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    Former Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur has been appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). He will serve a three-year term until he reaches the age of 65, succeeding Vijai Sharma who recently retired. Though typically the senior-most Information Commissioner would be chosen, Mathur's appointment broke with convention. He was selected by a committee led by Prime Minister Modi and approved by President Mukherjee to head the Right to Information Act. Mathur is a retired IAS officer from Tripura with experience as Defence Secretary and in other roles.

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    Former Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur has been appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). He will serve a three-year term until he reaches the age of 65, succeeding Vijai Sharma who recently retired. Though typically the senior-most Information Commissioner would be chosen, Mathur's appointment broke with convention. He was selected by a committee led by Prime Minister Modi and approved by President Mukherjee to head the Right to Information Act. Mathur is a retired IAS officer from Tripura with experience as Defence Secretary and in other roles.

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    Former Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur has been appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). He will serve a three-year term until he reaches the age of 65, succeeding Vijai Sharma who recently retired. Though typically the senior-most Information Commissioner would be chosen, Mathur's appointment broke with convention. He was selected by a committee led by Prime Minister Modi and approved by President Mukherjee to head the Right to Information Act. Mathur is a retired IAS officer from Tripura with experience as Defence Secretary and in other roles.

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    Former Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur has been appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). He will serve a three-year term until he reaches the age of 65, succeeding Vijai Sharma who recently retired. Though typically the senior-most Information Commissioner would be chosen, Mathur's appointment broke with convention. He was selected by a committee led by Prime Minister Modi and approved by President Mukherjee to head the Right to Information Act. Mathur is a retired IAS officer from Tripura with experience as Defence Secretary and in other roles.

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    19/12/2015

    PersonsInNewsCurrentAffairsCurrentAffairsToday

    Former Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur (62) has been appointed as Chief Information Commissioner
    (CIC).
    Hewillhavetenureofaboutthreeyears(2017)tillheattaintheageof65.HesucceedsVijaiSharmaashehas
    retiredaftercompletionofhistenure.
    Conventionally, the seniormost Information Commissioner is chosen as CIC. However, Mr Mathur appointment
    wasmadeawayfromtheconventionofappointingseniormostservingInformationCommissionerasCIC.
    Background
    PresidentPranabMukherjeehadapprovedtheappointmentRKMathurasCICafterreceivingproposalofPrime
    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,
    MallikaarjunKhargeandUnionFinanceMinisterArunJaitley.
    AboutRKMathur
    RKMathurisaretiredIASofficerofTripuracadre.HehadservedasDefenceSecretaryfortwoyears.Healso
    hadservedasSecretaryUnionMinistryofMicro,SmallandMediumEnterprises(MSME)andDefenceProduction
    andSupplies.
    Tags:AppointmentsPersonsInNewsRTICIC

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