PM Modi Inaugurates New Central Information Commission Building in Delhi

New Delhi, March 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated  new building of Central Information Commission (CIC) at Munirka  in national capital on Tuesday. Speaking at the inaugural event, PM Mo

New Delhi, March 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated  new building of Central Information Commission (CIC) at Munirka  in national capital on Tuesday. Speaking at the inaugural event, PM Modi said that there are 5 pillars of modern information highway on which we are working simultaneously – Ask, Listen, Interact, Act and Inform.

“If I talk in detail about the first pillar ‘Ask’, then all the questions asked by the people on government policies & projects are given priority. The second pillar is ‘Listen’. Today India has a govt which listens to people. It listens to the suggestions given by you on social media. We have sometimes made changes in our policies based on the feedback given by people. The third pillar of modern information highway is ‘Interaction’ & this is as important as the previous two. I believe there is an emotional connect between the govt & the people, when their is an interaction between the two,” PM Modi said after inaugurating the new CIC building.

“The fourth pillar is ‘Act’. If there is no action taken after asking, listening and interacting, then all the hard work done is a waste. While addressing all the complaints, when Goods & Services Tax (GST) was implemented, we made new rules and many rules were changed too. ‘Inform’ is the fifth pillar of modern information highway. It is the duty of the govt to give right facts about their actions. We are doing everything to provide real time information to the people on the projects govt is doing,” he added.

Talking about Digitisation, PM Modi asserted,”Today India is swiftly moving forward towards becoming a digitally empowered society. Information Technology has not only made things easy, it has also ensured transparency and quality of service. Vyavasthaon mein jo yeh badlaav aa raha hai, iska vistaar sansad se lekar sadak tak, PMO se lekar panchayat bhawan tak, har taraf dekha jaa raha hai.”

Notably, with the inauguration of this new building the whole of CIC will be able to function from one single location. The new CIC building is a State-of-the-Art-Green building which has been constructed by the National Building Construction Corporation and has been completed ahead of time.

The five-storey building houses all the hearing rooms of the CIC within the premises. It also has a state of the art IT and Video Conferencing system.