| Heeralal Samariya | |
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| Chief Information Commissioner of India | |
| In office 6 November 2023 – 13 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-09-14) 14 September 1960 (age 64) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | IAS |
Heeralal Samaria is the Chief Commissioner of the Central Information Commission (CIC).
Early life
Heeralal Samaria was born on September 14, 1960, in Kugra village of Bharatpur district in the state of Rajasthan.
Career
Heeralal, a former IAS officer of the 1985 batch of Telangana cadre, who is currently holding the post of Information Commissioner, was promoted by the central government. He was administered the oath of office by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on November 6, 2023. Hiralal Samaria is recognized as the first Dalit person to take up this responsibility. He will continue in this post till September 13, 2025. He has been appointed as the Chief Commissioner of CIC for a period of two years by the central government. He previously served in various capacities in the united Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states. He served as Director of Singareni, Chairman of Southern Power Distribution Company in the electricity sector, and as Secretary in the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment. He was appointed as the Central Information Commissioner on November 7, 2020, and has now been promoted to the post of Chief Commissioner.
References
- "Heeralal Samariya appointed as chief information commissioner". Hindustan Times. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- Bureau, The Hindu (2023-11-06). "Heeralal Samariya sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - "Heeralal Samariya sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner". The Times of India. 2023-11-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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