US EditionRaj Kumar Goyal Assumes Charge as Chief Information Commissioner; 8 New ICs Sworn In
Raj Kumar Goyal’s appointment ends a nine-year vacancy, with eight Information Commissioners also recommended to restore Central Information Commission’s full strength.
- On Monday , President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Raj Kumar Goyal as Chief Information Commissioner at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
- The post had been vacant since Heeralal Samariya completed his term on September 13, and a three-member panel led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recommended Raj Kumar Goyal last week.
- The Modi-led committee cleared the CIC and eight information commissioners during its meeting, recommending former bureaucrats like Jaya Verma Sinha and journalists P.R. Ramesh and Ashutosh Chaturvedi.
- Transparency activists say restoring the new CIC and information commissioners will bring the Central Information Commission to full strength after over nine years, and Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Personnel, attended the swearing-in event.
- Raj Kumar Goyal, a 1990-batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, superannuated as Secretary, Department of Justice on August 31, 2025, after serving as Secretary , Home Ministry.
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Raj Kumar Goyal Assumes Charge as Chief Information Commissioner; 8 New ICs Sworn In
Raj Kumar Goyal Assumes Charge as Chief Information Commissioner; 8 New ICs Sworn In In a significant development for India's transparency and accountability framework, Shri Raj Kumar Goyal formally assumed office as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) in the Central Information Commission (CIC) on 15 December 2025. His appointment marks a renewed push toward strengthening the implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act and ensurin…
Raj Kumar Goyal Sworn in as New Chief Information Commissioner
Former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Raj Kumar Goyal was sworn in as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India on 15 December 2025. The oath was administered by President Droupadi Murmu during a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Goyal's appointment comes after a three-member panel, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recommended his name for the position last week. According to The Indian Express, Goyal is …
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