The Central Information Commission can have one CIC and ten CI (file)
New Delhi:
The process of appointing a new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners (CI) in the Central Information Commission is underway, the Union Minister said on Tuesday , Jitendra Singh.
In a written response to Rajya Sabha, he said the CIC ended its mandate on August 26.
“The process of appointing new CICs and ICs is ongoing,” said Mr. Singh, Minister of State for Personnel.
The Central Information Commission can have one CIC and ten ICs.
Mr Singh said that a high-level search committee was following a method of obtaining relevant information about various candidates while reviewing applications and selecting candidates for the post of Chief Information Commissioner and Commissioners. to information.
In response to a separate question, the minister said the Central Information Commission was functional even after the lockdown declaration in March 2020.
“When it comes to state information commissions, each of the state governments has responded to the call appropriately,” he said.
As for the Central Information Commission, a total of 4,491 online requests have been processed from March 2020 to September 17, 2020, Singh said.
“RTI’s online portal (https://rtionline.gov.in) has already been set up by the Personnel and Training Department since August 2013 to help citizens file RTI applications, first and second. second appeal to the public authorities aligned there, “he said in another response.
In addition, the Central Information Commission had set up audio / video hearing facilities even before the COVID-19 pandemic and all second cases of appeals / complaints outside Delhi were tried by the studios. NIC at various district headquarters as suitable for appellant and respondent, Mr. Singh said.
“During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Information Commission had taken steps to facilitate the hearing of second appeals / complaints through audio / video facilities using extensively technology,” said the minister.
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