The government has appointed Ravneet Kaur as the Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), according to an official order. There has been no full-time Chairperson for the competition regulator since Ashok Kumar Gupta demitted office in October 2022.
CCI Member Sangeeta Verma has been acting as the Chairperson since October last year.
The appointment of Ravneet Kaur, a 1988 Punjab cadre IAS officer, will be for a period of five years from the date of assuming charge or till the date of attaining the age of 65 years or until further orders, whichever is the earliest, as per the order dated May 15.
The Chairperson will get a consolidated salary of Rs 4,50,000 per month without house and car, it added.
Also Read: Jharkhand CM Soren meets with Congress chief Kharge in Delhi, discusses opposition unity.
Jharkhand Chief Minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren on Monday met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and discussed ways to strengthen the unity among opposition parties in the run-up to the 2024 parliamentary elections.
The two leaders discussed ways to strengthen the Opposition unity in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, said sources.Soren also congratulated Kharge for the Congress’ win in the Karnataka Assembly polls.
In a tweet, Soren said, “Met Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge ji in New Delhi today and congratulated him on the victory of the Congress party in the Karnataka Assembly Elections.” “During the meeting, the present and future political scenarios were also discussed with respected Kharge ji,” he said.
