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Hindu: Kurnool: Friday, 05 February 2016.
The State
Information Commissioner Lam Tantiya Kumari directed officials on Thursday to
serve show cause notices to the Administrative Officer of Kurnool RDO office,
Kurnool Vocational Education Officer and Public Information Officer of Adoni
mandal revenue office, for not giving information within the set time limit to
applicants under the provisions of Right To Information Act.
Officials
should furnish comprehensive information sought by applicants under Right To
Information Act within the stipulated time frame and obtain receipt from the
applicants and inform her office on payments made by them, she said.
The
Information Commissioner reviewed the implementation of RTI Act with Public
Information Officers of various departments and District RTI Petitioners
Coordination Committee member and District Allopathic Hospitals (Private)
Establishment Committee member Puli Damodaram in the State guest house here.
She received applications and complaints from people. Of the 37 complaints
pertaining to the Revenue, District Registrar, Stamps and Registration, Social
Welfare and Vocational Education Office, applicants were provided information
sought in 23 cases, Ms. Tantiya Kumari directed officials to fix a time within
which information would be furnished and submit a final report to her for
initiating action in case of 10 pending applications. One case was put off
after hearing it.
The
departments should get information from offices in their purview and give to
applicants, Ms. Tantiya Kumari said.
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