Raj Kumar Goyal, a former IAS officer, will be sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) on Monday, December 15, PTI reported, quoting officials. President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Goyal. The post of CIC fell vacant after Heeralal Samariya completed his term on September 13. A three-member panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recommended Goyal's name.

Who is Raj Kumar Goyal?

Goyal is a 1990-batch (retired) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre. He superannuated as Secretary, Department of Justice under the Ministry of Law and Justice, on August 31. He also served as Secretary (Border Management) in the Home Ministry and held key posts both at the Centre and in

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