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Regd.No. TN/PMG(CCR)-217/2003-05

Extraordinary Price: Re: 0.80 paise

No.219 Chennai, Friday, October 7, 2005

Purattasi 21, Parthiba, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2036

Part II Section 2

Notifications or orders of interest to a section of the public issued by Secretariat Departments

Notifications by Government

Public Department

(Estt I and Leg)

Constitution of Tamil Nadu State Information Commission to Exercise the Powers Conferred on And Perform the Functions Assigned to Under the Right to Information Act, 2005.

[G.O.MS No.988, Public (Estt. I and Leg), 7th October 2005]

No.11 (2) / PUEL/778 (a)/2005

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 15 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (Central Act 22 of 2005), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby constitutes the Tamil Nadu Information Commission to exercise the powers conferred on, and to perform the functions assigned to, it under the said Act. The said Commission shall consist of :-

(1) The State Chief Information Commissioner; and

(2) two State Information Commissioners.

G.Ramakrishnan

Secretary to Government

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