Launching of Electronic Indian Postal Order - Dopt order
No. 1/44/2009-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 22th 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 "elPO (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 elPO.
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 elPO
so generated can be used to seek information from that
Ministry/Department only. A printout of the elPO 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.
5. An elPO so generated must be used
only once with an RTI application. To check any multiple use of the same
elPO, the CPIOs shall maintain a record of the elPOs so received from
Indian Citizens abroad. In case of any doubt, the details of elPO can be
verified from the above mentioned site/portal of India Post.
sd/-
(Sandeep Jain)
Deputy Secretary
Source: www.persmin.nic.in
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