diff --git a/src/mpi/info/info.h b/src/mpi/info/info.h
index 79eae03370..bb184e882d 100644
--- a/src/mpi/info/info.h
+++ b/src/mpi/info/info.h
@@ -6,12 +6,35 @@
 #define LAM_INFO_H
 
 #include "mpi.h"
+#include "lam/lfc/list.h"
 
+/**
+ * lam_info_t structure. MPI_Info is a pointer to this structure
+ */
 struct lam_info_t {
-   char i_name[MPI_MAX_OBJECT_NAME];
-
-  /* ...more stuff... */
+    char i_name[MPI_MAX_OBJECT_NAME]; /**< name of the info object
+                                       * being instantiated */
+    lam_list_t *lam_info_list; /**< generic list pointer which is
+                                * the container for (key,value)
+                                * pairs */
+   /* Anju:
+    * Should add appropriate member/s to support 
+    * fortran translation.
+    */
 };
 typedef struct lam_info_t lam_info_t;
 
+/**
+ * lam_info_entry_t object. Each item in lam_info_list is of this
+ * type. It contains (key,value) pairs
+ */
+struct lam_info_entry_t {
+    lam_list_item_t super; /**< required for lam_list_t type */
+    char *value; /**< value part of the (key, value) pair.
+                  * Maximum length is MPI_MAX_INFO_VAL */
+    char key[MPI_MAX_INFO_KEY + 1]; /**< "key" part of the (key, value)
+                                     * pair */ 
+};
+typedef struct lam_info_entry_t lam_info_entry_t;
+
 #endif /* LAM_INFO_H */