New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday.
The CIC’s post had been lying vacant for over two months after Bimal Julka completed his term on August 26.
Sinha, a former diplomat, joined as the Information Commissioner on January 1, 2019. He has served as India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka.
