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 applications is as under:-

An Indian citizen can file RTI application online through RTI online web-portal, having 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 debit/credit cards of Master/Visa. This facility at present is available only for 37 Ministries/Departments of Government of India.

This was stated by Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office in written reply to a question by Dr. Janardhan Waghmare and Sh.N.K.Singh today.

Online Right to Information applications now permitted for Indian citizens including those abroad, with electronic fee payment options available. An online mechanism enables filing of Right to Information applications by Indian citizens, including those abroad, via a dedicated web portal with an integrated State Bank of India payment gateway that accepts internet banking of SBI and associate banks and Master/Visa debit and credit cards; the electronic fee payment facility currently applies only to a specified set of central ministries and departments.