No.1/44/2009-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 22nd March, 2013
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject — Electronic Indian Postal Order — launching of.
On the initiative of Department of Personnel and Training, Department of
Posts has launched a service called "eIPO" (Electronic Indian Postal
Order) w.e.f. 22/03/2013. This is a facility to purchase an Indian
Postal Order electronically by paying a fee on-line through e-Post
Office Portal i.e.
http://www.epostoffice.gov.in . It can also be accessed through India
Post website www.indiapost.gov.in . As per RTI Rules, 2012, fees may be
paid by electronic means, if facility for receiving fees through
electronic means is available with the public authority.
2. At present, this facility is provided only for Indian Citizens abroad
across the globe to facilitate them to seek information from the
Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) under the RTI Act, 2005.
Debit and
Credit cards can be used to purchase eIPO.
3. The user needs to get himself registered at the website. He has to
select the Ministry/Department from whom he desires to seek the
information under the RTI Act and the eIPO so generated can be used to
seek information from that Ministry/Department only. A printout of the
eIPO is required to be attached with the RTI application. If the RTI application is being filed electronically, elPO is required to be attached as an attachment.
4. It may be noted that this facility is only for purchasing an Indian
Postal Order electronically. 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.
Sd/-
(Sandeep Jain)
Deputy Secretary
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