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The President appoints the Chief Information Commissioner of the Central Information Commission on the recommendation of a committee chaired by the:

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Answer: Option B — Prime Minister

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Under Section 12 of the Right to Information Act, the Chief Information Commissioner and the Information Commissioners of the Central Information Commission are appointed by the President on the recommendation of a committee headed by the Prime Minister.

Composition of the selection committee:

  • The Prime Minister, as chairperson.
  • The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha (or the leader of the single largest opposition party if there is no recognised LoP).
  • A Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister.

About the Central Information Commission:

  • It is a statutory body set up under the Right to Information Act.
  • It is not a constitutional body.
  • It consists of a Chief Information Commissioner and up to ten Information Commissioners.
  • It hears appeals and complaints from people who have not received information from central public authorities.

Eligibility:

Members must be persons of eminence in public life with wide knowledge and experience in law, science and technology, social service, management, journalism, mass media or administration.

Term and service conditions:

Originally, the term was five years (or until the age of 65), and the salary was equal to that of the Chief Election Commissioner.

The RTI (Amendment) Act, 2019 empowered the Central Government to prescribe the term, salary and allowances. The rules fixed the term at three years.

Removal:

The President can remove the Chief Information Commissioner on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity after an inquiry by the Supreme Court.

State Information Commissions:

Each state has a State Information Commission. Its members are appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of a committee headed by the Chief Minister.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗The Chief Justice of India is part of the committee for appointing the Lokpal, not the CIC.
  • ✗The Vice-President and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha are not part of the CIC selection committee.

Quick tip

Remember: CIC selection committee = PM (chair) + LoP in the Lok Sabha + a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the PM.

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This question tests your understanding of Constitutional & Statutory Bodies, a key topic in the General Knowledge section. The detailed solution above uses a step-by-step approach to show the reasoning, and where available, a shortcut that helps you solve similar questions in under 90 seconds during the actual exam.

This topic covers bodies set up under the Constitution, such as the Election Commission, UPSC, Finance Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General and the national commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, and statutory or executive bodies such as NITI Aayog, the NHRC, the CVC, the CBI and Lokpal. Questions often ask whether a body is constitutional or not, which article creates it, who appoints its head and for how long. For example, the CAG is appointed under Article 148, the Finance Commission under Article 280, and NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission in 2015 by an executive resolution. Practise the constitutional and statutory bodies questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.

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