TURA, Sept 30 - Meghalaya joint director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary (AH&Vety), Dr C Shilla was fined Rs 1,000 by the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) after a complaint of non-compliance to RTI guidelines was received from a member of Achik Youth Council (AYC).
The department had failed to provide information to the respondent even 90 days after the last date of submission.
The NGO had filed an RTI with the department on April 5 this year with the due date for furnishing of information being May 10. After the department failed to reply to the RTI, a complaint was filed by AYC with the CIC on August 10.
After hearing the complaint of Marak, the Commission imposed a penalty of Rs 1,000 while also asking for no repetition of such instances in the future. Further, the information is now to be provided to the complainant free of cost before October 8.
