Tuesday, July 15, 2014

eIPO (Electronic Indian Postal Order); Easy way to remit RTI fee
eIPO (Electronic Indian Postal Order) is a facility introduced by India Post to purchase Indian Postal Order electronically by paying a fee on-line through e-Post Office Portal https://www.epostoffice.gov.in.  Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications & IT in association with Department of Personnel and Training had launched the Electronic Indian Postal Order (eIPO) on 22nd March, 2013 for Indian Citizens living abroad across the globe to facilitate them for paying online fee for seeking information under the RTI Act, 2005.

On the basis of proposal forwarded by Department of Personnel & Training (DOPT) for extending the above facility to Indian citizens living in India, Department of Posts has decided to extend this facility to Indian citizens living in India.  The applicant needs to register at e-Post Office portal of India Post https://www.epostoffice.gov.in to create his/her profile for the first time.

Both Debit and Credit cards of any Bank powered by Visa/Master can be used for this purpose. All the requirements for filing 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