Ludhiana, March 26 -- In a strong action reinforcing accountability under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Punjab State Information Commission has imposed a penalty of Rs.25,000 and issued bailable warrants against block development and panchayat officer (BDPO), Block-II, Ludhiana, for repeated non-compliance and negligence.

Taking serious cognisance of multiple appeal cases related to Ludhiana district, state information commissioner Harpreet Sandhu observed that the concerned public information officer (PIO), who also serves as BDPO, failed to furnish the required information to the appellant for over 30 months.

The commission noted that the officer not only delayed the information but also remained absent during several hearin...