Former media adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Deepak Sandhu, is likely to be appointed as next Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) to succeed Satyanand Mishra who retires early next month.
The Chief Information Commissioner is appointed by the President on the recommendation of a committee led by the Prime Minister and including the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the PM.
Background:
According to rules, a Chief Information Commissioner gets a term of five years from the date on which he or she enters upon the office or till he attained the age of sixty-five years.
The Chief Information Commissioner is appointed by the President on the recommendation of a committee led by the Prime Minister and including the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the PM.
Background:
According to rules, a Chief Information Commissioner gets a term of five years from the date on which he or she enters upon the office or till he attained the age of sixty-five years.
At present, there are six Information Commissioners — M.L. Sharma, Sushma Singh, Rajiv Mathur, Vijai Sharma, Basant Seth and Sandhu, who is the seniormost among them.
The RTI Act has provision for the appointments of 10 Information Commissioners besides a Chief Information Commissioner.
The Government is likely to soon select other Information Commissioners.
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