Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria administered Oath of Office to Three New State Information Commissioners

CHANDIGARH: The Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Union Territory, Chandigarh, Mr.Gulab Chand Kataria, today administered the oath of office to advocate Dr. Bhupinder Singh Batth, Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal and Virinderjit Singh Billing as new State Information Commissioners of the Right to Information Commission, at the Punjab Raj Bhavan, Chandigarh.

The swearing-in ceremony was conducted by Punjab Chief Secretary Mr. Anurag Verma. The ceremony was attended by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Member of Parliament Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, Punjab Chief Information Commissioner Inderpal Singh Dhanna and other senior officials.

The appointments of the new State Information Commissioners were formally notified by the Government of Punjab on 12 August 2024. Their appointment will bring more transparency in the functioning of the State Right to Information Commission.