Question: Recently who has been appointed Chief Vigilance Commissioner?
(a) Sanjay Kothari
(b) Rajiv Kumar
(c) Ravikar Pandey
(d) Sudhir Ranjan
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Sanjay Kothari has been appointed as the new Chief Vigilance Commissioner.
- Prior to this he has served as the Secretary to the President Ram Nath Kovind.
- The Central Vigilance Commission is a statutory body set up in February, 1964 on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, headed by K. Santhanam, to advise and guide Central Government agencies in the field of vigilance.
- The Commission consists of a Central Vigilance Commissioner and Vigilance Commissioners not more than two.
Links:
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/scrap-selection-of-sanjay-kothari-as-cvc-demands-congress-1648631-2020-02-21
https://www.cvc.nic.in/about/background