CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION

AUTHOR- Amisha Tandon

1. Introduction of Central Information Commission:

Central Information Commission is an independent statutory body and not a constitutional body, established under Right To Information Act, 2005 by Government of India which works upon complaints and appeals belonging to offices, public sector financial institutions working for Government of India, by those individuals who were unable to comply information request to a Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer because of the either reason that the officer not being appointed, or the application for information under Right to Information Act has been refused to receive by the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer respectively. The Central Information Commission has a vital role in managing the system of the Government with transparency which is necessary in democracy. This sort of clarity and clearness is essential to keep check upon misuse and abuse of authority, nepotism, corruption and oppression.

2. Composition of Central Information Commission:

The central information commission comprises of one chief information commissioner and information commissioner not more than ten in number, who are appointed by President of India on the proposition of the committee comprising of the Prime Minister as a chairperson, the head of the opposition in Lok Sabha and Union Cabinate ministers nominated by Prime Minister.

3. Eligibility Of Members In Central Information Commission:

The individuals should have an influence or prominence in social living with experience and knowledge & Law, management, journalism, science & technology, administration & governance, mass media and social service. They should not be members of legislative assembly of any state or Union territory. Individual should not be connected or in relation with any kind of politics or engaging in any business, they should not hold any profitable service or pursuing any other profession.

4. Tenure and Service In Central Information Commission:

The term for holding the service is three years or until attainment of 65 years of age by the Chief Information commissioner and information commissioners who are not eligible for reappointment.

5. Conclusion:

The unoccupied seat in the commission should be occupied at the as soon as possible. An analysis should be done to view the number of individuals needed for commission to work accurately. All the public institutions should be made accountable to the public under the RTI Act. People should be able to gain information from political parties, so that become more responsible and their sources of funding more transparent. This would also keep an eye on the corruption done in the elections. Furthermore, those private firms engaged in public works should also come under the scope of the act.