🔆 The Central Information Commission (CIC) :
✅ Constituted - Under the Right to Information Act, 2005
✅ Members - Chief Information Commissioner, not more than ten Information Commissioners.
✅ Appointment - By President
✅ Status - Statutory Body (Non-Constitutional body)
✅ Headquarters - New Delhi.
✅ Appointment - On The Recommendation of a Committee Consisting of :
🔸The Prime Minister as the Chairperson,
🔸The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and
🔸A Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister.
✅ Not Eligible for Reappointment .
✅ Powers - To Investigate RTI complaints, pass orders for the supply of information, and impose penalties for defaults.
✅ Functions - The Commission is required to receive and inquire into a complaint from any person [Under RTI ACT] :
🔸Who has not been able to submit an information request because of the non-appointment of a Public Information Officer.
🔸Who has been refused information that was requested.
🔸Who has not received a response to his information request within the specified time limits.
🔸Who thinks the fees charged are unreasonable.
🔸Who thinks the information given is incomplete misleading or false.
🔸Any other matter relating to obtaining information.
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✅ Constituted - Under the Right to Information Act, 2005
✅ Members - Chief Information Commissioner, not more than ten Information Commissioners.
✅ Appointment - By President
✅ Status - Statutory Body (Non-Constitutional body)
✅ Headquarters - New Delhi.
✅ Appointment - On The Recommendation of a Committee Consisting of :
🔸The Prime Minister as the Chairperson,
🔸The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and
🔸A Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister.
✅ Not Eligible for Reappointment .
✅ Powers - To Investigate RTI complaints, pass orders for the supply of information, and impose penalties for defaults.
✅ Functions - The Commission is required to receive and inquire into a complaint from any person [Under RTI ACT] :
🔸Who has not been able to submit an information request because of the non-appointment of a Public Information Officer.
🔸Who has been refused information that was requested.
🔸Who has not received a response to his information request within the specified time limits.
🔸Who thinks the fees charged are unreasonable.
🔸Who thinks the information given is incomplete misleading or false.
🔸Any other matter relating to obtaining information.
#polity
#prelims_facts
Join @CSE_EXAM
@upsc_polity_Governance