The Chief Commissioner, Right to Service Commission (RTSC), T C Gupta, on Saturday, pulled up officials of several departments working in Panipat and Sonepat over their lax attitude in compliance with their duties. He said, guaranteeing every citizen the right to obtain government services within a stipulated time is the government priority. He warned the officials that they should change their habit of rejecting applications unnecessarily.

At a review meeting in Sonipat on Friday, where T C Gupta examined the reasons in detail by summoning officers who have a large number of pending applications. Panipat stands at the 19th position while Sonepat is at 17th among the districts under the Right to Service on the basis of their scores. Gupta directed the officials of all departments to improve their workings and work within the set time period decided by the government for the designated 546 services in the state. He warned the officials that the Commission would impose penalty upon the officials who would delay work.

The Chief Commissioner said in some services the first appellate officer is the Deputy Commissioner, the Additional Deputy Commissioner and the SDM, who have the power to impose fines. In certain cases they can also be fined by the commission.

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