Current Affairs - Awards and Honours - Discussion

Raj Kumar Goyal was administered the oath of office as the Chief Information Commissioner at Rashtrapati Bhavan by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu. The oath-taking ceremony was attended by senior dignitaries, including Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan and Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh. A 1990-batch IAS officer from the AGMUT cadre, Goyal has previously served as Secretary in the Justice and Border Management departments. His appointment was recommended by a high-level selection committee headed by the Prime Minister, following a vacancy that arose in September 2025.