Applications for appointment to the post of four Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission were called for vide advertisement dated 04-01-2019 and atotal no. of 256 applications were received by the last date of receipt of application. The process of selection of Information Commissioners involves following subsequent steps:-
Tabulation of particulars of applicants and to sent to the Search Committee (constituted by Hon’ble PM) chaired by Cabinet Secretary.
- Shortlisted names by the Search Committee alongwith particulars of all the applicants are sent to the Committee constituted under Section 12(3) headed by the Hon’ble Prime Minister.
- Persons recommended by the Committee under Section 12(3) are appointed by the Hon’ble President.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, DrJitendra Singh in written reply to a question in LokSabha today.
