Shillong, Oct. 28 -- The Meghalaya Cabinet has approved the appointment of retired IAS officer Ripnar Lyngdoh as the state's new State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC), an official said on Wednesday.
Lyngdoh becomes the second woman bureaucrat in Meghalaya to head the state's highest appellate transparency body, established under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Wailadmiki Shylla confirmed that the Cabinet cleared the appointment during its meeting on Tuesday night.
Shylla stated that Lyngdoh's name was formally recommended by a high-level selection committee led by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong, and Leader of the Opposition Dr Mukul Sangma.
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