Karnataka Information Commission riled over government not recovering penalty from salary of officials denying info under RTI Act
The Hindu·4h ago·Neutral
What Happened
The Karnataka Information Commission has imposed ₹10.38 crore in penalties on 10,843 government officials for denying Right to Information requests. Only ₹2.70 crore has been recovered from 3,084 officials. The commission expressed concern that the state government has not recovered the remaining ₹7.68 crore from salaries of non-compliant Public Information Officers.
Key Entities
Karnataka Information CommissionRight to Information Act 2005Public Information Officers₹10.38 crore penaltyState Government₹2.70 crore recovered