National Information Commission

The National Information Commission was established on 12 October 2005. It was given statutory status under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The National Information Commission consists of the Chief Information Commissioner and not more than ten Information Commissioners. The President appoints the Chief Information Commissioner and the Commissioners, who are selected by a three-member committee consisting of the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a Cabinet Minister. Its headquarters are at CIC Bhavan, New Delhi. The Kerala State Information Commission was established on 19 December 2005. The State Information Commission consists of the Chief Information Commissioner of the State and not more than ten Information Commissioners.

UPSC/PSC Questions

1. National Information Commission came into existence - 12 October 2005

2. Headquarters of National Information Commission - New Delhi (CIC Bhavan)

3. Three-member committee to select the Central Chief Information Commissioner and Commissioners - Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, and a Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister

4. Appointment of the Central Chief Information Commissioner and Commissioners - President

5. Administration of oath to the Central Chief Information Commissioner and not more than ten Information Commissioners - President

6. Submission of resignation by the Central Chief Information Commissioner and Commissioners - President

7. Removal of the Central Chief Information Commissioner and Commissioners on the orders of the Supreme Court - President

8. Reason for removal of Central and State Information Commissioners - Proven misconduct, Incapacity

9. Term of office of the Heads of Central and State Information Commissions - Three years or 65 years of age (after the RTI Amendment Act, 2019 comes into force)

10. First Central Chief Information Commissioner - Wajahat Habibullah

11. First woman to be the Central Chief Information Commissioner - Deepak Sandhu

12. State Information Commission came into existence - 19 December 2005

13. Headquarters of the State Information Commission - Thiruvananthapuram

14. Three-member committee to select the State Information Commissioner and Commissioners - Chief Minister, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, and a Cabinet Minister nominated by the Chief Minister

15. Appointment of the State Information Commissioner and Commissioners - Governor

16. Administration of oath to the State Information Commissioner and not more than ten Information Commissioners - Governor

17. State Information Commissioner and Commissioners submit resignation letter - to the Governor

18. Removal of State Information Commissioner and Commissioners on the orders of the Supreme Court - Governor

19. First Chief Information Commissioner of Kerala - Palat Mohandas

20. Salary of Central Chief Information Commissioner as per the Right to Information Amendment Act, 2019 - Rs. 250000

21. Salary of Central Information Commissioner, State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioner as per the Right to Information Amendment Act, 2019 - Rs. 225000