The Government of Maharashtra has now invited consent as per the amended rules of RTI from the applicants who have already applied for the post of State information commissioners. The general administration department (GAD) had invited applications from candidates for the three posts in Nashik, Pune and Nagpur benches of the State Information Commission (SIC) in June 2019. Accordingly, some have applied for the post of SIC. The state government had also appointed a search committee to shortlist the names of the candidates to be sent to the appointment committee
However, meanwhile, the rules pertaining to Right to Information (Term of Office, Salaries, Allowances and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of the Information Commissioners) were amended. And the entire process of appointment of SICs stopped.
Now the government of Maharashtra has asked all the applicants to furnish the consent letter in the following format as per amended rules.
1. According to the advertisement dated 7th June 2019, I have applied for the post of State Information Commissioner in Maharashtra State Information Commission.
2. Right to Information (Term of Office, Salaries, Allowances and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of the Chief Information Commissioner, Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission, State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners in the State Information Commission) Rules, 2019. Notification on this subject has been published by the Central Government on October 24, 2019. As per the notification dated 24.10.2019, the Central Government has modified the salary, allowances, term of office and other terms and conditions of service of the State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners in the State Information Commission.
3. I have taken note of these changes and I agree to maintain the application made and will impress for the post of State Information Commissioner.
The candidates have to send a letter mentioning “Willingness for the post of State Information Commissioner" superscribed on the envelope to Secretary (O&M), General Administration Department, 1st Floor, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 400032 as well as through e-mail to sic-application@gov.in within 15 days from the date of publication of advertisement.
The advertisement in this regard is yet to be published in the newspapers. If the government publishes this advertisement in next 3-4 days it will receive consent letters by 15th March. Then the Search Committee will follow objective criteria for shortlisting of applicants and prepare a panel of such short-listed candidates, along with the criteria applied. It will take suppose month or so i.e. 15th April. And after that, the same shall be notified on the website for the appropriate time. Say about a month or so i.e. 15th May.
Then the short-listed the panel shall thereafter be placed for consideration by the Committee led by the chief minister and this committee make its recommendations to the Governor. It will take say another month. That means if all goes well SIC’s will be appointed by the June end in Maharashtra.
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