As per section 12 of the RTI Act, 2005 Chief

Solution

Explanation: Section 12.   Constitution of Central Information Commission: (3) The Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of a committee consisting of— (i) the Prime Minister, who shall be the Chairperson of the committee; (ii) the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha; and (iii) a Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister." (iii) a Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister."