Arvind ji ( 177,Nalanda ,1970 entry NOBA, Ex IB chief )sworn is as Vigilance Commissioner today.
The Central Vigilance Commission has three members. One Chief Vigilance Commissioner and Two Vigilance Commissioners.
Kumar and Srivastava were sworn in as the vigilance commissioners by the Central Vigilance Commissioner at the office of the Central Vigilance Commission here, a Personnel Ministry statement said.
Kumar, a 1984 batch (retired) Indian Police Service officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, served as the 27th director of the Intelligence Bureau from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2022.
He joined the Intelligence Bureau as its assistant director in 1991.
Kumar has also served as First Secretary in the Embassy of India, Moscow, Russia. During his service, he has handled a number of onerous assignments on national security matters, including VIP security, left wing extremism and Jammu and Kashmir, it said.
He was awarded with the prestigious Indian Police Medal for meritorious service in 2003 followed by President’s Police Medal for distinguished service in 2009.
Later in the day, CVC Patel administered the oath of office ..
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