Imphal, July 10 2009: Cheif Commissioner of Manipur Information Commission (MIC), RK Angousana today ordered the director of education schools to pay Rs 11000/ as compensation to Thounaojam Raseshwar of Top Khongnangkhong, Imphal East on or before July 31, 2009 for failure to provide required information sought by she.

A statement of the Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) issued by its director, Meihoubam Rakesh stated that Raseshwar submitted an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 on July 07, 2008 last to the State Public Information Officer (SPIO), Secretariat: Education (S) Department seeking certain information relating to pay revision of his deceased wife namely K Tejbati Devi, who was a regular head mistress of Top Khongnangkhong Primary School.

However, the concerned SPIO failed to provide the required information.

Thereafter, Raseswar lodged a complaint to the Manipur Information Commission against the SPIO for non-furnishing the required information.

Consequently, the MIC had directed the SPIO to furnish the required information within seven days which the SPIO failed miserably said the statement.

The Chief Information Commissioner of MIC, RK Anousana has also issued an order on June 11 last to the Deputy Commissioner, Imphal East to compensate Pangabam Jiteshwari of Khongman Zone V with an amount of Rs 4000/- said a statement of Macha Leima RTI Apunba Nupi Lup signed by its Coordinator N Gunileima.

Jiteshwari submitted an application under the RTI Act on November 10, 2008 last to the SPIO/Deputy Commissioner Imphal East requesting him to provide her the list of beneficiaries, basis of their selection and their receipt of the amount sanctioned go them under the Indira Awaj Yojna in the Khongman Gram Panchayat.

The Pradhan of the said gram panchayat gave her a false and misleading information to which Jiteshwari filed a complaint case with the MIC on January 30, 2009 last and in response the directives from the Information Commission, the SPIO provided information, which was not only piecemeal but also contradictory to the information provided by the Pradhan said the statement.

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