CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu govt has appointed retired IAS officer Dr S Natarajan as the state chief information commissioner, along with four state information commissioners, filling vacancies in the Tamil Nadu Information Commission.According to a govt order issued by the human resources management department on Thursday, S Natarajan has been appointed state chief information commissioner while S Mahalakshmi, Dr T K Shabeer, C B Meena and P Mahalingam have been appointed state information commissioners.The appointments come against the backdrop of vacancies in the state information commission, which is responsible for hearing appeals and complaints from people denied access to information under the RTI Act.The appointments were made under Section 15(3) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. The five commissioners will hold office for three years from the date they assume charge or until they attain the age of 65, whichever is earlier.Their appointments and service conditions will be governed by the provisions of the RTI Act and the Right to Information Rules, 2019.
