Telangana govt. appoints 5 information commissioners

The Telangana government on Monday evening appointed five information commissioners under the Right to Information Act. They are Katta Shekar Reddy, M Narayan Reddy, G Shankar Naik, Syed Khaleelullah and Mohd Ameer Hussain.

The appointment comes after a meeting held by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao at Pragati Bhavan on Sunday. The search committee formed having its members as minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy and opposition leader Akbaruddin Owaisi selected the five names and sent it for the governor's approval.

After the approval, the government announced their names. They will be serving at Right to Information act commissioners for three years from the date of taking charge.

The commissioners were appointed after the Supreme Court directed the states to appoint at least four Right to Information commissioners. However, with the latest five appointments, the total strength of the State Information Commission touch seven including former Legislature secretary S Rajasadaram, the Chief Information Commissioner and senior journalist Buddha Murali as information commissioner.