R K Mathur: New Chief Information Commissioner

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New Delhi/ 04 Jan. Former Defence Secretary RK Mathur was sworn in as the eighth Chief Information Commissioner on Monday. President Pranab Mukherjee administered oath of office to new CIC at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President Hamid Ansari were present at the ceremony. 

62-year-old Mathur, a retired IAS officer of Tripura cadre, completed his two-year fixed tenure as Defence Secretary in May last year. As the CIC, he will have tenure of about three years, till he attains the age of 65 years. The post had become vacant a month back following the retirement of Vijai Sharma. 

The Commission is made up of one chief and 10 information commissioners. The posts of three information commissioners are still vacant.