This document clarifies that Indian Postal Orders are an acceptable method for paying fees under the Right to Information Act, 2005. It has come to the Department’s attention that some public authorities are not accepting payments via Indian Postal Orders. The document emphasizes that refusing to accept fee payments through Indian Postal Orders can be considered a refusal to accept the application and may lead to penalties imposed by the Central Information Commission. Therefore, all public authorities are instructed to ensure that payments via Indian Postal Orders are not denied. The contents of this Office Memorandum are to be circulated to all concerned parties, including various ministries, departments, commissions, and Chief Secretaries of States/UTs.
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No.F. 10/9/2008-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated April 26, 2011
Subject:- Payment of fee under the RTI Act by Indian 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, 2005 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.
- As stated above, one of the approved modes of payment of fee under the Rules is through Indian Postal Order. Refusal to accept fee through the IPO may be treated as refusal to accept the application. It may result in the imposition of penalty by the Central Information Commission on the concerned Central Public Information Officer under Section 20 of the Act. All the public authorities should, therefore, ensure that payment of fee by IPO is not denied.
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Contents of this OM may be brought to the notice of all concerned.
(K.G. Verma)
Director
Tele 2309 2158
- All the Ministries/Departments of the Government of India
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Union Public Service Commission/Lok Sabha Secretariat./Rajya Sabha Secretariat/Cabinet Secretariat/Central Vigilance Commission/President’s Secretariat/Vice-President’s Secretariat/Prime Minister’s Office/Planning Commission/Election Commission
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Central Information Commission
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Staff Selection Commission, CGO Complex, New Delhi
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Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, 10, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi
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All Officers/Desks/Sections, Department of Personnel & Training and Department of Pension & Pensions Welfare
Copy to: Chief Secretaries of all the States/UTs.