D Rajagopalan appointed CIC, Balwant Singh IC
November 15, 2011
Ahmedabad, 15 November, 2011
Former chief secretary and Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd(SSNNL) Chairman D Rajagopalan will be heading the he top Right to Information (RTI) authority in Gujarat as the state government has taken decision to appoint him as new chief information commissioner (CIC) of Gujarat. The decision has been taken by chief minister Narendra Modi in consultation with Opposition leader in the Gujarat state assembly, Shaktisinh Gohil. The post of CIC in Gujarat was vacant since July 2011 as the term of then CIC RN Das expired. Rajagopalan will take over as CIC, as soon as Gujarat governor Dr Kamala signs the order.
On one of the posts the two Information Commissioner vacant after Nethra Shenoy’s term ended in September 2011, the state government has appointed additional chief secretary, general administration department (GAD), Balwant Singh who retires in December 2011 from IAS. Singh may join the commission after his retirement. The other post of IC is already occupied by Arvind Shukla.
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