22 Noida officers fined for not replying to RTI queries
A fine of â¹25,000 each has been imposed on 22 public information officers of Noida for not providing information, asked under Right to Information Act, within 30 days. Authorities said this was necessary to make officials understand the importance of people's queries. Notably, RTI Act came into force in 2005 and mandates timely response to citizens' requests for government information.