Bhubaneswar, Oct 7: Former Indian Revenue Service officer, Sunil Kumar Mishra has been selected to emerge as the consensual candidate to head the Chief Information Commission (CIC) of Odisha.
This was decided in a meeting presided by the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during the discussion held on appointment of Chief Information Comissioner. The meeting was attended by Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state Assembly Narasingh Mishra and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh. While Sunil Kumar Mishra is said to be the front-runner for the post, Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister, Upendra Nath Behera and former Tripura Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar Panda are also in the race. Sunil Kumar Mishra who is the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Odisha Region superannuated this year.
Notably, post of the State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) is lying vacant after resignation of Tarun Kanti Mishra on February 11 last year. Mishra stepped down from the post six months ahead of his completion of the tenure citing personal reasons.
