Info commission slaps notices on three commissioners

Info commission slaps notices on three commissioners

FPJ BureauUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 06:52 PM IST
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BHOPAL : The state Information Commission has served show-notices to three commissioners of different departments for not submitting the reports.

The commission had identified 28 departments which did not follow the instructions.

State commissioner Heeralal Trivedi informed that according to Information Act section 4, the departments were instructed to submit their annual report to the commission and also to upload them on the department website every year. This report is also scheduled to be submitted in the state assembly.

The commission had served the notices to commissioner health Pankaj Agarwal, Inspector General of Registrar and Stamps, Deepal Rastogi and MP Housing Board commissioner Nitin Vyas under section 20 for not submitting the reports. Under the section the officials can be penalised up to Rs. 25,000.

Every year the departments are liable to submit the report to the commission and also to upload it on their department website, regarding their programmes, schemes, budget, staff position, office setups and other information.

28 more departments are under scanner of the commission, the commission is planning to serve notices to commercial tax department, commissioner of Krishi Mandi, seed corporation, MD of Industry corporation, Registrar of Firms and Society, Cultural department, MPEB West and Central, commissioner of Food department, Ware Housing, Civil Supplies Corporation, Commissioner Horticulture, Director General Home Guard, Commissioner Town and Country Planning, Bhopal Development Board, Pollution Control Board, commissioner Higher Education, Director General Jail, Professional Examination Board, Development Commissioner and its associate departments, PHED, Controller Government Press, director sports, commissioner School education, MP Board, director veterinary, Commissioner Urban Administration and Women and Child Welfare Department. The departments are not following the governments instructions,   to provide information to the applicants.

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