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How is
Central Information Commission constituted? |
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- Central
Information Commission to be constituted by the Central
Government through a Gazette Notification.
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Commission includes 1 Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and
not more than 10 Information Commissioners (IC) who will be
appointed by the President of India.
- Oath of
Office will be administered by the President of India
according to the form set out in the First Schedule.
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Commission shall have its Headquarters in Delhi. Other offices
may be established in other parts of the country with the
approval of the Central Government.
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Commission will exercise its powers without being subjected to
directions by any other authority. (S.12)
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What is the
eligibility criteria and what is the process of appointment of
CIC/IC? |
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Candidates for CIC/IC must be persons of eminence in public
life with wide knowledge and experience in law, science and
technology, social service, management, journalism, mass media
or administration and governance.
- CIC/IC
shall not be a Member of Parliament or Member of the
Legislature of any State or Union Territory. He shall not hold
any other office of profit or connected with any political
party or carrying on any business or pursuing any profession.
(S.12)
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Appointment Committee includes Prime Minister (Chair), Leader
of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and one Union Cabinet
Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister.
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3. |
What is the
term of office and other service conditions of CIC? |
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- CIC
shall be appointed for a term of 5 years from date on which he
enters upon his office or till he attains the age of 65 years,
whichever is earlier.
- CIC is
not eligible for reappointment.
- Salary
will be the same as that of the Chief Election Commissioner.
This will not be varied to the disadvantage of the CIC during
service. (S.13)
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4. |
What is the
term of office and other service conditions of IC? |
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- IC
shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on
which he enters upon his office or till he attains the age of
sixty-five years, whichever is earlier and shall not be
eligible for reappointment as IC.
- Salary
will be the same as that of the Election Commissioner. This
will not be varied to the disadvantage of the IC during
service.
- IC is
eligible for appointment as CIC but will not hold office for
more than a total of five years including his/her term as IC.
(S.13)
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