panaji several associations including the influential goa football association who do not conform to the right to information act could see their privileges including grants being stripped off by the sports authority of goa the sag has been forced into action by the goa state chief information commissioner after a notice was issued under section 202 of the rti act asking to explain what administrative actions has been taken for ensuring that various sports associations comply with the gazette notification dated july 8 2010 the gazette addressed to presidents and secretaries of all state sports associations makes it mandatory for them to furnish the requisite information sought by citizens of india within the meaning of rti act 2005 according to a list submitted to the goa state chief information commissioner only 21 state associations have appointed apios pios and first appellate authority the sag has 44 state associations registered with it amongst several others the major defaulters are goa football association goa master athletic association goa volleyball association all goa kho kho association the goa state chief information commissioner leena mehendale while delivering her order in an appeal filed by sandeep heble against the goa table tennis association observed that the sag had not proceeded as per requirements of good administration to examine whether any grants or concessional land or any other government recognition or help is being given to respondent no 2 gtta at present and whether the same needs to be withdrawn in view of the refusal of respondent no 2 gtta so far to comply with the said notification defining their obligation under the rti act interestingly an application by the gtta for grant of rs 20 lakh towards organizing the 2014 cadet open table tennis championship and road to nanjing 2014 has been kept on hold by sag i have not seen the order myself but some correspondence in this regard has already been made we will issue fresh guidelines said v m director directorate of sports and youth affairs prabhudesai is holding additional charge as sag executive director in the absence of sandip jacques who is currently on leave meanwhile the cic has held that goa table tennis association is a public authority and is covered under the rti act 2005 the cic has directed the association to furnish the information sought by the appellant sandeep heble within a period of 15 days and the association has been asked why penalty action should not be taken against the president in person and against the goa table tennis association for not furnishing the information the association has also been directed to appoint a public information officer and first appellate authority within 30 days