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New CIC, 2 commissioners likely to be appointed today

Heeralal Samariya, currently serving as an information commissioner, is set to become the new chief information commissioner of the Central Information Commission (CIC). Two new information commissioners, Anandi Ramalingam and V K Tiwari, are also set to be appointed. Samariya, a former IAS officer, was chosen by the selection committee led by PM Narendra Modi. The appointments are expected to be announced soon. The CIC has been without a chief for over a month.

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