Whether BPL applicants are exempted from payment of postal charges and fee prescribed by other laws?
(Last edited: Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 2:15 PM)
Answer:
BPL applicants are exempted from payment of application fee and the fee prescribed by rules under the RTI Act only. Postal charges have to be met by the PAs. Moreover, as specific to Kerala State, cost of information or photocopying charges upto 20 pages is exempted. BPL applicants will have to pay if the number of photocopied pages exceed 20, at the same rate as prescribed by Rules.
