Ex defence secretary RK Mathur sworn as 8th CIC

Q.  Who has been sworn in as a Eighth CIC on 5th January 2016?
- Published on 06 Jan 16

a. RK Mathur
b. RK Singh
c. Basant Seth
d. Sharat Sabharwal

ANSWER: RK Mathur
 
Former defence secretary RK Mathur has been sworn in as 8th CIC by President Pranab Mukherjee in Delhi. As the CIC, Mr. Mathur will have tenure of about three years, till he attains the age of 65 years. The Central Information Commission has been headless twice since the BJP government came to power in 2014. At present there are 7 information commissioners with 3 posts lying vacant.

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