Financial Express: New
Delhi: Saturday, March 23, 2013.
The
Department of Post has launched electronic version of Indian Postal Order- -
eIPO -- which will help NRIs to pay fee online for seeking information under
the RTI Act.
"Department
of Posts ... 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,"
Ministry of Communications and IT said in a statement.
At present,
this facility has been made available only to Indian citizens abroad to
facilitate them to seek information under the RTI Act, 2005.
"Both
debit and credit cards of any bank powered by Visa or Master can be used for
this purpose," the statement said.
To avail the
facility, applicant will need to register on the website to create his profile
for the first time.
Further, the
applicant will have to select the Ministry or Department from whom he desires
to seek information under the RTI Act. The eIPO so generated can be used to
seek information from that Ministry or Department only.
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