Discussion
The State Information Commission can impose a maximum penalty of ₹ ______ on the Public Information Officer.
Answer: D
The maximum penalty is ₹ 25,000.
Under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, the Central or State Information Commission can penalise a Public Information Officer who refuses an application, fails to reply in time, gives false information or destroys the information sought. The penalty is ₹ 250 for each day of delay, but the total may not exceed ₹ 25,000.
The smaller amounts in the options are not limits set by the Act; ₹ 25,000 is the ceiling.
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