Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday administered the oath of office and allegiance to Jyoti Arora and Pankaj Mehta as State Information Commissioners.
Both the newly appointed State Information Commissioners took oath in Hindi at a function held at Haryana Niwas.
Jyoti Arora, a retired IAS officer, has held senior positions in the Centre and state. Jyoti Arora’s husband Rajeev Arora is Additional Chief Secretary Home and Health in Haryana Government.
Pankaj Mehta, a lawyer from Hisar, is with the Jannayak Janta Party. Cooperation Minister Dr Banwari Lal, Minister of State for Women and Child Development Kamlesh Dhanda, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Anoop Dhanak were also present on this occasion.
