India, May 19 -- The Haryana government has ordered that state information commissioner Pradeep Kumar Shekhawat will also look after the work of the state chief information commissioner (SCIC).

According to chief secretary Anurag Rastogi's orders, Shekhawat will hold the charge of the state chief information commissioner in addition to his present assignment till the appointment of a new SCIC or till further orders.

He will not be given any additional remuneration, the orders said.

At present, there are three information commissioners - Jagbir Singh, Pradeep Kumar Shekhawat, and Kulbir Chhikara. The post of chief information commissioner and seven of the 10 sanctioned posts of information commissioners in the State Information Commissi...