Central Vigilance Commissioner: Central Vigilance Commissioner in interim capacity is Vigilance Commissioner Praveen Kumar Srivastava (CVC). After Suresh N. Patel’s tenure as the head of the anti-corruption agency Central Vigilance Commission ended on December 24, he was appointed. The commission is headed by a CVC and can have a maximum of two Vigilance Commissioners. Besides Mr. Srivastava, former Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief Arvind Kumar is the other Vigilance Commissioner. The tenure of a CVC and vigilance commissioner is of four years or till the incumbent attains the age of 65 years.
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About the Mr. Srivastava:
- Mr. Srivastava is an Assam-Meghalaya cadre (retired) Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1988 batch. On January 31 of this year, he retired from his position as Secretary (Coordination), Cabinet Secretariat.
- During his tenure as Special Secretary and Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, he had handled matters relating to cadre management of Indian Police Service, personnel and general administration of central armed police forces and Union territories.
- Mr. Srivastava also assisted the government in negotiations relating to trade in services under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as Director/Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce.
- He also served as Chief Vigilance Officer in RITES Ltd and as Joint Secretary and Mission Director, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
- On August 3, 2022, Mr. Patel, a former Andhra Bank managing director and CEO, was appointed as the CVC.
- He joined the Commission in April 2020 as the Vigilance Commissioner. Mr. Patel was made acting CVC on June 24, 2021 after Sanjay Kothari completed his term.
