Postal orders of Rs 10, Rs 20 out of stock

The Tribune: Bhatinda: Thursday, September 06, 2018.

RTI activists here are a harried lot these days as postal orders of Rs 10 and Rs 20 have been out of stock for the past about two weeks. Further, those who require any important document under the RTI Act, too, are unable to get it.

Sandeep Maluja, an RTI activist, informed that postal orders were out of stock, which had barred activists from getting any information from the state or Central Government. “I have visited the local post office a number of times, but they have postal orders of Rs 50 or above. The RTI application fee is Rs 10, thus not possible to pay five times than the original fee. The postal authorities should make some arrangement at the earliest,” said Maluja.

Meanwhile, Gurbinder Singh, Postmaster, Malout, said, “We have sent the demand a number of times, but yet to get postal orders of Rs 10 and Rs 20. Some customers have to return empty-handed, but what can we do now.” — TNS