The state government on Monday decided to appoint Suchetana Swaroop as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), a post which had remained vacant since November 2016.
Swaroop, who is already working as the Information Commissioner, has been elevated to the new post. Swaroop hails from Mysuru.
A decision to this effect was taken during a meeting chaired by Siddaramaiah on Monday. The CIC, whose tenure is five years, receives salary on par with high court judges.
The post was previously held by IAS officer D N Narasimha Raju, who had resigned after a six-month stint.
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