Udaipur : Udaipur The Chief Minister’s Office has summoned the answers of the officers and departments who are hesitant in giving information under the Right to Information Act. The order issued regarding this has created panic among all the officers and departments of the state, who, despite paying the fine, have been shying away from giving information to the general public. It is worth noting that in the November 5 issue, ‘3 years imprisonment has been imposed on the officers shying away from giving information’ The news was published with the title ’50 lakh fine’. After this, the CMO has sought information from all the government departments about those officers who have been hesitant in giving information and fines have been imposed on them. The concerns of the officers have increased after the orders from the departmental headquarters reached the offices across the state.
Major departments with complaints: The list of major departments which did not provide information to the general public included Education Department, Home Ministry, Self-Government Department, Medical Department, Panchayati Raj Department, Revenue Department, Rural Development, Urban Development. The CMO has asked for records especially from these departments.
This is the situation of last years
Notifications Most of the complaints about non-payment have come from Panchayati Raj departmental officers. If we look at the situation in the last 3 years in all the departments, a fine of Rs 50 lakh was imposed on the officers who did not give information. 120 were found in the year 2021, 170 in 2022, 677 in 2023.
This is the whole situation
State Many officers sitting in government departments shy away from giving the requested information, making a mockery of the Right to Information Act. The situation has come to light that this year a record 375 officers in the state did not give information and fines were also imposed on them.
