Gurgaon, Jan 3 (IANS): The headman of a village near here was fined Rs.25,000 for not giving information under the RTI Act about the cleanliness drive in his village, an official said Saturday.
The State Information Commission slapped the fine on Kehtawas village headman Vipender, the commission's registrar said.
The order was issued Friday.
RTI activist Jitender Yadav had sought the information on the cleanliness drive as the village streets were very dirty. He filed the complaint Nov 19, 2014.
"A copy of the above order is forwarded to the director, Haryana Panchayat and Development Department for immediate compliance to recover the amount of penalty of Rs.25,000 from (village headman) Vipender and also to send compliance report to the commission," the registrar said.