Government introduces electronic postal order to help NRIs seek information under RTI Act

CHENNAI: The government has introduced an electronic postal order to help non-resident Indians seek information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. 

Diplomatic sources at the Indian embassy inRiyadh told TOI over telephone on Monday that the department of personnel and department of posts had recently launched a service called e-IPO(Electronic Indian Postal Order) to allow the NRIs to purchase an Indian postal order electronically by paying the fee online at http://www.epostoffice.gov.in. 

"This facility has been provided for Indian citizens abroad to enable them to purchase a postal order electronically to seek information under the RTI Act, 2005," sources said. 

The user needs to register at the website. He or she must select the ministry or department from where he or she desires to seek the information under the RTI Act. The e-IPO so generated can be used to seek information from that ministry or department only. 

A printout of the e-IPO is required to be attached with the RTI application. If the RTI application is being filed electronically, the e-IPO should be attached. 

There are more than 2.8 million Indians living in Saudi Arabia. It is the largest expatriate community in the Kingdom. Nearly two million of the estimated six million Indians holding skilled and unskilled jobs in the Gulf are from Kerala.//times of india//