Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led selection committees on Saturday discussed the modalities for the appointment of the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC).
Held at the Prime Minister’s residence, the meetings were attended by Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, and Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh later told the media that more information on the applicants should be obtained to begin the process. Once the screening is over, the committees would take up names for consideration at another meeting next week.
Sources said the selection committee deliberated upon the Supreme Court guidelines on appointment of the CVC and a Vigilance Commissioner. It also discussed the procedure to be adopted for the screening of candidates and for appointment. Over 130 candidates have applied for the key post.
Earlier this month, the apex court gave its approval for the appointments asking the government to ensure transparency by providing the PM-led panel with details of all the 130 applicants and not just of the 10 candidates picked up by the scrutiny panel of three senior bureaucrats.
