UpdateBot: robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

2022-06-14T21:17:59Z

robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

imported>VelroyFernandez: /* List of State Chief Information Commissioners */

2021-07-19T08:02:58Z

List of State Chief Information Commissioners

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:32, 19 July 2021
Line 61:		Line 61:
	\| 4\|\|Prashant Sadashiv Prabhu Tendolkar\|\| January 1, 2016\|\| February, 2020		\| 4\|\|Prashant Sadashiv Prabhu Tendolkar\|\| January 1, 2016\|\| February, 2020
	\|-		\|-
	\| 5\|\|[[Vishwas ~~Satakr~~]]\|\|March 2, 2021<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210302130629/https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/goa-governor-administer-oath-to-state-chief-information-commissioner20210302180152/</ref>\|\|till date		\| 5\|\|[[Vishwas Satarkar]]\|\|March 2, 2021<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210302130629/https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/goa-governor-administer-oath-to-state-chief-information-commissioner20210302180152/</ref>\|\|till date
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}

>Kbdessai: Shashank Thakur is the Under Secretary cum Registrar

2021-04-08T09:11:45Z

Shashank Thakur is the Under Secretary cum Registrar

New page

{{Infobox high court
| court_name = Goa State Information Commission
|| native_name = '''गोंय राज्य म्हायती आयोग'''
| established = 2 March 2006<ref>http://www.gsic.goa.gov.in/pdf/0607.pdf</ref>
| city = [[Panaji]]
| state = [[Goa]]
| location = Seventh Floor, Kamat Towers, Patto Plaza, [[Panaji]], [[Goa]]<ref>http://www.gsic.goa.gov.in/cs-2/</ref>
| country = [[India]]
| appeals =
| terms = 5 years from the date of entering office or up to 65 years of [[Ageing|age]] (whichever is earlier)<ref>http://www.gsic.goa.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/rtiact2005.pdf</ref>
| website = http://www.gsic.goa.gov.in
| motto = सूचना जनाधिकार:॥ ''(Soochna Janadhikaraha) Information is the right of the people.'' ([[Sanskrit]])
| chiefjudgetitle = State Chief Information Commissioner <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210221181829/https://goaprintingpress.gov.in/downloads/2021/2021-46-SII-OG.pdf</ref>
| chiefjudgename = [[Vishwas Satarkar|Vishwas Ramnath Satarkar]]
| chiefjudgetitle2 = State Information Commissioner
| chiefjudgename2 = Sanjay Narayan Dhavalikar<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210221181829/https://goaprintingpress.gov.in/downloads/2021/2021-46-SII-OG.pdf</ref>
}}

The '''Goa State Information Commission''' is a statutory body which was established by the [[Government of Goa]] in accordance with Section 15<ref>http://www.rti.gov.in/webactrti.htm</ref> of the [[Right to Information Act, 2005]] vide notification dated 2 March 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scic.goa.gov.in/pdf/0607.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806195228/http://www.scic.goa.gov.in/pdf/0607.pdf |archive-date=2016-08-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The official website address of Goa State Information Commission is http://www.gsic.goa.gov.in/

==History==
Goa was among the earliest [[states of India]] to enact its own State Information Act. The first states in India to enact their own State Information Acts were [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Goa]], in the year 1997.<ref>goaprintingpress.gov.in/uploads/Right to Information Act 1997.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/programs/ai/rti/india/legislation.htm</ref> However, the scope of the Goa State Information Act was limited in the sense that information could be sought only to subserve the public purpose. Under the [[Right to Information Act, 2005]], no reasons are needed to be given while seeking information.<ref>http://www.jaagore.com/articles/simplify/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-RTI-act</ref>

==Constitution of the Commission==
The [[Government of Goa]] established the Goa State Information Commission vide notification dated 2 March 2006.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210228090404/https://gsic.goa.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/rtidisclosures.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.gsic.goa.gov.in/pdf/0607.pdf</ref> The Government appointed Mr. A. Venkatratnman, IAS (Retd.) as the Chief Information Commissioner and Mr. G. G. Kambli, a retired officer of the Goa Civil Services (Selection Grade) as the State Information Commission vide order dated 27 February 2006.<ref>http://goaprintingpress.gov.in/downloads/0506/0506-48-SII-EOG-4.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.gsic.goa.gov.in/pdf/0607.pdf</ref> The Chief Information Commissioner Venkatratnam and the State Information Commissioner Kambli were given the oath of office by the Chief Secretary, [[Government of Goa]], on 21 March 2006.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210228090750/https://www.gsic.goa.gov.in/pdf/0607.pdf</ref>

Initially, the Commission was provided no premises by the Government. But since matters had been filed before the Commission right since its inception, the Commission started conducting the hearing of cases at the residence of the Chief Information Commissioner in order prevent hardships to the citizens. The Commission was not provided with even a computer and the Chief Information Commissioner Mr. Venkatratnam had typed the first order of the Commission on his own personal computer. Subsequently, the Commission was provided premises at the ground floor of the Shram Shakti Bhavan, Patto Plaza, [[Panaji]]. The premises at the Shram Shakti Bhavan was bereft of proper amenities and was not adequate. This led to severe criticism by media and the citizens.<ref>http://www.gsic.goa.gov.in/pdf/0607.pdf</ref>

The Goa State Information Commission was finally shifted to a new and spacious location at the seventh floor of Kamat Towers at Patto Plaza, [[Panaji]] on 12 January 2015 and the new premises was formally inaugurated at the hands of the [[Chief Minister of Goa]], [[Laxmikant Parsekar]].<ref>http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/newspopup/83274.html</ref><ref>http://www.navhindtimes.in/govt-to-examine-laws-on-giving-extension-to-cic-mehandale/</ref><ref>http://www.goainfomedia.com/chief-minister-calls-speedy-transparent-governance/</ref> The Commission currently functions from its premises at Kamat Towers.<ref>http://www.gsic.goa.gov.in/cs-2/</ref>

==Emblem==
The Goa State Information Commission being an autonomous institution has chosen its own emblem. The Commission's emblem consists of a record of Public Authority kept open in two palms. It signifies that the Goa Information Commission acts as a facilitator for the citizens in accessing information. To convey the meaning that both the “notings” and the correspondence are available to the citizens, the record in the emblem is depicted as open. It also conveys that under the Right to Information Act, there is transparency in information. The palms holding the record are borrowed from the emblem of the Goa Government. The symbol between the pages denotes the propagation of information among the citizens.

The emblem bears the name of the Goa Information Commission in the Roman script and words “सूचना जनाधिकार:” in Sanskrit language (Devanagari script). The words in Devanagri script denote that information is the right of the masses.<ref>http://www.gsic.goa.gov.in/pdf/0607.pdf</ref>

==Status of Chief and State Information Commissioners==
The Chief Information Commissioner enjoys status equivalent to that of the Election Commissioner of India while the State Information Commissioner
Officers enjoys status equivalent to that of the Chief Secretary to the State Government.<ref>http://www.gsic.goa.gov.in/pdf/0607.pdf</ref>

==Composition of the Commission==
The Goa State Information Commissioner consists of a Chief Information Commissioner and two State Information Commissioners. The Commission has a Secretary and an Under Secretary too, in addition with other administrative staff and court officials including clerks, stenos, peons etc. Currently, the posts of the Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners are vacant.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210104073847/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/after-cop-body-lokayukta-info-panel-turns-inoperative/articleshow/80087329.cms</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20201012165045/https://www.gsic.goa.gov.in/</ref><ref>http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/CIC-SICs-sworn-in-take-charge/97389.html</ref><ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goagets-new-state-chief-information-commissioner-two-state-informationcommissioners/articleshow/50407577.cms</ref> Vide Order dated 04 January 2021, Vishwas Ramnath
Satarkar has been appointed as the State Chief Information Commissioner and Sanjay Narayan Dhavalikar, as the State Information Commissioner.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210221181829/https://goaprintingpress.gov.in/downloads/2021/2021-46-SII-OG.pdf</ref>
[[File:Goa State Information Commissioners and the Goa State Chief Information Commissioner along with the Chief Secretary, Government of Goa.jpg|thumb|(L to R): State Information Commissioner Pratima Vernekar, State Chief Information Commissioner Prashant Sadashiv Prabhu Tendolkar, Chief Secretary of Goa R. K. Srivastava and State Information Commissioner Juino De Souza.]]

The Secretary of the Commission is Bala T. Korgaonkar<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210104163319/https://goaprintingpress.gov.in/downloads/2021/2021-11-SII-OG-0.pdf</ref> while Shashank Thakur is the Under Secretary cum Registrar<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210408090348/https://www.goa.gov.in/department/goa-state-information-commission/</ref>of the Commission.

==List of State Chief Information Commissioners==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 100%"
|+List of State Chief Information Commissioners of the Goa State Information Commission<ref name="report2014">{{cite book|year=2015 |title=Annual Report 2014 |publisher=Goa State Information Commission}}</ref>
! scope="col" |S.No.
! scope="col" |Name
! scope="col" |From
! scope="col" |To
|-
| 1||A. Venkatratnam||March 21, 2006||March 8, 2009
|-
| 2||Motilal S. Keny||October 12, 2009||July 29, 2012
|-
| 3||Leena Mehendale||October 24, 2013||January 31, 2015
|-
| 4||Prashant Sadashiv Prabhu Tendolkar|| January 1, 2016|| February, 2020
|-
| 5||[[Vishwas Satakr]]||March 2, 2021<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210302130629/https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/goa-governor-administer-oath-to-state-chief-information-commissioner20210302180152/</ref>||till date
|-
|}

==List of State Information Commissioners==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 100%"
|+List of Chief Information Commissioners of the Goa State Information Commission<ref name="report2014">{{cite book|year=2015 |title=Annual Report 2014 |publisher=Goa State Information Commission}}</ref>
! scope="col" |S.No.
! scope="col" |Name
! scope="col" |From
! scope="col" |To
|-
| 1||G. G. Kambli||March 21, 2006||January 1, 2009‡‡<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180307150624/https://www.heraldgoa.in/The-Sunday-Roundtable/The-Sunday-Roundtable/pending-gsic-cases-hc-gives-govt-week-to-reply-/21911.html</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/save/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/HC-directs-govt-to-fill-up-GSIC-post/articleshow/4004070.cms?</ref>
|-
| 2||Afonso Araujo||March 4, 2009||August 2, 2010
|-
| 3||[[Dr.]] Pradeep Padwal||August 9, 2012||September 13, 2012‡<ref>http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=3507</ref>
|-
| 4||Pratima K. Vernekar||January 1, 2016||December 31, 2020<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210104073847/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/after-cop-body-lokayukta-info-panel-turns-inoperative/articleshow/80087329.cms</ref>
|-
| 5||Juino De Souza||January 1, 2016||July 4, 2020<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20201012164519/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLjP2KMP79c</ref>
|-
| 6||Sanjay Narayan Dhavalikar|| March 2, 2021|| till date<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210302130629/https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/goa-governor-administer-oath-to-state-chief-information-commissioner20210302180152/</ref>
|-
|}

==Notes==
* ‡ - Date of Resignation
* ‡‡ - Date of Death

==References==
{{reflist}}

*
*
*
*

[[Category:Government of Goa]]

Goa State Information Commission - Revision history

UpdateBot: robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

imported>VelroyFernandez: /* List of State Chief Information Commissioners */

>Kbdessai: Shashank Thakur is the Under Secretary cum Registrar