All members of Odisha Information Commission called on Hon’ble Odisha Governor

Bhubaneswar (03/09):  All members of Odisha Information Commission led by State Chief Information Commissioner, Manoj Parida, called on Hon’ble Governor in Raj Bhavan today. The Commissioners briefed the Governor regarding various activities of the Commission and recent steps taken to expedite disposal of pending cases. The Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati expressed happiness about fast disposal of pending cases and complimented the Commission for introducing best practices from Information Commissions of other States. He suggested that various government officials dealing with RTI matters should be provided proper training in various training institutions. He also stated that more awareness should be created among people in tribal areas in remote districts to take advantage of RTI Act for the redressal of grievances.

The Commission members submitted that proper digitalization has been introduced in disposal of cases. The appellants can file their appeals online, and all orders passed by the Commission are also available to the general public on its official website. The Governor advised the Commissioners to visit different district headquarters and hold hearings there so that the appellants do not have to take trouble to travel to Bhubaneswar for hearing of cases. The Governor advised the Commission to further expedite disposal and to reduce pendency to minimal level. Commissioners Shri Susanta Kumar Mohanty, Shri Jagannath Rath, Shri Pranabindu Acharya, Shri Pabitra Mandal and Smt. Kalpana Pattnaik attended the meeting and thanked Hon’ble Governor for the opportunity given to the Commission to brief on its activities.