1,300 inquiries pending at vigilance office, reveals RTI

Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, May 25

Over 1,300 inquiries are pending for the period from May 17, 2017, to December 31, 2019, at the Vigilance Branch of the Department of Local Government, reveals an information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Rohit Sabharwal, president, Council of RTI Activists, had sought information in March 2020 regarding pending inquiry cases for the period between 2010 and 2019 at the office of the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of the Department of Local Government.

He had filed an appeal before the State Information Commission, after he was not provided with the required information. Now, Sabharwal has been provided information that before May 17, 2017, a manual receipt register was maintained in the office of the CVO of the Local Government. Later, the receipt of letters was computerised.

“As per the information provided by the department, 469 inquiries are pending for the period between May 17, 2017, and December 31, 2017. Besides, 463 pending inquiries are of the year 2018 and 404 pending inquiries are related to the year 2019,” said Sabharwal.

“The Local Government should make sure that the inquiries must be completed in a time-bound manner. The pending inquiries at the office of the CVO should be completed at the earliest,” he said.