[Previous] Times Nation [Next] Print Maximize RTI plea cannot exceed 500 words This portal developed by NIC is a facility for Indian citizens to file online RTI applications and first appeals and also to make online payment of RTI fees. A department of personnel and training (DoPT) note said,The prescribed fees can be paid through Internet banking of State Bank of India and its associate banks as well as by credit or debit cards of Visa or Master,through the payment gateway of SBI linked to this site. The RTI Act mandates timely response (within 30 days ) to citizens requests for government information.An information-seeker has to pay a feeof Rs10for getting the information. Giving details of the guidelines for information-seeker,the department said that the text of the application that can be uploaded at the prescribed column (on the website) was limited to 500 words only.In case,an application exceeds more than 500 words,then it can be uploaded as an attachment, it said. If additional fee is required,covering the cost for providing information,the CPIO will intimate the applicant about the same through the portal. The first appeals filed through the website will also reach electronically to the nodal officer of the DoPT who would transmit the appeals to the First Appellate Authority (FAA). Though optional,the mobile number can be providedby the applicant /appellant in order to receive SMS alerts.On submission of an application,a unique registration number will be issued,which may be referred by the applicant for any future reference, said the departments guidelines. Under the existing guidelines,no right to information fee is required to be paid by any citizen who is below poverty line as per RTI Rules,2012.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 04:04:09 +0000
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