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Payment of fee under the RTI Act by lndian Postal Order

Posted by binu P Saturday, April 30, 2011


RTI Application Fee payment can be done Indian Postal Order also.

RTI-Fee-Payment-Through-IPO

View the DoPT circular Below..

 

N0.F. 101912008-lR
Government of lndia
Ministry of Personnel . PG & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training

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North Block, New Delhl
Dated April 26,201 1


Subject:- Payment of fee under the RTI Act by lndian Postal Order.

 

The undersigned is directed to say that the Right to information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005 provide that a person seeking information under the RTI Act, 1005 can make payment of fee for obtaining information by cash or demand draft or banker's cheque or lndian Postal Order. It has been brought to the notice of this Department that some public authorities do not accept fee through the lndian Postal Orders.


2. As stated above, one of the approved modes of payment of fee under the Rules  through lndian Postal Order. Refusal ta accept fee through the IPO may be treated as refusal to accept the application. It may result into imposition of penalty by the Central Information Commission on the concerned Central Publk Information Officer under Section 20 of the Act. AH the public authorities should, therefore, ensure that payment of fee by IPO is not denied.

 

3. Contents of this OM may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

1. All the Ministnes / Departments of the Government of lndia
2. Union Public Service CommissionILok Sabha Seaetdat./Rajya Sabha
SecretariatICaMnet SecretariatICentral Vigilance CommisslonIPresident's
Secretarlat Vice-President's Secretariat , Prlme Minister's Office / Planning
Commission/ Election Commission
3. Central Information Commission
4. Staff Selection Commission. CGO Complex, New Delhi
5. Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of lndia, 10, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi


6. All Offices  /Desks  /Sections. Department of Personnel & Training and
Department of Pension & Pensions Welfare


Copy to: Chief Secretaries of all the States / UTs.

 

Download DoPT Circulare regarding RTI application Fee payment through Indian Postal Order.





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