Archive · 9 Jun 2025
Haryana Officers Fail to Pay RTI Penalties, Data Reveals
In Haryana, some government officers were fined for not giving information to people properly.
They were supposed to pay the fines, but about half haven't.
This means over 3 crore rupees are still owed.
People who want the information are upset and want the government to make the officers pay.
Some think the government should take the money from their retirement funds.
The government said they will tell these officers to pay.
Almost half of Haryana's information officers have not paid their RTI penalties.
Penalties were imposed for failing to provide complete information on time.
4,043 officers were fined over the past 18 years.
Rs. 5.9 crore was the total penalty imposed, with over Rs. 3 crore unpaid.
Activists are calling for strict action against defaulting officers.
- Who
- Information officers, activists, and the Haryana government.
- What
- 48.6% of information officers in Haryana have failed to pay RTI penalties
- When
- Over the past 18 years
- Where
- Haryana, India
- Why
- For failing to provide complete information within the stipulated time.
Officer Compliance
Government Accountability
Penalty Enforcement
Officer Compliance
Officers failing to pay fines, leading to over Rs. 3 crore in unpaid penalties.
Government Accountability
Activists demand strict action, including withholding retirement benefits, to ensure fines are paid.
Transparency
Officer Compliance
Information officers failing to adhere to information disclosure regulations.
Government Accountability
Government must ensure transparency through timely information disclosure and enforcement of penalties.
- Information Officers Fined
- 4,043
- Total Penalty Imposed
- Rs. 5.9 crore
- Amount Recovered
- Rs. 2.84 crore
- Unpaid Fines
- Over Rs. 3 crore
- Percentage of Officers Unpaid
- 48.6%
- RTI Act Year
- 2005