Comply with RTI Act, officials told

Comply with RTI Act, officials told
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He studied 39 cases against officials, who failed to comply with the law and slapped fines of Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000 on those, who denied information to applicants. He issued show cause notices to 16 officials and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on a medical officer of Proddatur for not turning up before the RTI Commissioner. Assistant Director (Information) Thimmappa called on the RTI Commissioner. RTI

Anantapur: State Information Commissioner P Vijay Babu, who is on a two-day visit to the district, has advised the general public against misusing the Right to Information (RTI) Act. He also called upon government officials to comply with the RTI Act and provide information to those who asked for it.

He studied 39 cases against officials, who failed to comply with the law and slapped fines of Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000 on those, who denied information to applicants. He issued show cause notices to 16 officials and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on a medical officer of Proddatur for not turning up before the RTI Commissioner. Assistant Director (Information) Thimmappa called on the RTI Commissioner. RTI Activist Chalapathi was also present.

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