State Information Commission - GovtVacancy.Net

State Information Commission - GovtVacancy.Net
Posted on 14-07-2022

State Information Commission

State Information Commission has been brought in for implementation of Right to Information in the States. The Commission consists of the State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners (not more than ten). The State  Chief Information Commissioner and the State Information Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of a committee. The committee will consist of the following members-

 

* Chief Minister, who will be the chairman of the committee;

* Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly; And

* A minister in the cabinet to be nominated by the Chief Minister.


The State Chief Information Commissioner and the State Information Commissioner shall be persons of eminence in public life having wide knowledge and experience of law, science, technology, social service, management, journalism, mass media, or administration and governance. The State Chief Information Commissioner and the State Information Commissioner shall not be a member of Parliament or a member of the Legislature of a State or a deemed territory or hold any office of profit or be associated with any political party or carry on any business or profession.

 

The headquarters of the State Information Commission shall be at such place in the State as the State Government may,  by notification in the Official Gazette, specify and the State Information Commission may, with the prior approval of the State Government,  establish its offices at other places.

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