[5] The members of State Information Commission should be of eminence in public life[6] and are not permitted to hold any other office of profit or any position which is connected with any political party and are also barred from carrying on any business or continuing any profession in any field.
[7] The tenure of the Andhra Pradesh State Chief Information Commissioner and a State Information Commissioner for holding office will be a term of 3 years or until they attain the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier and will not be eligible for reappointment on completion of tenure.
The commission has the power of the civil court during the course of enquiry and in respect of the following matters: Any complaint which requires the discovery and inspection of documents relating to it.
[13][14] The maximum number of appeals and complaints pending as per October 2014 records were in state of Uttar Pradesh.
[15] In spite of above limitation, Andhra Pradesh State Information Commissions plays a crucial role in ensuring transparency in public life and supports in greater way in checking corruption, combating oppression, preventing nepotism and misuse of the public authority.
A survey conducted by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, showed that most State Information Commission in India were inactive during Covid pandemic.