Shimla, Oct. 28 -- The Himachal Pradesh government's renewed move to shift the State Information Commission from Shimla to Dharamshala has triggered a fresh debate over administrative decentralisation and political intent.
The government has directed the Kangra District Magistrate to identify suitable premises in Dharamshala, even as the Commission's permanent building in Shimla nears completion and is scheduled for occupation by March next year.
This development has unsettled the Commission's staff, most of whom are outsourced and based in Shimla. The move also signals a continuation of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's pattern of transferring key offices to Dharamshala, including the Wildlife Wing, Himachal Pradesh Tourism Develop...