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The Committee to recommend the appointment of the Chief Information Commissioner consists of whom of the following?
1. Prime Minister of India
2. Chief Justice of India
3. Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
4. A Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister
5. Cabinet Secretary
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Explanation
According to Section 12(3) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners are appointed by the President on the recommendation of a committee consisting of:
- The Prime Minister, who shall be the Chairperson of the committee;
- The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha; and
- A Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister.
The Chief Justice of India (Statement 2) is not a member of this selection committee. While a search committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary (Statement 5) may be constituted to shortlist candidates for the consideration of the selection committee, the Cabinet Secretary is not a member of the statutory selection committee itself. Therefore, only statements 1, 3, and 4 are correct.
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
According to the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 the Lokpal would be appointed by the President after obtaining the recommendations of a Selection Committee, with the Prime Minister as chairperson and consisting, among others, of the following :
1. Chief Justice of India or a Supreme Court Judge nominated by him
2. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
3. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
4. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
According to the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 the Lokpal would be appointed by the President after obtaining the recommendations of a Selection Committee, with the Prime Minister as chairperson and consisting, among others, of the following :
1. Chief Justice of India or a Supreme Court Judge nominated by him
2. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
3. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
4. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :