Chief Information Commissioner

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Chief Information Commissioner of India
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Incumbent
Heeralal Samariya (Retd.IAS)
Central Information Commission [1]
NominatorCommittee consisting the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister as nominated by the Prime Minister
Appointer President of India
Term length as determined by central government
Deputy Information Commissioners of India
Deputy Information Commissioners of India
Salary₹250,000 (US$3,500) per month
Website Chief Information Commissioner of India

The Chief Information Commissioner of India is the head of the Central Information Commission appointed by the President of India. The tenure of the commissioners has been cut to three years in the new rules. [2]

The following have held the post of the Central Information Commissioners. [3]

List of Central Information Commissioners [4]
No.NamePortraitTook officeLeft office
1 Wajahat Habibullah 26 October 200519 September 2010
2 A. N. Tiwari 30 September 201018 December 2010
3 Satyananda Mishra Satyananda Mishra.png 19 December 20104 September 2013
4 Deepak Sandhu (First women CIC) Deepak Sandhu.png 5 September 201318 December 2013
5 Sushma Singh Sushma Singh.png 19 December 201321 May 2014
6 Rajiv Mathur 22 May 201422 August 2014
7 Vijai Sharma Vijay Sharma.png 10 June 20151 December 2015
8 Radha Krishna Mathur R. K. Mathur.png 4 January 201624 November 2018
9 Sudhir Bhargava Sudhir Bhargava.jpg 1 January 201911 January 2020
10 Bimal Julka [5] Bimal Julka.png 19 February 202031 October 2020
11 Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha [6] YashvardhanKumarSinha.jpg 7 November 20203 October 2023
12Heeralal Samariya [7] 6 November 202313 September 2025

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Andhra Pradesh Information Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted as per The Right to Information Act, 2005 by the state government of Andhra Pradesh through a notification in official Gazette. The commission will have one State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 State Information Commissioners (IC) to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the committee consisting of the Chief Minister as chairperson, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and a state Cabinet Minister nominated by the Chief Minister.

Arunachal Pradesh Information Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted as per The Right to Information Act, 2005 by the state government of Arunachal Pradesh through a notification in official Gazette. The commission will have one State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 State Information Commissioners (IC) to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the committee consisting of the Chief Minister as chairperson, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and a state Cabinet Minister nominated by the Chief Minister.

Chhattisgarh Information Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted as per The Right to Information Act, 2005 by the state government of Chhattisgarh through a notification in official Gazette. The commission will have one State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 State Information Commissioners (IC) to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the committee consisting of the Chief Minister as chairperson, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and a state Cabinet Minister nominated by the Chief Minister.

Haryana State Information Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted as per the Right to Information Act, 2005, of the Indian state government of Haryana through a notification in the official gazette. The commission has one state chief information commissioner (CIC) and no more than ten state information commissioners (IC), to be appointed by the governor on the recommendation of the committee consisting of the chief minister as chairperson, the leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly, and a state cabinet minister nominated by the chief minister.

Kerala State Information Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted as per The Right to Information Act, 2005 by the state government of Kerala through a notification in official Gazette. The commission will have one State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 State Information Commissioners (IC) to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the committee consisting of the Chief Minister as chairperson, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and a state Cabinet Minister nominated by the Chief Minister.

Meghalaya State Information Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted as per The Right to Information Act, 2005 by the state government of Meghalaya through a notification in official Gazette. The commission will have one State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 State Information Commissioners (IC) to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the committee consisting of the Chief Minister as chairperson, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and a state Cabinet Minister nominated by the Chief Minister.

Mizoram Information Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted as per The Right to Information Act, 2005 by the state government of Mizoram through a notification in official Gazette. The commission will have one State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 State Information Commissioners (IC) to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the committee consisting of the Chief Minister as Chairperson, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and a state Cabinet Minister nominated by the Chief Minister.

Nagaland Information Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted as per The Right to Information Act, 2005 by the state government of Nagaland through a notification in official Gazette. The commission will have one State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 State Information Commissioners (IC) to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the committee consisting of the Chief Minister as chairperson, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and a state Cabinet Minister nominated by the Chief Minister.

Odisha State Information Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted as per The Right to Information Act, 2005 by the state government of Odisha through a notification in official Gazette. The commission will have one State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 State Information Commissioners (IC) to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the committee consisting of the Chief Minister as Chairperson, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and a state Cabinet Minister nominated by the Chief Minister.

Punjab State Information Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted as per The Right to Information Act, 2005 by the state government of Punjab through a notification in official Gazette. The commission will have one State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 State Information Commissioners (IC) to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the committee consisting of the Chief Minister as chairperson, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and a state Cabinet Minister nominated by the Chief Minister.

Sikkim Information Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted as per The Right to Information Act, 2005 by the state government of Sikkim through a notification in official Gazette. The commission will have one State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 State Information Commissioners (IC) to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the committee consisting of the Chief Minister as chairperson, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and a state Cabinet Minister nominated by the Chief Minister.

Uttarakhand Information Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted as per The Right to Information Act, 2005 by the state government of Uttarakhand through a notification in official Gazette. The commission will have one State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 State Information Commissioners (IC) to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the committee consisting of the Chief Minister as chairperson, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and a state Cabinet Minister nominated by the Chief Minister.

References

  1. "Home | Central Information Commission Central Information Commission". cic.gov.in.
  2. "Centre issues new RTI rules, cuts CIC tenure to 3 years, holds power to decide other terms". 25 October 2019.
  3. "Former Chief ICs | Central Information Commission". cic.gov.in.
  4. "List of all the Chief Information Commissioners". 2 May 2019.
  5. Phukan, Sandeep (18 February 2020). "Sanjay Kothari tipped to be CVC; Bimal Julka is CIC". The Hindu via www.thehindu.com.
  6. "Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha takes oath as Chief Information Commissioner - The Hindu". The Hindu. 7 November 2020.
  7. Bureau, The Hindu (6 November 2023). "Heeralal Samariya sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 7 November 2023.{{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)