Bihar

• 05 Apr 2022

Bihar State Information Commission

Why in News?

On April 4, 2022, Bihar Governor Faggu Chauhan administered the oath of office to Phool Chandra Choudhary and Tripurari Sharan as Information Commissioners of the state.

Key Points

• Bihar State Information Commission is a statutory body, established in June 2006 under Section 15 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
• It is worth mentioning that at present there are three posts of Information Commissioner in addition to the Chief Information Commissioner in the Bihar State Information Commission.
• The Chief Information Commissioner of the state is retired IAS officer Narendra Kumar Sinha.