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Sudhir Bhargava newly appointed Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)
Sudhir Bhargava, a former Secretary to the Ministry of Social Justice, has taken charge as new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) on January 1. Beside him, President Ram Nath Kovind has also appointed four new members as Information Commissioners – ex-IFS officer Yashwardhan Kumar Sinha, former IRS officer Vanaja N Sarna, former IAS Neeraj Kumar Gupta ..
Topics: Central Information Commission • In India • India • Politics by country • Right to Information Act • Vanaja
13th Convention of Central Information Commission held in New Delhi
The 13th Convention of Central Information Commission was held in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind. It was attended by Chief Information Commissioner, Information Commissioners, State Information Commissioners, former information Commissioners, Central Public information officer, NGOs and other stake holders. Central Information Commission (CIC) CIC was established in 2005 by Central ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Topics: 13th Convention • Central Information Commission • National • New Delhi • President • President Ram Nath Kovind
Information Commissions: Key Facts
RTI Act 2005 provides for establishment of Central and State information commissioner as a designated authority to receive and inquire into a complaint from any person. Central Information Commission CIC is responsible for the implementation of RTI at centre level. It consists of one Chief Information Commissioner and maximum 10 numbers of Central Information Commissioners, ..
Topics: Ayaz Mughal • Bihar State Information Commission • Central Information Commission • Commissioner • India • Information Commissioner • Right to Information Act
CIC recommends government to allow use of ordinary postal stamp as RTI fee instrument
Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended Central government to allow people seeking information under RTI Act to use postal stamps as application fee. Two Information Commissioners – R K Jain and Raghubir Singh in two separate cases have made a common recommendation to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for implementing postal stamps as ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Topics: Central Information Commission • Current Affairs - 2017 • Government Policy • RTI • Tamil Nadu
Ms Sushma Singh will be the next Chief Information Commissioner of India
The senior most Information Commissioner Ms Sushma Singh will be the next Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC), she will succeed Ms Deepak Sandhu. The decision to appoint Sushma Singh, a former IAS officer, as the next CIC was taken unanimously by a panel consisting of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of the Opposition in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Topics: Central Information Commission • Current Affairs 2013 • RTI Act