Which of the following statements are correct about the Central Information Commission 1. The Central Information Commission is a statutory body. 2. The Chief Information Commissioner and other information commissioners are appointed by the President of India. 3. The Commission can impose a penalty upto a maximum of ` 25,000. 4. It can punish an errant officer. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:?

Option 3 : 1, 2 and 3

Central Information Commission

• The Central Information Commission has been constituted with effect from 12-10-2005 under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The jurisdiction of the Commission extends over all Central Public Authorities.

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Statement 1. The Central Information Commission is a statutory body.

• The Central Information Commission is a statutory body, set up under the Right to Information Act in 2005 under the Government of India to act upon complaints from those individuals who have not been able to submit information requests to a Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer due to either the officer not have been appointed, or because the respective Central Assistant Public Information Officer or State Assistant Public Information Officer refused to receive the application for information under the Right to Information Act.

Statement 2. The Chief Information Commissioner and other Information Commissioners are appointed by the President of India.

• The commission includes one chief information commissioner and not more than ten information commissioners who are appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of a committee consisting of the Prime Minister as Chairperson, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister.

Statement 3. The Commission can impose a penalty up to a maximum of  Rs. 25,000/-

• The Act says if the Central Information Commission, the top appellate body in RTI matters, is convinced that information has been delayed without reasonable grounds, it shall impose a penalty of Rs 250 per day from the day information became due till it was furnished, with a maximum penalty of Rs 25,000.

Since statements 1 2 and 3 are correct.