People can now file RTI applications online with 431 public authorities, the government said Wednesday.
An RTI Web portal has been started for easy filing of applications by Indian citizens, including those who are living abroad.
An
Indian citizen can file an RTI application online through
www.rtionline.gov.in. The prescribed fee for an 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 or credit cards of MasterCard and Visa.
"This
facility at present is available for 431 public authorities of
Government of India," Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh
said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
All the states have also been requested to explore the feasibility of implementing online RTI in their respective states.
"National
Informatics Centre 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," the Minister said.
Singh said the government is committed
to bring the benefits of the government's pro-poor schemes and
development plans to the doorstep of each and every citizen of this
country and to offer them the right of demanding accountability.
The
Right to Information Act, which was enacted in 2005, mandates timely
response to citizens' request for government information. One has to pay
a fee of Rs. 10 for seeking information.
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