The CIC has issued a show-cause notice to a Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) official and fined a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) official for misleading replies and prolonged delays in responding to RTI pleas.
In an order, Information Commissioner Jaya Varma Sinha issued a show-cause notice to a senior CGHS official after observing that he had made contradictory submissions regarding the receipt and issue of a prescribed medicine to a beneficiary.
“It is pertinent to mention that the Commission has observed discrepancy in the submissions made by the answering respondent regarding non-receipt of Medicine LAMITOR OD 100 MG,” the order said.
It added that the official was “trying to mislead the Bench” by claiming that a generic medicine and the prescribed sustained-release drug were “one and the same thing.”
The case stemmed from an RTI application filed by a CGHS beneficiary, alleging that the medicine prescribed by a government specialist was received by the CGHS Wellness Centre, …The CIC has issued a show-cause notice to a Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) official and fined a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) official for misleading replies and prolonged delays in responding to RTI pleas.
In an order, Information Commissioner Jaya Varma Sinha issued a show-cause notice to a senior CGHS official after observing that he had made contradictory submissions regarding the receipt and issue of a prescribed medicine to a beneficiary.
“It is pertinent to mention that the Commission has observed discrepancy in the submissions made by the answering respondent regarding non-receipt of Medicine LAMITOR OD 100 MG,” the order said.
It added that the official was “trying to mislead the Bench” by claiming that a generic medicine and the prescribed sustained-release drug were “one and the same thing.”
The case stemmed from an RTI application filed by a CGHS beneficiary, alleging that the medicine prescribed by a government specialist was received by the CGHS Wellness Centre, … Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]