Sushma Singh Takes Oath As Chief Information Commissioner(CIC) Thursday Dec 19,2013

The President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday Dec 19,2013 administered the oath of office to former IAS officer Sushma Singh as Chief Information Commissioner at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. 

A panel comprising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, and Law Minister Kapil Sibal appointed Sushma Singh. 

Sushma Singh, who is the fifth Chief Information Commissioner of CIC, is the second woman to be appointed to the post after Deepak Sandhu, whose term ended on Wednesday

Besides Sushma Singh, there are eight Information Commissioners — 

• Rajiv Mathur
• Vijai Sharma
• Basant Seth
• Yashovardhan Azad
• Sharat Sabharwal
• Manjula Prasher
• M A Khan Yusufi and 
• Prof Madabhushanam Sridhar Acharyulu. 
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The CIC is mandated to resolve appeals and complaints filed by information seekers, under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, against government departments or public authorities