The Central Vigilance Commission, on Sunday the 10th of June 2018, got Former NIA Chief Sharad Kumar as its Vigilance Commissioner.
- Kumar is a 62 year old, 1979-batch IPS officer of the Haryana cadre retired last year in September after heading the National Investigation Agency.
- He was at the helm of the NIA that is an anti-terror probe organisation for more than four years.
- His appointment as the Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission comes for a term of four years or till he attains the age of 65.
- To put it in other words: Sharad Kumar's tenure will come to an end in October 2020.
- It is interesting to note that the post of the Vigilance Commissioner in the CVC was lying vacant since February this year.
- To throw some light on the top most hierarchical structure of the CVC, it comprises of:
- Central Vigilance Commissioner
- And two Vigilance Commissioners.
- At present, K V Chowdary is the Central Vigilance Commissioner and T M Bhasin is the other Vigilance Commissioner.
- With the induction of Sharad Kumar as the Vigilance Commissioner the structure seems complete.
