CIC receives 80 pc increment in Union Budget

government has allocated Rs 9.90 crore for Central Information Commission (CIC) and Right to Information (RTI) Act in Union Budget 2020-21, an increase of 80 percent as compared to last budget. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday anunced an allocation of Rs 9.90 crore for 'CIC and RTI' as compared to Rs 5.5 crore allocated in budget for 2019-20. In last budget, commission's funds were slashed by 38 per cent as compared to Union Budget of 2018-19.

"Fund allocations in respect of CIC's Construction of He Office Building and DOPTs Propagation of RTI Act," budget document said.

CIC has also received funds under a separate he of 'CIC and PESB' with an increase of 6.95 per cent from last budget. It has been allocated Rs 32 crore as compared to Rs 30.02 allocated crore last year under this he. This provision is for "establishment related expenditure of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) and Central Information Commission", document said. 

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