Though the government offices have resumed functioning to its full capacity, the very vital State Information Commission after remaining closed in May has now decided to resume hearing matters only in July.
The Chief Information Commissioner and the State Information Commissioner carry a very handsome monthly salary of Rs 2,25,000 besides other perks. So is it not an unnecessary financial burden on the taxpayers to keep the Information Commission virtually dysfunctional citing pandemic as the reason?
The pandemic is here to stay at least for a while and we have to learn to live with it while all government authorities need to function with all the required precautionary and safety measures in place.
The new Goa Lokayukta has assumed office but has become a white elephant after the amendments brought to the Lokayukta Act.
The all important Institution of Lokayukta and the State Information Commission are bodies constituted by law with specific and a clear mandate. A lot of public money is spent in running these authorities constituted to deliver justice to the citizens and bring to book the wrong doers.
So they have to function in letter and spirit fulfilling the objective for which they are constituted.
