CIC pulls up info officer of AAI

New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has pulled up the public information officer of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for not providing information in the stipulated period of one month.AAI PIO B.V. Subha Rao of the Chennai office has been found to have violated the provisions of the act and issued a showcause notice as to why he should not be penalised.The CIC also directed him to submit his explanation within 15 working days and also appear for a personal hearing on May 23, failing which penalty would be imposed.The applicant, Mr V. Francis Xavier, filed an application under the Right to Information Act to the Airports Authority of India.The applicant and others had grievances relating to fixation of scale of pay. In this context, they had made various representations for rectification of anomaly in the scale of pay. They alleged that no worthwhile action was taken and so they sought to know the status of the action taken on their application through and application under the RTI Act.
04/04/08 Sonal Kellogg/Howrah News Service

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Categories: Airports Apr 2008