Dear Comrades,
ALLAHABAD: To make filing of application for seeking information under
the Right To Information Act-2005 hassle free and easier, the
department of posts has launched an electronic Indian Postal Order
(e-IPO). The scheme will facilitate citizens pay online fee for filing
of application to seek information from various government departments. Earlier
the department had launched the e-IPO facility for Indian citizens
working across the globe. Providing information about this Director
Postal Services, Allahabad region, Krishna Kumar Yadav said, "E-IPO is a
facility to purchase an Indian postal order electronically for paying
RTI fee on-line." He further said, after paying the fee on-line one just
need to annex the print-out of the receipt to the RTI application.
The service has been launched by the department in cooperation with
National Informatics Centre (NIC) and the Department of Personnel and
Training (DoPT). He added, under this service, the applicant needs to
register at e-Post Office portal of India Post www.epostoffice.gov.in or
through India Post web site www.indiapost.gov.in to create profile for
first time. Both debit and credit cards of any banks can be accepted for
the fee.
