The Forum for Good Governance (FGG) has requested Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari to take personal interest and expedite the appointment of the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and 10 Information Commissioners (ICs) along with pending staff.
The process needs to gather speed in view of the impending election notification, which could come in the way of the appointments, the FGG said in a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary.
FGG secretary M. Padmanabha Reddy lamented that the Information Commission was in a dormant stage since the past six months and appeals were not disposed of and kept piling up for want of commissioners. Close to 12,000 appeals are pending in the commission till date.
