STATE GOVERNMENT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH MAY REVIEW THE DECISION-MAKING OF SHIFTING OF (SIC) TO DHARAMSHALA DISTRICT KANGRA, IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM AT THE CAPITAL HEADQUARTERS SHIMLA

It has come to know from the Punjab Kesari today on 15-01-2026 that State Information Commission has been shifted from Shimla to Dharamshala District Kangra Himachal Pradesh and the state Government has again advertised the vacant posts of SCIC and SIC, so required against the vacant position of Shri RD Dhiman and Shri SS Guleria, list by way and virtue of which said issue has been more delayed for the required duty and responsibility under law code manual prefixed by the sub - section (3) of section 15 of RTI Act, 2005 in this behalf. The said infrastructure of the State Information Commission has been working since opening till date at Shimla and people are satisfied with the working of said office at Shimla, where they may take their other works with the Government at the levels of state capital and if it is changed from Shimla to Dharamshala district Kangra Himachal Pradesh they may not take such facilitation for their work and benefits of the capital headquarters at Shimla and there is no solid ground for this cause of change of headquarter of the State Information Commission, however it may create more problems to the applicants, keeping in view the central place for all at Shimla instead of Dharamshala district kangra Himachal Pradesh for which the Commissioners may take hearings of the applicants at Dharamshala district kangra in routine manner in the interest of public welfare instead of shifting the office from capital headquarters Shimla to Dharamshala district kangra Himachal Pradesh. As such honorable Chief Minister of the state and the Cabinet Ministers are requested to look into the matter and bring transparency and accountability in this behalf of the shifting proposed for the said location of the new place for State Information Commission at Dharamshala district kangra Himachal Pradesh:-- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh phone number, 9459334377