New Goa CIC, Information Commissioners to take oath on Jan 1

The newly-appointed Goa Chief Information Commissioner and two Information Commissioners will take oath of office and secrecy on January 1.
"The oath-taking ceremony of Chief Information Commissioner designate and state Information Commissioners- designate will be held on January 1, 2016 at 11 am," said a press release issued by Department of Information and Publicity here today.
Chief SecretaryR K Srivastava will administer the oath of office, on behalf of Governor Mridula Sinha, to Chief Information Commissioner Prashant Sadashiv Prabhu Tendolkar, and Information Commissioners Pratima Vernekar and Juino De Souza.
The Governor has appointedthe three officials in the Goa State Information Commission.

"In terms of Section 16(3) of the RTI Act 2005, the Governor of Goa, on her behalf, has nominated the Chief Secretary to subscribe oath or affirmation of Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners," the release added.