Certain sections of Punjab Right to Service (RTS) Act, 2011, have been amended to strengthen the Right to Service Commission in the State.
As per the amendment, in section 17 of the Act, Commission has conferred the power to impose penalty up to Rs 10,000 on designated officer involved in the process of providing services under the Act, if the official has failed without sufficient cause in due discharge of the duty cast upon him.
The official spokesperson on Monday said that the notification in this regard has been issued and the Act will be called the ‘Punjab Right to Service (Amendment) Act, 2014’.