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Two officials fined for not providing information under RTI Act
The Hindu
THOOTHUKUDITwo officials attached to the Department of Rural Development, Thoothukudi, have been fined ₹ 25,000 each for not providing information to queries filed under the Right to Information Act e
THOOTHUKUDI
Two officials attached to the Department of Rural Development, Thoothukudi, have been fined ₹ 25,000 each for not providing information to queries filed under the Right to Information Act even after the second appeal.
Chairing the inquiry on second appeals held here on Monday, State Information Commissioner R. Pratap Kumar said the Information Commission, which was conducting district-level inquiry on second appeals for the past three years, had received over 9,000 second appeal petitions, including 30 petitions from Thoothukudi district.