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Central Information Commission includes 1 Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 Information Commissioners (IC) who are appointed by the President of India on the recommendations of a Committee. The first Chief Information Commissioner of India was Wajahat Habibullah. First woman Chief Information Commissioner was Deepak Sandhu. After the retirement of the 10th Chief Information Commissioner of India, Bimal Julka on November 7th, 2020, Yashwardhan Kumar Sinha had been appointed as the 11th CIC of India. The tenure of the commissioners has been cut to three years in the new rules.[1][2]
The following have held the post of the Central Information Commissioners.[3]
| No. | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wajahat Habibullah | Template:Dts | Template:Dts | |
| 2 | A. N. Tiwari | Template:Dts | Template:Dts | |
| 3 | Satyananda Mishra | File:Satyananda Mishra.png | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 4 | Deepak Sandhu | File:Deepak Sandhu.png | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 5 | Sushma Singh | File:Sushma Singh.png | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 6 | Rajiv Mathur | Template:Dts | Template:Dts | |
| 7 | Vijai Sharma | File:Vijay Sharma.png | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 8 | Radha Krishna Mathur | File:R. K. Mathur.png | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 9 | Sudhir Bhargava | File:Sudhir Bhargava.jpg | Template:Dts | 11 January 2020 |
| 10 | Bimal Julka[2] | File:Bimal Julka.png | Template:Dts | 31 October 2020 |
| 11 | Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha[2][5] | File:YashvardhanKumarSinha.jpg | 7 November 2020 | ..... |
References
- ↑ https://theprint.in/india/modi-govt-decide-salary-chief-information-commissioner-new-rti-rules/311619/#:~:text=The%20tenure%20of%20the%20commissioners,65%20years%2C%20whichever%20is%20earlier
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sanjay Kothari tipped to be CVC; Bimal Julka is CIC, Phukan, Sandeep(18 February 2020).
- ↑ Former Chief ICs | Central Information Commission. cic.gov.in.
- ↑ https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/list-of-all-the-chief-information-commissioners-1556188652-1
- ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/yashvardhan-kumar-sinha-takes-oath-as-chief-information-commissioner/article33046064.ece#:~:text=Photo%20Credit%3A%20AP-,President%20Ram%20Nath%20Kovind%20has%20administers%20the%20oath%20of%20office,to%20a%20Rashtrapati%20Bhavan%20statement.