Heeralal Samariya sworn in as chief information commissioner of India
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Senior bureaucrat and Information Commissioner Heeralal Samariya was on Monday sworn in as the chief of the Central Information Commission (CIC) by President Droupadi Murmu. He is the first Dalit person to hold the post of the chief information commissioner, which was lying vacant after YK Sinha's term ended on October 3. Previously, Samariya has held several distinguished positions in his public service career, including as a secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Employment.