Penalties are imposed by KIC on officials against whom second appeal is moved by the applicant after the first appeal available within the department also would not secure the information sought under the RTI Act. | Photo Credit: Aijaz Rahi The Karnataka Information Commission (KIC) has taken exception to the State Government not recovering penalty imposed on officials who have avoided sharing information sought under Right to Information Act, 2005. The KIC has so far imposed a penalty of ₹10.38 crore on 10,843 government officials designated as Public Information Officers (PIOs). Of this, just about ₹2.70 crore has been recovered from 3,084 PIOs. Published – April 10, 2026 05:39 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Q4 PAT to be under pressure on Iran-U.S. war:Analysts