details of the present CPIO and FAA” under §4(1)(b)(xvi).

Flag incorrect entries

Contact details change with transfers and postings. If anything above is out of date, email admin@bighelpers.in with the correction — mention the row, the new data, and a source link. We update within 48 hours.

Last reviewed: 22 April 2026.

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