The government is reportedly considering a proposal to downgrade the status of the chief information commissioner and information commissioners in terms of salaries and allowances from being equivalent to a Supreme Court judge to a secretary in the government of India. Reportedly, the government proposes to move an amendment to RTI Act in the monsoon session to give itself powers to frame rules regarding salaries and allowances of information commissioners. The change in financial status is not expected to dilute the powers and autonomy of the institution created under the Right to Information Act enacted by the UPA government in 2005. The terms and conditions of service of the CIC, ICs and state information commissioners, as per provisions of the Act, are the same as that of the chief election commissioner and ECs. A senior CIC official holds the view that bodies dealing with constitutional issues need to be seen as constitutional bodies. "The CIC deals with issues related to the fundamental rights.