The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Ravneet Kaur, a 1988 batch Punjab cadre IAS officer, as the Chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI).

Appointment

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Ravneet Kaur, a 1988 batch Punjab cadre IAS officer, as the Chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI). She has been appointed for a period of 5 years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or till the date of attaining the age of 65 years or until further orders, whichever is the earliest. She is currently serving as additional chief secretary in the Punjab government. She is the first woman in India to be appointed to this position. Since the retirement of Ashok Kumar Gupta in October,2022 the position of CCI Chairperson has remained vacant. Sangeeta Verma had been fulfilling the role of acting Chairperson in the interim.


      The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Ravneet Kaur, a 1988 batch Punjab cadre IAS officer, as the Chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI).

      She has been appointed for a period of 5 years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or till the date of attaining the age of 65 years or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.

      She is the first woman in India to be appointed to this position.

 

     


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