Centre keen to amend RTI Act to fix salary of ICs
By TIOL News Service
NEW DELHI, JULY 18, 2018: WHILE replying to a question in Lok Sabha today, the Union Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh, informed that the Government is considering a proposal to amend the Right to Information Act, 2005 so as to frame rules on salaries and services of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners (ICs). Presently, there are no such provisions available under the RTI Act.
A notice of intention has been given to introduce 'The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2018' in the Rajya Sabha for consideration and its passage during the current session of Parliament. Consultations with Department of Expenditure, Department of Legal Affairs and Legislative Department have been undertaken while preparing or formulating the RTI (Amendment) Bill, 2018.
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