N0.F. 101912008-lR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel PG & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
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North Block, New Delhi
Dated April 26,201 1
1. 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 Indian Postal Order. It has been brought to the notice of this Department that some public authorities do not accept fee through the Indian Postal Orders.
2. As stated above, one of the approved modes of payment of fee under the Rules k through Indian 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 concernedCentral Public 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.
K.G. Verma
Director
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Government of India
Ministry of Personnel PG & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
******
North Block, New Delhi
Dated April 26,201 1
| Subject:- Payment of fee under the RTI Act by Indian Postal Order. |
1. 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 Indian Postal Order. It has been brought to the notice of this Department that some public authorities do not accept fee through the Indian Postal Orders.
2. As stated above, one of the approved modes of payment of fee under the Rules k through Indian 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 concernedCentral Public 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.
K.G. Verma
Director
Click here to access the order
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