Karnataka Information Commission imposes ₹50,000 penalty on five officials for RTI lapses
The Karnataka Information Commission has fined five public officials a total of ₹50,000 for failing to comply with RTI Act requests. The commission has ordered the penalties to be deducted from the officials' salaries.
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This action highlights the enforcement of transparency laws and government accountability in India, ensuring that public information remains accessible to citizens.
The Kalaburagi Bench of the Karnataka Information Commission has imposed a fine of ₹10,000 each on five Public Information Officers (PIOs) for failing to provide information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, and for not complying with the Commission’s directions.
State Information Commissioner B. Venkata Singh passed the orders while hearing second appeals filed by applicants who had not received the information they had sought within the stipulated period. The total penalty imposed on the five officials amounts to ₹50,000.
The officials fined are Suryakanth, former First Division Assistant at the Basavakalyan City Municipal Council; Mallikarjun, Secretary of Bolamanadoddi Gram Panchayat in Raichur district; Abhay Kumar, Environmental Engineer at the Kalaburagi City Corporation; Gurappa Nayak, Secretary of Jumlapur Gram Panchayat in Kushtagi taluk; and Ravikumar, Secretary of Nagalapur Gram Panchayat in Hospet taluk.
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