[Polity] Central Information Commission, Central Vigilance Commission, National Human Rights Commission
Central Information Commission
- set up under RTI Act established in 2005
- Acts upon complains for those individuals who have not been able to submit information/request to central public information officer or state officer due to their absence or negligence.
- Tenure 5 yrs Max age limit 65
- Currently vacant Ex CIC-Rajiv Mathur
- 1 CIC & not more than 10 Information Commissioner all appointed by President
- selection by 3 member Panel consisting of- Leader of opposition in Lok sabha (Leader of 2nd largest party in Lok Sabha–Malikarjun Kharge)
- Prime Minister (Narendra Modi)
- Union Cabinet Minister appointed by PM (Arun Jaitley)
Central Vigilance Commission
- Established in 1964 to address corruption in government & autonomous bodies
- set up by recommendation of committee on Prevention of corruption headed by K Santhnam
- Appointed by President (Pranab Mukherjee) 1 CVC & 2 Vigilance Commissioner
- Currently vacant Ex CVC- Pradeep Kumar
- selection by 3 member Panel consisting of- Leader of opposition in Lok sabha(Leader of 2nd largest party in Lok Sabha–Malikarjun Kharge)
- Prime Minister (Narendra Modi)
- Union Cabinet Minister appointed by PM (Arun Jaitley)
National Human Rights Commission
- Autonomous body established in 1993 under protection of Human Right Ordinance
- NHRC consist of a chairperson,Supreme court judge,chief justice of high court,2 eminent personalities in field of human rights & 4 ex officio members
4 Ex Officio Members are
- Shri Naseem Ahmad, Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities
- P.L Punia, Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Castes
- Dr Rameshwar Oraon, Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
- Lalitha Kumaramangalam, Chairperson, National Commission for Women
Current Chairperson is KG Balakrishnan
Members are appointed by President on the recommendation of panel consisting of :
- The Prime Minister (Narendra Modi)
- The Home Minister(Rajnath Singh)
- The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha (Malikarjun Kharge)
- The Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha (Gulam Nami Azad)
- The Speaker of the Lok Sabha (Sumitra Mahajan)
- The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (PJ Kurien)
