Dear Comrades,
Department of Posts, Ministry of
Communications & IT, today in association with Department of Personnel and
Training launched Electronic Indian Postal Order (eIPO)
to enable Indian citizens abroad to pay RTI fee online. This is a facility to
purchase an Indian Postal Order electronically by paying a fee on-line through
e-Post Office Portal i.e. https://www.epostoffice.gov.in.
It can also be accessed through India Post website www.indiapost.gov.in.
At present, this facility is available only
for Indian Citizens abroad across the globe to facilitate them to seek
information under the RTI Act, 2005. Both Debit and Credit Cards of any Bank
powered by Visa/Master can be used for this purpose. All the requirements for
filling an RTI application as well as other provisions regarding eligibility, time limit, exemptions etc; as provided in the
RTI Act, 2005 will continue to apply.
The applicant needs to register on the website
to create his/her profile for the first time. He has to select the Ministry/Department
from whom he desires to seek information under the RTI Act and the eIPO so generated can be used to seek information from that
Ministry/Department only. A printout of the eIPO is
to be attached with the RTI application sent in hard copy. In case RTI
application is filed electronically, eIPO is required
to be attached as an attachment.
MV/RK (Release ID :94207) PIB
