BHOPAL: Two public information officers (PIOs) were penalized with Rs 40,000 for not providing information to an applicant under Right to Information Act.
In its order passed on Wednesday, state information commissioner Atmadeep imposed a penalty of Rs 25,000 on the then PIO of Bhind and now food safety officer of Sagar district Ashu Kushwaha and a penalty of Rs 15,000 was imposed on current food safety officer of Bhind, Dinesh Kumar Lodhi.
Parag Singh Chouhan, a resident of Bhopal, sought information regarding bungling of funds by food safety officer of Bhind in 2011. But in past four years despite several complaints, he was not provided with the requisite information, in the meantime, state information commission directed the then PIO four times to provide the information but it was denied.
Ultimately, information commissioner ordered to impose a penalty of Rs 25,000 on the then PIO and Rs 15,000 on current PIO for delaying the information. The applicant finally received information after four years on Wednesday.
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