Housing Ministry's Information Officer relieved of duties following iCOM fine

A media official from the ministry said that the Information Officer has been temporarily relieved of duties, and a written caution has been issued advising such actions not be repeated.

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Ministry of construction and infrastructure / Ministry of housing land and urban development

Mariyath Mohamed

2024-11-23 06:37:25

Ministry of Housing, Land and Urban Infrastructure has said that they failed to attend a hearing scheduled by the Information Commissioner's Office (iCOM) due to the negligence of a staff member, who has since been taken action against.

In a statement, the Ministry said that it places high priority on disclosing information within set durations in response to Right to Information (RTI) requests submitted.

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