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Department of Employment and Training

Course : TNPSC Group II Exam

Subject : Indian Polity
Topic : Centre of State Commission

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 CENTRE & STATE COMMISSION
CENTRAL INFORMATION
Removal:
COMMISSION (CIC)
 The Chief Information
 CIC is constituted by the Central
Commissioner or any information
Government through a gazette
Commissioner shall be removed
notification.
from his office only by order of
the President, however in the
Composition:
case of proved misbehaviour or
 One Chief Information
incapacity President has to refer
Commissioner and not more than
the matter to the Supreme Court
10 Information Commissioners.
for an enquiry. If the Supreme
Court after the inquiry, upholds
Appointment:
the cause of removal and advises
 By President on the
so, then the President remove
recommendation of a committee
him
consisting of
Salary:
1. The Prime Minister as
 For Chief Information
chairperson
Commissioner it is similar to
2. The Leader of Opposition in the
those of the Chief Election
Lok Sabha
Commissioner and for the
3. Union Cabinet Minister
information Commissioner it is
nominated by the Prime Minister.
similar to those of an Election
Term and Tenure:
Commissioner.
 Five years or until they attain the
 Head Quarters – Delhi
age of 65 years whichever is
earlier. They are not eligible for
reappointment. Present – CIC – Radha Krishna
Mathur

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Powers and functions of the Composition:

Information Commissions:  It is consists of a State Chief
 It shall be the duty of the Central Information Commissioner and
Information Commission or State not more than ten State
Information Commission, as the Information Commissioners.
case may be, to receive and
inquire into a complaint from any Appointment:
person.  By the Governor on the
a) Who has been unable to submit Recommendation of Committee
a request to a Public Information consisting of
Officer by reason that no such 1. The Chief Minister as
officer has been appointed Chairperson
under this Act, or 2. The Leader of Opposition in the
b) Who has been refused access Legislative Assembly
to any information requested 3. State Cabinet Minister
under this Act; nominated by the Chief Minister
c) Who has not been given a
response to a request for Term and Tenure:
information or access to  Five years or until they attain the
information within the time limit age of 65 years, whichever is
specified under this Act. earlier. They are not eligible for
reappointment.
STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION
(SIC) Removal:
 The State Chief Information
 Every State Government shall Commissioner or any State
constitute a body to be known as information Commissioner shall
the State Information Commission. be removed from his office only
by Governor, however in the case
of proved misbehaviour or
incapacity Governor has to refer

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the matter to the Supreme Court

for an inquiry. If the Supreme
Court after the inquiry, upholds
the cause of removal and advises
so, then the governor remove him

Salary:
 State Chief Information
Commissioner-similar to those of
Election Commissioner
 State Information commissioner-
similar to those of Chief
Secretary of the state
government

 Tamilnadu Information Commission - It consisting of State Chief

Information Commissioner and two State information Commissioners.
 Current Chief Information Commissioner – Thiru. S. Ramakrishnan

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