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New Chief Information Commissioner
November 10 , 2020
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- The President of India Ram Nath Kovind appointed Yashvardhan K Sinha as the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India.
- He was short-listed for the post by a three-member committee headed by PM Modi.
- Besides the Prime Minister, the opposition party leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Home Minister Amit Shah were the members of the panel.
- The post was lying vacant over two months after Bimal Julka completed his term in August, 2020.
- Later, Uday Mahurkar (Journalist), Heera Lal Samariya (former labour secretary) and Saroj Punhani (former Deputy CAG) were appointed as Information Commissioners by President.
- The roles and responsibilities of the Chief Information Commissioner are defined by the right to Information Act, 2005.
- He will hold office for three years as per the Right to Information (Amendment) Act, 2019.
- Earlier it was five years.
- Central Information Commission was constituted in 2005 under the 2005 Act.
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