For the first time, an activist who has campaigned for your right to know will now be hearing public appeals at the Central Information Commission (CIC).
Noted Right to Information activist Shailesh Gandhi will be appointed with three others as information commissioners at the CIC, senior government officials told HT on Wednesday A committee comprising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Home Minister Shivraj Patil and BJP leader L.K. Advani is learnt to have finalised their names at a recent meeting.
The others cleared for appointment are Satyananda Mishra, secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT); senior CBI officer M.L. Sharma and social activist Annapurna Dixit.
Minister of State for DoPT Prithviraj Chavan said the committee decided on the names unanimously. "The committee has given due representation to all sections of society and this time, special effort has been made to recognise the role of civil society," Chavan said.
The total number of commissioners at the CIC has gone up to seven from the existing five.
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