Jagran
Josh: New Delhi: Saturday, 07 March 2020.
President
Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Bimal Julka as the Chief
Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission (CIC). The oath
ceremony was held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Earlier,
Julka was working as Information Commissioner but later he was promoted as the
Chief Information Commissioner. Sudhir Bhargava was the former CIC of the
country.
Bimal
Julka as CIC
A
Rashtrapati Bhavan release said that President Ram Nath Kovind administered the
oath of office of CIC to the Central Information Commission in a ceremony held
at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The post of the head of the commission was vacant after
Sudhir Bhargava retired on January 11. The Commission has 11 sanctioned posts
of Information Commissioners including (CIC). There are currently six
Information Commissioners.
About
Bimal Julka
Bimal
Julka was born on August 27, 1955. He was serving as the Director of the
Department of Industrial Development under the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry before the role of Information Commissioner. Earlier, he was working
as the Commissioner of Public Relations with the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
He has served various posts during his entire career including Secretary to the
Government of India under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Central
Information Commission
The
Central Information Commission was established by the Central Government in the
year 2005 under the Right to Information Act (RTI), 2005. The role of this
commission is very important in maintaining transparency in the governance work
of a healthy democracy. The central government tries to prevent misuse of
power, control corruption and nepotism.
The
Central Information Commission can investigate complaints received from any
person. There are several superintendents, directors, and management of the
commission that are handled by the Chief Commissioner. Information
Commissioners are there to assist the Chief Information Commissioner. The
Information Commission submits its annual report to the Central Government on
the implementation of the Right to Information Act. This Commission presents
its report in both houses of Parliament.
Work
and Powers of CIC
It
can order an investigation of any rational case. It can receive a complaint
from a person and get that complaint investigated. It can scrutinize the
records of any government office under it. This commission has the power of a
civil court during the investigation.
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