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Sun, 02/14/2010 - 20:32
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Online RTI applications for NRIs!

NRI

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) To make it easy for NRI to file
Right To Information (RTI) applications, India's Ministry of
Overseas Indian Affairs has asked government departments to
provide a link on their websites for receiving online
applications and appeals.
The ministry has written to Department of Personnel and
Training, nodal department for RTI affairs and Ministry of
External Affairs to make guidelines in this regard and make
necessary changes in the Act. Its website has a link
facilitating reception of online applications.
According to the proposal mooted by the ministry, an NRI
will now be able to deposit Rs 10 as RTI fee in the equivalent
local currency at the Indian Mission abroad and send their
application through email to the concerned public information
officer informing about deposit of fee.
"NRIs (Non-Resident Indians) are entitled to seek
information from Ministries/Departments of Government of
India/States under the RTI Act. In the absence of appropriate
arrangement of deposit of requisite fee, they are finding it
difficult to seek information," G Gurucharan, Joint Secretary
at the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs wrote to Department
of Personnel and Training.
It was a difficult task for the NRIs to file RTI
applications seeking information as there is no mechanism for
online applications. The deposit of fee was also a difficult
matter as there is no provision in the Act for submitting it
in the currency of any other country. (More) PTI ABS
MRD


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