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Under the Right to Information Act 2005, citizens of India may send applications seeking information of public interest relevant to Embassy of India, Prague to the following officers:
1. Shri Hemant H. Kotalwar, Ambassador - Appellate Authority (AA)
Embassy of India,Milady Horakove 60/93, Prague 7
Tel: 00 420 257533490 – Fax: 00 420 257533378
E-mail: amb.prague@mea.gov.in
2. Ms. Shashi Dayal, Second Secretary - Central Public Information Officer (CPIO)
Embassy of India, Milady Horakove 60/93, Prague 7
Tel: 00 420 257533562; Fax: 00 420 257533378
E-mail: hoc.prague@mea.gov.in
Facility of e-IPO for payment of fee under the RTI Act 2005
Applications seeking information under the RTI Act, 2005 may be sent along with the prescribed fee through e-IPO* (Electronic Indian Postal Order) OR in CZK, equivalent to Indian Rs.10/- in cash/cheque or demand draft favouring Embassy of India, Prague. [The rate of exchange for a particular month may be ascertained from the Embassy].
*Facility of e-IPO for payment of fee under the RTI Act, 2005
The Department of Personnel and Training and Department of Posts have launched a service called e-IPO (Electronic Indian Postal Oder) to enable Indian Citizens residing in India or abroad to purchase an Indian Postal Order electronically by paying fee on-line through e-Post Office Portal i.e. http://www.epostoffice.gov.in to enable them to seek information under the RTI Act, 2005. It can also be accessed through India Post Website, i.e. www.indiapost.gov.in. An e-IPO so generated must be used only once with an RTI application.
The User needs to get himself registered at the website. He has to select the Ministry/Department from whom he desires to seek the information under the RTI Act and the e-IPO so generated can be used to seek information from that Ministry/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, e-IPO is required to be attached as an attachment. For more details please visit the website http://www.epostoffice.gov.in.
This facility is only for purchasing an Indian Postal Order electronically. All the requirements for filing an RTI application as well as other provisions regarding eligibility, time limit, exemptions, etc. will continue to apply.
Full text of RTI Act 2005
The Department of Personnel and Training and Department of Posts have launched a service called e-IPO (Electronic Indian Postal Order) to enable Indian Citizens abroad to purchase an Indian Postal Order electronically by paying fee on-line through e-Post Office Portal i.e. http://www.epostoffice.gov.in. (Department of Posts has extended the "elPO" (electronic Indian Postal Order) service to Indian citizens residing in India also w.e.f. 13.02.2014, for purchasing Indian Postal Order electronically by paying a fee online through e-Post Office Portal)
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The facility of eIPO has been provided for Indian citizens to facilitate them to seek information from the Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) under the RTI Act, 2005. Debit or Credit Cards of any Bank powered by Visa / Master can be used to purchase e-IPO.
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The user needs to get registered at the website. He has to select the Ministry / Department from whom he desires to seek the information under the RTI Act and the eIPO so generated can be used to seek information from that Ministry / Department only.
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A printout of the eIPO is required to be attached with the RTI application. If the RTI application is being filed electronically, eIPO is required to be attached as an attachment
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This facility is only for purchasing an Indian Postal Order electronically. All the requirements for filing an RTI application as well as other provisions regarding eligibility, time limit, exemptions etc. will continue to apply.
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An eIPO so generated must be used only once with an RTI application.
The facility of e-IPO (Electronic Indian Postal Order) has now been extended to the Indian citizens living abroad for obtaining information from Embassy of India in Prague (Czech Republic) under the RTI Act, 2005.
It may be noted that information provided under the Act is available to citizens of India only. Applications should be submitted along with documentary proof of Indian Citizenship (like copy of personal particulars pages of passport.) More information is available at RTI Website.
It may be noted that as per section 6(1) (a) of the RTI Act, 2005, a person who desires to obtain information under the Act is required to submit the application to the Public Information Officer of the “concerned public authority”. Applicants are, therefore, advised to send their requests under the RTI Act to the Embassy only when the subject matter can reasonably be presumed to pertain to the Embassy. While section 6(3) provides for the transfer of an application by a receiving PIO to another [concerned] PIO, this is clearly meant to cover situations where the application is forwarded to a PIO on the assumption that it has been directed to the concerned PIO. Where the information required obviously does not pertain to the Embassy, the application may be forwarded to the concerned PIO directly.
