Archive · 10 Dec 2025
PM Panel to Select Information Commissioners Tomorrow
A special group led by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and including the Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, met to choose new leaders for an important government body called the Central Information Commission (CIC).
This body helps people who have questions or complaints about government information.
The meeting lasted 88 minutes, which was longer than expected.
Rahul Gandhi objected to all the appointments and submitted his dissent in writing.
Right now, there are many empty positions in the CIC, and there are a lot of cases waiting to be solved.
The group will pick one main leader and eight other leaders to help with these cases.
They will choose from many people who applied for these jobs.
A three-member committee led by PM Narendra Modi and including Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi met to select new information commissioners.
The committee will fill one Chief Information Commissioner and eight Information Commissioner positions at the Central Information Commission (CIC).
The CIC currently has 30,838 pending cases and only two information commissioners.
The committee considered 83 applications for Chief Information Commissioner and 161 applications for Information Commissioners.
Rahul Gandhi objected to all the appointments and submitted his dissent in writing.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- What
- Selection of Chief Information Commissioner and 8 Information Commissioners
- When
- December 10, 2024
- Where
- India
- Why
- To fill vacant positions at the Central Information Commission (CIC)
Government
Opposition
Appointment of Information Commissioners
Government
The government proposed names for the Chief Information Commissioner and eight Information Commissioners.
Opposition
Rahul Gandhi objected to all the appointments and submitted his dissent in writing.
- Committee Members
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Vacant Positions
- 1 Chief Information Commissioner and 8 Information Commissioners
- Pending Cases
- 30,838
- Current Commissioners
- 2 (Anandi Ramalingam and Vinod Kumar Tiwari)
- Meeting Duration
- 88 minutes
- Applications Received
- 83 for Chief Information Commissioner, 161 for Information Commissioners
Sources
PM-led panel to pick information commissioners tomorrow
PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi Meet To Pick Chief Information Commissioner
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