Karnataka Information Commission riled over government not recovering penalty from salary of officials denying info under RTI Act

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Penalties are imposed by KIC on officials against whom second appeal is moved by the applicant after the first appeal available within the department also would not secure the information sought under the RTI Act. | Photo Credit: Aijaz Rahi

The Karnataka Information Commission (KIC) has taken exception to the State Government not recovering penalty imposed on officials who have avoided sharing information sought under Right to Information Act, 2005.

The KIC has so far imposed a penalty of ₹10.38 crore on 10,843 government officials designated as Public Information Officers (PIOs). Of this, just about ₹2.70 crore has been recovered from 3,084 PIOs.

Published - April 10, 2026 05:39 am IST

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