Chennai police told to launch website expeditiously
The Hindu
Publish details of police officials, jurisdiction: Information Commission
The Tamil Nadu Information Commission has directed the Greater Chennai Police to launch an exclusive website expeditiously and publish details of its officials, police stations, jurisdiction, map and so on.
Passing orders on a petition seeking information on traffic flow on the Chamiers Road in Nandanam, State Information Commissioner S. Muthuraj said there was only one website for the Tamil Nadu police which was also not in compliance with the provisions under Section 4 of the Right to Information Act.
While other authorities like the Greater Chennai Corporation had an exclusive website, apart from the State government’s website, the Greater Chennai Police and its Traffic Wing did not have separate website to provide information to the people.
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