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West Bengal DGP’s wife named State information commissioner

West Bengal DGP’s wife named State information commissioner

Published by Parlour News

The Government of West Bengal nominated two new information commissioners to the West Bengal Information Commission on Wednesday (March 19, 2025). One of the nominees is retired Indian Revenue Services (IRS) officer Sanchita Kumar, who is the wife of the West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP), Rajeev Kumar. The other is Mriganko Mahato, former Trinamool Congress MP, and former member of the West Bengal Public Service Commission. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Also present was Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in the West Bengal Assembly, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay. Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, who is also part of the three-member committee, stayed away from the meeting. In a letter addressed to the Department of Administrative and Personal Reforms, Mr. Adhikari had on March 11 raised the issue of the rape and murder of a post graduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s R G Kar Medical College and Hospital and said that as long as perpetrators of the crime, including WB government officials and influential politicians of …

Madhya Pradesh to Bring In Its Public Records Act After Rise in Cases of Missing Documents from Govt Depts

Published by Webster

Concerned over the frequent cases of files and documents being vanishing from government departments, Madhya Pradesh State Information Commissioner Rahul Singh directed the State’s General Administration Department (GAD) to initiate the legislation of the Public Records Act. Singh also instructed the GAD to devise guidelines according to the Centre’s Public Records Act, 1993 to regulate the management of documents and have strict provisions, including 5 years’ imprisonment and fine of Rs 10,000 against guilty officers accountable for the missing the records until the Public Records Act is enacted in the state. Singh pointed out that the absence of any legal framework for the management and administration of the records is the reason behind the officers being callous and apathetic towards cases of loss, mismanagement and illegal destruction of records in government offices. What Kind of Records are Vanishing? Singh’s order has exposed the stark reality behind callous approach of officers towards missing documents and plight of common man. The order warns that cases of vanishing and loss of records should not be dealt with in …