The North East Today: Meghalaya: Thursday, June 29, 2017.
The Achik
Youth Council (AYC) today sought the intervention of the state Chief Information
Commissioner (CIC) after the PWD (Roads) of South West Garo Hills (SWGH) failed
to provide information to the NGO even 56 days after the NGO filed an RTI for
information from the department.
The NGO had
sought information from the office of PWD on May 2 this year on the projects
undertaken within the district by the department but since the receipt of the
RTI by the office, no further communication was provided to the NGO after the
mandated 30 day period to provide the information sought.
“As there has
been no communication from the concerned office even after 56 days, we decided
to seek justice from the CIC under the provisions of RTI Act, 2005. We will now
wait for the CIC to look into the matter as the information has to be
provided,” said Dardy GC Marak, the chief advisor of the NGO.
In a letter
to the CIC, the NGO termed the non furnishing of information as a gross
violation under the Act while seeking justice from the CIC.