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Ex IAS officer Raj Kumar Goyal takes oath as Chief Information Commissioner

New Delhi, Dec 15 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu administered the 'Oath of Office' to former bureaucrat Raj Kumar Goyal as Chief Information Commissioner at a ceremony on Monday at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
With Goyal's induction, the Central Information Commission is expected to regain full operational strength after a prolonged gap. His appointment was approved by a high-level committee, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with union Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi as members.
According to a Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions statement, "The terms and conditions of his appointment shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005 and the Right to Information (Term of Office, Salaries, Allowances, and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chief Information Commission, Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission, State Chief Information Commissioner, and State Information Commissioners in the State Information Commission) Rules, 2019."

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AHMEDABAD, JAN 14 (UNI): Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Amit Shah offered prayers at Gurudwara Gobind Dham in Thaltej, Ahmedabad, on Wednesday. UNI Photos 125U

AHMEDABAD, JAN 14 (UNI): Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Amit Shah offered prayers at Gurudwara Gobind Dham in Thaltej, Ahmedabad, on Wednesday. UNI Photos 124U

AHMEDABAD, JAN 14 (UNI): Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Amit Shah offered prayers at Gurudwara Gobind Dham in Thaltej, Ahmedabad, on Wednesday. UNI Photos 123U

AHMEDABAD, JAN 14 (UNI): Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Amit Shah offered prayers at Gurudwara Gobind Dham in Thaltej, Ahmedabad, on Wednesday. UNI Photos 122U

RAJKOT, JAN 14 (UNI):-India's Shubman Gill plays a shot during the ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-P7U

RAJKOT, JAN 14 (UNI):- India's Ravindra Jadeja plays a shot during the ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday UNI PHOTO-P6U

RAJKOT, JAN 14 (UNI):- India's KL Rahul plays a shot during the ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday UNI PHOTO-P5U

RAJKOT, JAN 14 (UNI):- India's KL Rahul plays a shot during the ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday UNI PHOTO-P4U

RAJKOT, JAN 14 (UNI):- India's KL Rahul celebrates his century during the ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-P3U

RAJKOT, JAN 14 (UNI):- India's KL Rahul celebrates his century during the ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-P2U

RAJKOT, JAN 14 (UNI):- India's KL Rahul celebrates his century during the ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-P1U

LUCKNOW, JAN 14 (UNI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurates the Uttarayani Kauthik fair, organised by the Uttar Pradesh Parvatiya Mahaparishad on the completion of the silver jubilee year of Uttarakhand, at Govind Vallabh Pant Upvan in Lucknow on Wednesday. UNI Photo 121U

LUCKNOW, JAN 14 (UNI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurates the Uttarayani Kauthik fair, organised by the Uttar Pradesh Parvatiya Mahaparishad on the completion of the silver jubilee year of Uttarakhand, at Govind Vallabh Pant Upvan in Lucknow on Wednesday. UNI Photo 120U

LUCKNOW, JAN 14 (UNI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurates the Uttarayani Kauthik fair, organised by the Uttar Pradesh Parvatiya Mahaparishad on the completion of the silver jubilee year of Uttarakhand, at Govind Vallabh Pant Upvan in Lucknow on Wednesday. UNI Photo 119U

LUCKNOW, JAN 14 (UNI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurates the Uttarayani Kauthik fair, organised by the Uttar Pradesh Parvatiya Mahaparishad on the completion of the silver jubilee year of Uttarakhand, at Govind Vallabh Pant Upvan in Lucknow on Wednesday. UNI Photo 118U

LUCKNOW, JAN 14 (UNI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurates the Uttarayani Kauthik fair, organised by the Uttar Pradesh Parvatiya Mahaparishad on the completion of the silver jubilee year of Uttarakhand, at Govind Vallabh Pant Upvan in Lucknow on Wednesday. UNI Photo 117U

LUCKNOW, JAN 14 (UNI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurates the Uttarayani Kauthik fair, organised by the Uttar Pradesh Parvatiya Mahaparishad on the completion of the silver jubilee year of Uttarakhand, at Govind Vallabh Pant Upvan in Lucknow on Wednesday. UNI Photo 116U