On 15.05.10, Hon’ble State Chief Information Commissioner Shri D.N. Padhi, in the presence of Sri Tanmay Mohanty, CEO cum MD of Luminous Infoways and other dignitaries inaugurated three new initiatives viz Internet Filing System, Touch Screen Computer, Video Conferencing Facility of Orissa Information Commission. In Electronic Gateway System citizens can lodge complaint/ appeal on the internet from anywhere in the world. To make the system more accessible to the people, the State Commission can now receive online the complaints in plain paper and second appeal in form ‘E’, on its web site www.orissasoochanacommission.nic.in,. All the registered complaints and appeals receive a system generated case registration number (CRN) which can be used by the Complainant or the Appellant to directly check the status of his/her complaint/appeal petition on the State Commission web site. The Complainant /Appellant can pay the required fees by using credit or debit cum ATM card. The PIO of Orissa Information Commission can also now receive online application for information in form ‘A’ and the First Appellate Authority can receive appeal in Form ‘D’. The requesters of information may take advantage of the facility of internet payment for e-filing of complaint/ first appeal and this has been facilitated with the support of HDFC Bank. The State Commission is planning to make this facility available at all the Common Service Centers at the Block level and headquarters of the bigger Gram Panchayats and small towns. Apart from the services on the website and toll free helpline (BSNL), another way to track cases in the Orissa Information Commission is through the Touch Screen Computer, which the State Commission launched today. The Complainant can get his/her complaint/appeal status at the OIC reception counter using this facility. By just entering the case registration number (CRN) and by choosing the respective touch buttons one can know his/her case status.