DOPT ORDERS-2011
No.F. 10/9/2008- IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel. PG & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
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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 bought to the notice of this Department that some pubic 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 is through Indian Postal Order. Refusal to 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 concerned Central Pubic Information Officer under Section 20 of the Act. All the pubic 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.
S K Sinha
May 16. 2011
Dear sirs,
I have purchased the following postal orders from Tollygunge Head Post Office
IP No. Date Amount Commission printed
24H 310796 16.5.11 Rs.100.00 Rs.5.00
57G 909814 ” Rs. 50.00 Rs.2.50
91E 667853 ” Rs. 10.00 Re. .50
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Total Rs.8.00
The postal authority has taken Rs.16.00 as commission changes.
Please let me know the reason for charing the extra amount of Rs.8.00.
Thanks and regards,
S K Sinha
M.D.THAKKER
Aug 20. 2011
Dear sirs,
I am Public Information Officer in an organization. I have received a query of an employee through advocate, asking information under RTI act-2005. An applicant / advocate has not attached the fee as required under RTI act, however they have affixed the stamps of “court fee” of Rs.20/- on the application.
Please let me know whether stamps of court fee are acceptable as RTI fee. If yes, then under which rules of RTI act. Your early reply is awaited.
Thanking you….
Regards.
(M.D.Thakker)