New Delhi, Sep 4 - The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Delhi government to put up information on the utilisation of the legislators' development funds on its website.

The decision came on a complaint filed by an NGO, Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS), which has demanded that information about development funds should be available in the public domain in compliance with the provisions of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

The CIC also issued a show cause notice to S.K.S Yadav, the public information officer (PIO) of Delhi's urban development department, asking why he should not be penalised under the RTI Act.

The NGO, which had prepared 'report cards' on the performance of all legislators and how they had used their development funds prior to the Delhi assembly polls December 2008, had complained to the CIC that they faced a number of difficulties and delays in obtaining the information.

'The PIO, S.K.S Yadav, is guilty of not making any effort to meet the Section 4 requirements (of the RTI Act) even after reminders from the complainant. It also appears that all the information has been provided to him and yet he stubbornly refuses to ensure that this is displayed as per the requirements of Section 4 (of the RTI Act). This is a violation of the RTI Act,' RTI activist turned Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi said in his order Thursday.

Yadav was also directed to ensure that the information is put up on the website of the Delhi urban development department, which is the nodal agency for implementation of the Delhi Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development (MLALAD) Scheme, by Sep 15.