**Policy Summary:**
This notification, S.O. 4026(E), issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, announces the appointment of Sh. Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha as the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission. The appointment is effective from the forenoon of November 7, 2020. This decision was made by the President based on the recommendations of a committee constituted under subsection (3) of section 12 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005). The terms and conditions of his service will be governed by the Right to Information Act, 2005, and the Right to Information (Term of Office, Salaries, Allowances and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chief Information Commissioner, Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission, State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners in the State Information Commission) Rules, 2019. The notification was issued under F.No.422020-IR.
Key Entities Referenced
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
Right to Information Act, 2005: A law regarding the right to information in India.
Central Information Commission: An entity mentioned in the notification.
Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha: Appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions: The ministry under which the Department of Personnel and Training operates.
Department of Personnel and Training: The department that issued the notification.
Right to Information Term of Office, Salaries, Allowances and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chief Information Commission, Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission, State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners in the State Information Commission Rules, 2019: Rules governing the terms of appointment for Information Commissioners.
Rashmi Chowdhary: Addl. Secy who signed the notification.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3546] नई दिल्ली, िजनिार, निम्ब र 7, 2020/कार्तकि 16, 1942
No. 3546] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2020/KARTIKA 16, 1942
कार्मकि , लोक जिकायत तथा पिें न मत्रं ालय
(कार्मिक और प्रजिक्षण जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 7 निम्बर, 2020
का. आ.4026 (अ).—सूचना का अजधकार अजधजनयम, 2005 (2005 का 22) की धारा 12 की उप-धारा (3) के
अंतगति गठित सजमजत की अनिु ंसाओं पर, राष्ट्रपजत श्री यििधिन कुमार जसन् हा को दिनांक 7 निम्बर, 2020 के पूिािह्न स े
केन्रीय सूचना आयोग म ेंमुख्य सूचना आयुक्त के रूप म ें जनयक्तु करत े ह।ैं
2. उनकी जनयुजक्त की जनबंधन और ितों को सूचना का अजधकार अजधजनयम, 2005 और सूचना का अजधकार
(केन्रीय सूचना आयोग म ें मख्ु य सूचना आयुक्त, सूचना आयक्तु ों, राज्य सूचना आयोग म ें राज्य मुख्य सूचना आयक्तु और
राज्य सूचना आयक्तु ों के कायिकाल, िेतन, भत्त े और सेिा की अन्य जनबंधन और ित)ें जनयम, 2019 के प्रािधानों के अनुसार
जिजनयजमत दकया िाएगा।
[फा.स.ं 4/2/2020-आईआर II]
रजमम चौधरी, अपर सजचि
5433 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th November, 2020
S.O. 4026 (E). — The President, on the recommendations of the committee constituted under sub-section (3)
of section 12 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005), is pleased to appoint Sh. Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
as the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission with effect from the forenoon of
7th November, 2020.
2. The terms and conditions of his appointment shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of the Right to
Information Act, 2005 and the Right to Information (Term of Office, Salaries, Allowances and Other Terms and
Conditions of Service of Chief Information Commission, Information Commissioners in the Central Information
Commission, State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners in the State Information
Commission) Rules, 2019.
[F.No.4/2/2020-IR II]
RASHMI CHOWDHARY, Addl. Secy.
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