Gangtok, December 3 (IPR): Heeralal Samariya, the Chief Information Commissioner of India arrived here in Gangtok today.
Upon his arrival, Heeralal Samariya was accorded a warm welcome by Ms KD Rechung, Secretary Protocol Home Department, Ms Tshering Choden Bhutia, Law Officer, Sikkim State Information Commission and Ms Pramila Rai, Office Superintendent, Sikkim State Information Commission.
The National Federation of Information Commissions in India (NFICI) was specially formed as a registered body in 2009 to facilitate co-ordination and mutual consultation among the Central Information Commission and the State Information Commissions constituted under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
The Federation is managed by a Board of Governors which is chaired by the Chief Information Commissioner, Central Information Commission and Chief Information Commissioners of State Commissions elected to represent the various zones in the Board.
NFICI under the aegis of Sikkim Information Commission shall be holding the 31st Board of Governors’ Meeting with members comprising of seven State Chief Information Commissioners from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Manipur,Odisha, Sikkim and Uttarkhand.
The State Chief Information Commissioners attending the Board of Governors Meeting are Mr Tripurari Sharan CIC Bihar, Mr Mahaboob Basha CIC Andhra Pradesh, Mr Koijan Radhashyam Singh CIC Manipur, Mr Susanta Kumar Mohanty CIC Odisha, Mr Pradeep Vyas CIC Maharashtra, and Mr Vivek Sharma CIC Uttarkhand.
This year it is Sikkim’s turn to host the Board of Governor’s Meeting of NFICI, which will be chaired by Mr Heeralal Samriya, Chief Information Commissioner, Central Information Commission of India on December 4- 5 at Gangtok.
The Board of Governors shall also call on the Governor of Sikkim during their visit.
- IPR Report
