Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 2 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government has appointed retired IAS officer P Ramesh Kumar as State Chief Information Commissioner.

The State Chief Information Commissioner shall hold office for a period of three years from the date on which he enters upon his office or till he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier, read a notification issued by the government on Thursday.

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Besides Kumar, the state government has also Repala Srinivasa Rao as one of the Commissioners in the AP Information Commission under the Right to Information Act, 2005. (ANI)

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