Which of the following persons was sworn in as chief of the Central Information Commission of India in November 2023?

Correct option is D

Correct Answer:D) Heeralal Samariya

Explanation:In November 2023, Heeralal Samariya was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of the Central Information Commission (CIC) of India.He was sworn into office by President Droupadi Murmu on November 6, 2023. ​

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• Professional Background:Heeralal Samariya is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1985 batch from the Telangana cadre.Prior to his appointment as CIC, he served as the Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Employment. ​

• Role as Information Commissioner:Before becoming the Chief Information Commissioner, Samariya served as an Information Commissioner in the CIC starting from November 7, 2020. ​

• (A) Bimal Julka:He served as the Chief Information Commissioner before Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha, with his tenure ending on October 31, 2020. ​

• (B) Yashovardhan Azad:He is a former Information Commissioner but did not serve as the Chief Information Commissioner.​

• (C) Divya Prakash Sinha:He also served as an Information Commissioner but was not appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner.