Raj Kumar Goyal takes over as Chief Information Commissioner; eight new Information Commissioners sworn in
Raj Kumar Goyal assumed office as Chief Information Commissioner of the Central Information Commission on 15 December 2025 and administered the oath of office to eight new Information Commissioners.
Summary
Raj Kumar Goyal assumed office as Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission on 15 December 2025 and administered the oath of office to eight new Information Commissioners at a ceremony in the Commission. Raj Kumar Goyal swore in Surendra Singh Meena, Ashutosh Chaturvedi, Swagat Das, Sudha Rani Relangi, P.R. Ramesh, Khushwant Singh Sethi, Jaya Varma Sinha and Sanjeev Kumar Jindal, in the presence of incumbent Information Commissioners Anandi Ramalingam and Vinod Kumar Tiwari. The new Information Commissioners include a former Editor-in-Chief of Prabhat Khabar, Ashutosh Chaturvedi.
Key facts
- Date
- 15 December 2025
- Chief Information Commissioner
- Raj Kumar Goyal
- New Information Commissioners
- 8
- Names
- S.S. Meena, Ashutosh Chaturvedi, Swagat Das, Sudha Rani Relangi, P.R. Ramesh, K.S. Sethi, Jaya Varma Sinha, Sanjeev Kumar Jindal
- Incumbents present
- Anandi Ramalingam, Vinod Kumar Tiwari
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Who assumed office as Chief Information Commissioner of the Central Information Commission on 15 December 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Raj Kumar Goyal
PIB 2204238: Raj Kumar Goyal was appointed Chief Information Commissioner and assumed office on 15 December 2025.
How many new Information Commissioners were sworn in at the Central Information Commission on 15 December 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Eight
PIB 2204238: the Chief Information Commissioner administered the oath of office to eight new Information Commissioners.