Central Information Commission

{{Short description|Statutory body in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}

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| name = Central Information Commission

| nativename = (केंद्रीय सूचना आयोग)

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| logo = File:Central Information Commission logo.png

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| logo_caption = The official logo of Central Information Commission

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| formed = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2005|10|12}}{{Cite web|url=http://cic.gov.in/introduction|title=Introduction|website=Central Information Commission|access-date=10 January 2018}}

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| budget = {{INRConvert|25.1935|c}} (2015–16){{Cite web|url=http://cic.gov.in/sites/default/files/Reports/CIC%20Annual%20Report%20English-2015-16_0.pdf|title=Annual Report for 2015–16|website=Central Information Commission|page=23|access-date=10 January 2018}}

| chief1_name = Heeralal Samariya, Retd.IAS

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| headquarters = CIC Bhawan, Baba Gang Nath Marg, Staff Quarters, Old JNU Campus, Munirka, South Delhi, Delhi - 110067

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| keydocument1 = {{URL|http://righttoinformation.gov.in/rti-act.pdf|RTI Act, 2005 (Act no. 22 of 2005)}}

| website = {{URL|www.cic.gov.in}}

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The Central Information Commission is a statutory body,{{cite web | url=https://cic.gov.in/introduction | title=Introduction | Central Information Commission }} set up under the Right to Information Act in 2005{{cite web|title=CIC Annual Report 2005-06|url=http://www.cic.gov.in/AnnualReports/AR-200506/MainReport.pdf|access-date=18 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121093716/http://cic.gov.in/AnnualReports/AR-200506/MainReport.pdf|archive-date=21 January 2011|page=14}} under the Government of India to act upon complaints from those individuals who have not been able to submit information requests to a Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer due to either the officer not have been appointed, or because the respective Central Assistant Public Information Officer or State Assistant Public Information Officer refused to receive the application for information under the Right to Information Act.{{cite web| url=http://cic.gov.in/index.html| title=Powers and functions of the information commissions| access-date=24 April 2011| author=Central Information Commission, Government of India| work=Primary source| publisher=Central Information Commission, Government of India| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303143717/http://cic.gov.in/index.html| archive-date=3 March 2011| url-status=dead}}

The commission includes one chief information commissioner and not more than ten information commissioners who are appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of a committee consisting of the Prime Minister as chairperson, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister. Two women have been chief information commissioners: Deepak Sandhu (fourth chief information commissioner overall) and Sushma Singh (fifth overall). The oath to CIC is administered by President of India.