The Government proposes to increase the number of members in the State Information Commission to five soon. This was announced at a conference convened by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here on Thursday on the request of Chief Information Commissioner Palat Mohandas.
The Government had constituted a three member Commission in October and appointed the Chief Information Commissioner and an Information Commissioner. The recommendation to appoint a third member was returned by Governor R.L. Bhatia on technical grounds. The Government was under political pressure to appoint more commissioners, but the number was limited considering the financial implications. The Commission is yet to start functioning from its office for want of facilities.
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