Union govt invites applications for the post of ‘Chief Information Commissioner’ in the Central Information Commission
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ August 7,2023
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions invites application from residents of India for the post of ‘Chief Information Commissioner’ in the Central Information Commission.
As per the orders of the ministry, any person can apply for the post. The candidate shall be of eminence in public life with wide knowledge and experience in law, science and technology, social service, management, journalism, mass-media or administration and governance.
Candidate applying for the above post shall not be a Member of Parliament or Member of the Legislature of any State or Union Territory, as the case may be, or hold any other office of profit or connected with any political party or carrying on any business or pursuing any profession. It is clarified that cessation/termination of holding of office of profit, pursuing any profession or carrying any business is a condition precedent to the appointment of a person as Information Commissioner. Any persons who have attained the age of 65 years shall not be eligible for appointment.
The salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the Chief Information Commissioner shall be as per Right to Information (Term of Office, Salaries, Allowances and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chief Information Commissioner, Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission, State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners in the State Information Commission) Rules, 2019.
Union govt invites applications for the post of ‘Chief Information Commissioner’ in the Central Information Commission. Persons fulfilling the criteria and interested for appointment to the post of Chief Information Commissioner may send their particulars in the enclosed proforma only, by post, to Under Secretary (IR II), Room No. 215 A/II, Department of Personnel and Training, North Block, New Delhi or through e-mail to [email protected] so as to reach latest upto 5 PM, 29th August, 2023. Persons, who are serving under the State/Central Government or any other Organization, should send their particulars through proper channel (administrative Ministry/Department/State/UTs) only before the due date.
