Process Of Appointing New Chief Information Commissioner Going On: Centre
The Central Data Fee will have a CIC and ten ICs (Document)
New Delhi:
The method of appointment of a brand new Leader Data Commissioner (CIC) and Data Commissioners (ICs) within the Central Data Fee is happening, Union Minister Jitendra Singh mentioned on Tuesday.
In a written respond to the Rajya Sabha, he mentioned the CIC finished his tenure on August 26.
“The method of appointment of recent CIC and ICs is happening,” mentioned Mr Singh, the minister of state for body of workers.
The Central Data Fee will have a CIC and ten ICs.
“One Data Commissioner is finishing his tenure on 25.09.2020. The federal government had initiated the method to refill the emptiness in a well timed means by means of issuing the commercials to refill the publish of Leader Data Commissioner and as much as 6 posts of Data Commissioners within the Central Data Fee on 09.07.2020,” he mentioned.
Mr Singh mentioned a prime stage seek committee follows one way of acquiring related details about quite a lot of applicants whilst scrutinizing programs and shortlists applicants for the publish of Leader Data Commissioner and Data Commissioners.
In line with separate question, the minister mentioned that the Central Data Fee has been purposeful even after the declaration of lockdown in March, 2020.
“As for State Data Commissions, every of the state governments took a decision as it should be,” he mentioned.
So far as Central Data Fee is worried, a complete choice of four,491 on-line requests were processed since March, 2020 to September 17, 2020, Mr Singh mentioned.
“RTI on-line portal (https://rtionline.gov.in) has already been installed position via Division of Workforce and Coaching since August 2013 to lend a hand voters in submitting RTI programs, first and 2d appeals with the general public government aligned there,” he mentioned in every other answer.
Additional, the Central Data Fee had in position the power of audio/video listening to even ahead of COVID-19 pandemic and the entire 2d appeals/lawsuits instances outdoor Delhi were adjudicated via NIC studios at quite a lot of district headquarters as appropriate for the appellant and respondent, Mr Singh mentioned.
“Right through the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Data Fee had taken steps to facilitate listening to of 2d appeals/lawsuits via audio/video amenities via in depth use of era,” the minister mentioned.
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