Payment of fees under RTI Act by Indian Postal Order

                                                           N0.F. 101912008-lR
                                                          Government of India
                                                 Ministry of Personnel. PG & Pension
                                               Department of Personnel & Training ******
                                                                                                                      North Block, New Delhl
                                                                                                                          Dated April 26, 201
                         Subject:- Payment of fee under the RTI Act by lndian 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, 1005 can make payment of fee for obtdning information by cash or demand
draft or banker's cheque or lndian Postal Order. It has been brought to the notice
of this Department that some public authorities do not accept fee through the
lndian Postal Orders.
2. As stated above, one of the approved modes of payment of fee under the
Rules is through lndian 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 Publk 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 mav be brouaht to the notice of all concerned.
1. All the MinistneslDepartments of the Government of lndia
2. Union Public Service CommissionILok Sabha Seaetdat./Rajya Sabha
SecretariatICaMnet SecretariatICentral Vigilance CommisslonIPresident's
SecretarlatMce-President's SecretariatIPrlme Minister's OfficeIPlanning
Commission/Hectlon Commission
3. Central Information Commission
4. Staff Selection Commission. CGO Complex, New Delhi
5. Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of lndia, 10, Bahadur Shah Zafar
Marg, New Delhi
6. ill Offiers/Desks/Sectiont. Department of Penonnel & Training and
Department of Penslon & Pensions Welfare
Copy to: Chief Secretaries of all the StatesIUTs.N0.F. 101912008-lR
Government of lndia
Ministry of Penonnei. PG & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training ******
North Block, New Delhl
Dated April 26,201 1
Subject:- Payment of fee under the RTI Act by lndian 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, 1005 can make payment of fee for obtdning information by cash or demand
draft or banker's cheque or lndian Postal Order. It has been brought to the notice
of this Department that some public authorities do not accept fee through the
lndian Postal Orders.
2. As stated above, one of the approved modes of payment of fee under the
Rules k through lndian 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'concemed Central Publk Information
Officer under Section 20 of the Act. All the public authorities should, therefore,
ensure that payment of fee by IPO is not denied.
3. Contents of this OM mav be brought to the notice of all concerned.



                  
                                                                                                                          K.G.Verma
                                                                                                                             Director