Government of India has started a RTI online
web portal whereby Right to Information (RTI) applications can be filed online
by Indian citizens, including those who are living abroad. The detailed
procedure in filing of on-line RTI application is as under:
An
Indian citizen can file RTI application online through RTI online web-portal,
having Uniform Resource Locator (url) www.rtionline.gov.in. The prescribed fee
for RTI application can also be paid online through a payment gateway of State
Bank of India by way of internet banking of State Bank of India and its
associate banks and by using Rupay card, debit/credit cards of Master/Visa.
This facility at present is available for 431 Public authorities of Government
of India.
All
the States have been requested vide this Department’s letter dated 3rd
December, 2013 to explore the feasibility of implementing online RTI in their
respective States. National Informatics Centre (NIC) has been requested to
provide technical support such as software and source code to the State
Governments who desire to replicate the web portal for online filing of RTI
applications at state level.
This
was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra
Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Adv.
Joice George in the Lok Sabha today.
Source : PIB
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