Central Information Commission (CIC):
- The CIC is the highest appeal body under the Right to Information Act. It is an independent body formed in 2005 for enforcing the provisions of the act.
- HQ:
- Composition: It consists of one Chief Information Commissioner and Maximum 10 Information Commissioners.
- Appointment process: They are appointed by President on the recommendation of a committee consisting of Prime minister as chairman, Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and Union cabinet minister nominated by PM.
- Tenure:
- Chief Information Commissioner and IC shall hold office for term of 5 Years or until they age of 65 years, whichever is earlier
- Chief Information Commissioner is not eligible for reappointment but IC is eligible for appointment as CIC.
Sudhir Bhargava:
- Sudhir Bhargava, a former Secretary to the Ministry of Social Justice, was sworn in by President Ram Nath Kovind as the new Chief Information Commissioner.
- He takes over as the ninth Chief Information Commissioner.
- Like all of his predecessors, he is a retired bureaucrat. The previous chiefs have all been from Central service — IAS, IPS and IIS — backgrounds.
