Archive · 3 Sep 2026
J&K’s Online RTI Portal Draws 65,000 Applications in 19 Months
Jammu and Kashmir has an online website where people can ask the government for information.
More than 65,000 questions were submitted through it in 19 months.
People also filed more than 9,000 appeals when they were not satisfied with an answer or response.
The figures came from the General Administration Department.
Activist Raman Kumar Sharma requested the information using the RTI law.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah launched the portal in 2025.
Sharma said the high number of applications shows that people are using the website.
He also said more local government offices should be added to the system.
The Jammu and Kashmir online RTI portal received 65,243 applications between January 10, 2025, and August 26, 2026.
The portal also recorded 9,033 first appeals during the same period.
The figures were provided by the General Administration Department in response to an RTI filed by activist Raman Kumar Sharma.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah launched the portal in 2025 to let citizens submit RTI applications online.
Sharma welcomed the usage but urged authorities to add more grassroots offices, including chief education officers, district police and rural development offices.
- Who
- Citizens of Jammu and Kashmir, the General Administration Department, activist Raman Kumar Sharma and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah are identified in the report.
- What
- The Jammu and Kashmir online RTI portal received 65,243 applications and 9,033 first appeals.
- When
- The figures cover January 10, 2025, through August 26, 2026, a period of 19 months.
- Where
- The applications were filed through Jammu and Kashmir’s online RTI portal.
- Why
- The portal was created to allow citizens to submit Right to Information applications online; Sharma also sought information on its usage and called for wider access to local authorities.
Access Expansion View
Current Portal Usage View
Meaning of the application figures
Access Expansion View
Raman Kumar Sharma said the large number of applications indicates growing public reliance on the online transparency system.
Current Portal Usage View
The reported figures establish the volume of applications and appeals, while the article does not provide a government assessment of whether coverage is sufficient.
Coverage of local authorities
Access Expansion View
Sharma urged the government to bring more grassroots-level authorities onto the portal, citing missing chief education officers and gaps in district police and rural development offices.
Current Portal Usage View
The General Administration Department said questions about onboarded public authorities, information officers and first appellate authorities had been transferred to the National Informatics Centre, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Applications received
- 65,243
- First appeals received
- 9,033
- Reporting period
- January 10, 2025, to August 26, 2026
- Portal launch
- January 10, 2025
- Information source
- General Administration Department data disclosed in response to an RTI application
- Applicant
- Jammu-based activist Raman Kumar Sharma
- Reported coverage gaps
- Chief education officers, district police offices and rural development offices were cited as not being fully available online