Selection of CIC and CVC deferred to first week of June (Update)

The selection of chiefs of the Central Information Commission (CIC) and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has been deferred to the first week of June.

A meeting to discuss this issue was held at the official 7, Race Course Road residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.

Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, who attended the meeting said, "Suggested that a short list be made, on which a discussion can happen. Another meeting shall be called in the first week of June."

Besides Kharge, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Minister of State for PMO Jitendra Singh were present at the meeting.

The post of the Chief Information Commissioner has been lying vacant for over nine months after Rajiv Mathur's term ended in August last year. There is also a vacancy of three Information Commissioners in the CIC while previous Central Vigilance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar completed his term in September last year.