Ex-DGP Virendra appointed Chief Information Commissioner of West Bengal

Ex-DGP Virendra appointed Chief Information Commissioner of West Bengal

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: February 18 2023

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Virendra, former Director General of West Bengal Police has been selected as the next State’s Chief Information Commissioner.
Virendra served as the DGP of Bengal from 2018 to 2021.
State Information Commission (India) is an autonomous and statutory bodies to be constituted as per The Right to Information Act, 2005 by the State Governments in India through a notification in official Gazette.
Bengal was among the first states to set up an Information Commission after the passage of The Right to Information Act of 2005.
The tenure of the State Chief Information Commissioner and a State Information Commissioner for holding office will be a term of 3 years or until they attain the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier and will not be eligible for reappointment on completion of tenure.

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