Heeralal Samariya has been appointed as Chief information commissioner

Published on November 07, 2023
Current Context: Heeralal Samariya has been appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner of India. He was sworn in by President Droupadi Murmu on November 6, 2023 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
  • He is the first Dalit to hold this post.
    Heeralal Samariya has been appointed as Chief information commissioner
  • He is a former IAS officer and has served as the Labour and Employment Secretary.
  • He was earlier an Information Commissioner of the CIC since November 7, 2020.
  • He will head the transparency panel that deals with the Right to Information Act.
  • He will also have the responsibility of filling the eight vacant positions of Information Commissioners in the CIC.

Question:

Q.1 Who swore in Heeralal Samariya as the Chief Information Commissioner of India?
a. Narendra Modi
b. Ram Nath Kovind
c. Droupadi Murmu
d. Amit Shah
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