Raipur (thestates.news) | Governor Shri Ramen Deka today administered the oath of office to the newly appointed Chief Information Commissioner of the Chhattisgarh State Information Commission, Shri Amitabh Jain, and State Information Commissioners Shri Umesh Kumar Agrawal and Shri Shirish Chandra Mishra, at a ceremonial function held at the Chhattisgarh Mandapam in Lok Bhavan, Raipur. The oath-taking ceremony was conducted by Chief Secretary Shri Vikas Sheel.
The ceremony was attended by Revenue, Sports and Youth Welfare, and Disaster Management Minister Shri Tankram Verma; Minister for Skill Development, Technical Education and Employment, and Scheduled Caste Development, Shri Guru Khushwant Saheb; MLA Shri Purandar Mishra; Director General of Police Shri Arun Dev Gautam; Secretary to the Governor Dr. C. R. Prasanna; Secretary to the Chief Minister Shri Subodh Singh; Principal Secretaries and Secretaries of various departments of the State Government; Acting Chairperson of the Chhattisgarh Human Rights Commission Shri Giridhari Nayak; Information Commissioner of the State Information Commission Shri Alok Chandravanshi; former Information Commissioners Shri Manoj Trivedi, Shri Ashok Agrawal and Shri Dhanvendra Jaiswal; Secretary of the State Information Commission Shri Neelam Nagdev Ekka; along with other distinguished citizens and senior officials.
It is noteworthy that the newly appointed Chief Information Commissioner, Shri Amitabh Jain, is a retired IAS officer and former Chief Secretary. State Information Commissioner Shri Umesh Kumar Agrawal is also a retired IAS officer, while Shri Shirish Chandra Mishra is associated with the field of journalism.
