Which Section of the RTI Act, 2005 deals with penalties for non-compliance by public authorities?
[amp_mcq option1=”Section 27″ option2=”Section 20″ option3=”Section 10″ option4=”Section 16″ correct=”option2″]
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UPSC Combined Section Officer – 2021-22
The RTI Act, 2005 provides for penalties to ensure compliance by public authorities and Public Information Officers (PIOs).
Section 20 of the RTI Act, 2005, empowers the Central Information Commission or the State Information Commission, as the case may be, to impose a penalty on the Central Public Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer for various defaults. These defaults include refusing to receive an application, not furnishing information within the specified time, malafidely denying the request, knowingly giving incorrect, incomplete or misleading information, destroying information, or obstructing the furnishing of information.