BHOPAL: State Information Commission has slapped a penalty on an officer for withholding RTI information. Chief information commissioner KD Khan imposed Rs 25,000 penalty on deputy secretary of urban administration development department for not giving RTI information within 30 days.
This is the second time in a month when an officer has been summoned by the commission for misusing powers vested in public information officer (PIO). The action comes for withholding information demanded by a senior union leader over a query on a government letter.
"The action will make them make them think twice before they misuse the act, MP State information Commission under secretary," Parag Karkare said.
Karkare said, "For some PIOs, Rs 25,000 is a pittance as they gain more by concealing the information. For greater transparency, either a heavy penalty should be imposed or there should a strong deterrent."
Month and Year
Name and place of the Public Information officers
This is the second time in a month when an officer has been summoned by the commission for misusing powers vested in public information officer (PIO). The action comes for withholding information demanded by a senior union leader over a query on a government letter.
"The action will make them make them think twice before they misuse the act, MP State information Commission under secretary," Parag Karkare said.
Karkare said, "For some PIOs, Rs 25,000 is a pittance as they gain more by concealing the information. For greater transparency, either a heavy penalty should be imposed or there should a strong deterrent."
Month and Year
Name and place of the Public Information officers
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