The Central Information Commission (CIC) falls under which of the following Ministry?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Ministry of Personnel.

Key Points

The Central Information Commission (CIC) is a statutory body, set-up under the Right to Information Act in 2005.
The Commission includes one Chief Information Commissioner and not more than 10 information commissioners who are appointed by the President of India.
The present CIC of India as of June 2020 is Shri Y K Sinha
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi is the present head of the Ministry of Personnel.

Additional Information

Commission	Falls under Department
Central Information Commission, UPSC, SSC, CBI, Lokpal	Ministry of Personnel
Inter-State Council, Zonal Councils, NIA, NHRC, NDMA	Ministry of Home Affairs
Finance Commission, GST council	Ministry of Finance
National Commission for SCs, BCs, etc.	Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment