Times of India: New Delhi: Saturday, July 28, 2018.
In a move
that indicates the government's intention to amend the RTI Act, the department
of personnel on Friday came out with an advertisement for filling vacancies in
the Central Information Commission and state information commissions, which
says the salary and duration of service of the appointees will be "specified
at the time of appointment".
In its 2016
advertisement, salary and other terms of service were specified as being at par
with that of an election commissioner. The amended RTI Act proposes to bring
salary and other terms of service under government's discretion. The amendments
propose to do away with a fixed term of five years for information
commissioners. These amendments have elicited protests from opposition parties.
The
government has justified its stand by citing the nature of work done by the CIC
and Election Commission. Officials say the functions carried out by the EC and
information commissions are very different.
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