VISITED HIMACHAL PRADESH SECRETARIAT SHIMLA FOR APPOINTMENTS OF THE SIC AND SCIC 27-8-2026 AND IT IS REVEALED FOR THE POSITIVE RESPONSE BY DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS ORGANIZATION

It was an occasion today on 27-8-2026 when visited Shimla in connection with meeting for request before the appropriately Government regarding to act under sub section (3) of section 12 and arrange for the necessary orders of the SIC and SCIC , as such both the posts are lying vacant for about more than one years of the duration but nothing has been done in the matter so for and the SIC still in defunct position and status, list by way and virtue of which matter had been brought to the notice of honorable Chief Minister of state while on tour to district Bilaspur and met with the office and authority on 15-8-2026 at Ghumarwin, where in it has been confirmed by the department of administrative reforms that said file has been received by the respective branch office and it is revealed that committee has been constituted for the appointments of the vacant posts. As such representation has been processed through the Chief Minister office and the Public Works Minister, in addition to the Administrative reforms organisation where in it is submitted that section 19(6) of the RTI Act has no implementation at the levels of FAA and public Information officers and cases are kept pending without any reason of the such delay and denial at FAA levels and it is necessary to have decision making at the levels of SIC failing which people may suffer  without timely action and redressal of grievances at the level of SIC where no complaints and Appeals are decided because of the defunct position and status of the State Information Commission. As such matter has also been brought to the notice of State  Information Commission, regarding to write and inform the appropriate Government for doing needful under law code manual prefixed under sub section (3) of section 12 and remove pendency of cases  , so that people may take their benefits of empowerment under RTI and RTS Act, 2005 , mandatory for all Ministries and departments however there is no action under sub section (3) of section 12 and people are waiting for the necessary appointments of the SIC and SCIC :-- Er Fateh Chand Guleria Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh phone number 9459334377