With Covid-19 positive cases shooting up across the state, Chhattisgarh State Information Commission (CSIC) has banned all personal appearance in cases of second appeal as well as complaints.
An order states that the personal appearance of applicant, complainant and Public Information Officer or First Appeal Officer remains banned till the next order.
Arguments and replies can be submitted in writing to the Commission through e-mail, WhatsApp and Fax.
Chhattisgarh Chief Information Commissioner M.K. Raut told the media that due to rising number of cases of Covid-19, the Commission is hearing the second appeal and complaint cases through video-conferencing.
The applicant, Public Information Officer and First Appeal Officer can appear for hearing at the video room of the National Information Centre (NIC) in respective districts and submit their reply in written format.
Raut said the reply can be sent on e-mail sic.cg@nic.in, fax number 0771-2512102 and WhatsApp number 94255 02363.
State Information Commissioner Ashok Agrawal's allocated districts are Surguja, Korea, Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Surajpur, Jashpur, Bastar, Kanker, Dantewada, Durg and Raipur. The email and fax numbers are the same but his WhatsApp number is 81097 59698.
Information regarding the second appeal and complaint cases and hearing dates can be collected from the website www.siccg.gov.in,where the name of the appellant/complainant, case number and mobile number have to be registered.