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नागरिक शिकायत ब्यूरो Citizen Grievance Bureau Independent grievance redressal desk for the citizens of India
शिकायत की स्थिति

Status of a registered grievance

The status of a matter is issued only to the email address from which it was registered, so that no one else may learn of it. Request it here, read what each status means, and calculate the dates on which your matter becomes eligible for the next forum.

Status issued
By email
Reply
1 working day
Online register
Not published
Fee
Nil
Part 1

Request the status of a matter

स्थिति का अनुरोध

Enter your Registry Number as it appears on your acknowledgement. The request opens in your email application, and must be sent from the address registered with the matter.

Four parts separated by a slash: CGB, State code, Year, Serial.
What do you need?

CGB/__/____/_____
Prefix
CGBCitizen Grievance Bureau
State
__Awaiting entry
Year
____Year of registration
Serial
_____Order of registration

The number is checked for its form only. The registry itself is consulted when your email is received.

Part 2

Entries in the registry

रजिस्टर की प्रविष्टियाँ

A status reply quotes one of the following entries, with the date on which it was made and the date on which the next step falls due.

EntryStatusMeaningWhat follows
REGRegisteredA Registry Number has been allotted and the documents are under examination.Explanation to the citizen within 3 working days.
LOAAuthority awaitedForm CGB-2 has not yet been received from the citizen.Nothing issues to the institution until it is signed.
REPRepresentation issuedForm CGB-3 has been sent to the institution's grievance officer, with the citizen in copy.The institution's reply falls due under its own policy.
RPAReply awaitedThe period for the institution's reply is running and is entered in the registry.Escalation on lapse, within 2 working days.
ES2Escalated, Level 2An Escalation Memorandum has been issued to the Nodal Officer.Reply awaited within the policy period.
ES3Escalated, Level 3An Escalation Memorandum has been issued to the Principal Nodal Officer.Filing before the forum once eligible.
FORBefore the forumThe matter has been lodged with the Ombudsman, CPGRAMS, a State portal or a Consumer Commission.The forum's decision is awaited.
SETProposal before citizenA proposal of settlement received from the institution has been placed before the citizen, unaltered.The citizen's written decision is awaited.
CLRClosed, resolvedA reasoned resolution has been accepted by the citizen.Documents erased within 30 days.
CLFClosed, forum decisionThe Ombudsman or competent forum has decided the matter.Any appeal the scheme allows is explained to the citizen.
CLWClosed, withdrawnThe citizen has revoked Form CGB-2 or withdrawn the grievance.The complete file is handed to the citizen.
DECDeclinedThe matter falls within Part 6 of the Citizen's charter. Reasons have been given in writing.The forum that remains open is named.
Part 3

Dates for the next forum

अगले मंच की तिथियाँ

Calculate the date from which your matter may be placed before the Ombudsman or portal, and the last date for doing so. The calculation follows the governing schemes and is indicative.

Reply from the institution
Enter the date of your complaint to see the dates that apply.

Periods are counted in calendar days from the dates entered.

Indicative only. The text of the Reserve Bank Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021, the Insurance Ombudsman Rules, 2017 and the DARPG guidelines prevails over this calculation.345

Part 4

State codes in the Registry Number

राज्य कोड

The second part of a Registry Number identifies the State or Union Territory in which the citizen resides.

  • ANAndaman and Nicobar Islands
  • APAndhra Pradesh
  • ARArunachal Pradesh
  • ASAssam
  • BRBihar
  • CHChandigarh
  • CGChhattisgarh
  • DDDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
  • DLDelhi
  • GAGoa
  • GJGujarat
  • HRHaryana
  • HPHimachal Pradesh
  • JKJammu and Kashmir
  • JHJharkhand
  • KAKarnataka
  • KLKerala
  • LALadakh
  • LDLakshadweep
  • MPMadhya Pradesh
  • MHMaharashtra
  • MNManipur
  • MLMeghalaya
  • MZMizoram
  • NLNagaland
  • ODOdisha
  • PYPuducherry
  • PBPunjab
  • RJRajasthan
  • SKSikkim
  • TNTamil Nadu
  • TSTelangana
  • TRTripura
  • UPUttar Pradesh
  • UKUttarakhand
  • WBWest Bengal

Case Registry

A grievance left unanswered is a grievance not yet registered.