Former Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur has been appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). R K Mathur will have tenure of about 3 years or till they attain the age of 65, whichever is earlier. R k Mathur succeeds Vijai Sharma as he has retired after completion of his tenure. Conventionally, the senior most Information Commissioner is chosen as CIC. However in Mr Mathur appointment was made away from the convention of appointing senior most serving Information Commissioner as CIC.
Background:
President Pranab Mukherjee had approved the appointment R K Mathur as CIC after receiving proposal of Prime Minister led selection committee as per The Right To Information (RTI) Act, 2005. The selection committee included Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Chairman), Leader of the Largest Opposition Party in Lok Sabha, Mallikaarjun Kharge and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
About R K Mathur:
R K Mathur is a retired IAS officer of Tripura cadre. He had served as Defence Secretary for 2 years. He also had served as Secretary Union Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) & Defence Production and Supplies.
Radha Krishna Mathur has appointed as New Chief Information Commissioner
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