PANJIM: Governor Mridula Sinha on Wednesday cleared the appointment of a Chief Information Officer and two State Information Officers as recommended by the cabinet.
The cabinet last week had approved the appointment of Prashant Tendulkar as CIC and Pratima Vernekar and Juino D’Souza as SICs.
Sources in the Raj Bhavan said the appointment file was cleared by the Governor on Wednesday.
The names for the three posts were finalised by a three-member committee consisting of Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza and Leader of Opposition Pratapsingh Rane.
Tendulkar is the former additional president of the Goa State Administrative Tribunal, South. Vernekar is a senior public prosecutor, while D’Souza is a lawyer and social activist.
The post of CIC has been vacant since January 2015, after the tenure of Leena Mehendale ended, while no SIC has been appointed since September 2012, following the departure of Dr Pradeep Padwal.
Three months ago, the High Court of Bombay at Goa had asked the government to reply within two weeks as to when the Lokayukta, the SIC and CIC would be appointed.
