Rajasthan State Information Commission

State Information Commission

Source: https://ric.rajasthan.gov.in/

RAJ. Chief Information Commissioner & Information Commissioners(Present)Name
CICDevendra Bhushan Gupta(11/12/2020→ Continue)
ICRajendra Prasad Barwar(03/10/2018→ Continue)
ICLaxman Singh Rathore(04/10/2018→ Continue)
ICNarayan Bareth(11/12/2020→ Continue)
ICSheetal Dharkhar(Social Worker)(11/12/2020→ Continue)

About:

  1. Section 15 of The Right to Information provides the establishment of State Information Commission
  2. Rajasthan Information Commission (RIC) was constituted on April 18, 2006.
  3. RIC is the final appellate authority with regard to the matters mentioned in RTI Act, 2005. Its decisions shall be final and binding. RIC has also being empowered to receive and enquire into a complaint from a person who has been unable to obtain information from a Public Information Officer (PIO) or no such PIO has been appointed or PIO/Appellate Authority has refused to accept his or her application for information or appeal under this Act.

Composition

  1. State Chief Information Commissioner
  2. Such number of State Information Commissioners, not exceeding ten, as may be deemed necessary

Appointment

  1. The State Chief Information Commissioner and the State Information Commissioners shall be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of a committee consisting of:
    1. the Chief Minister, who shall be the Chairperson of the committee
    2. the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly; and
    3. a Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Chief Minister