Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions V. Narayanasamy has said that rtionline web portal is another milestone in the regime of RTI that will further promote participation of our citizens in the process of governance and policy making decisions of the government.
Narayanasamy, who was speaking at the launch of the portal here today, said though presently this facility has been provided to Central Ministries, the DoPT will consider extending this facility to the subordinate and attached offices of Central Government also.
The rtionline web portal has been developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) at the initiative of Department of Personnel and Training. The url of this portal is RTI Online :: Online RTI Information System.
This is a facility for the Indian Citizens to file RTI applications online and first appeals and also to make online payment of RTI fees. The prescribed fees can be paid through Internet banking of State Bank of India and its associate banks as well as by Credit/Debit cards of Visa/Master, through the payment gateway of SBI linked to this site. This facility is available for all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India.