Guwahati: Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya administered the oath of office to Utpal Baruah as the State Information Commissioner at a solemn function held at Raj Bhavan on Monday. Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Assam, Kailash Chand Samria sought permission of the Governor to start the proceeding of the ceremony.
The Governor administered the oath of office under Section 15(3) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 enacted by the Government of India. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by the State Chief Information Commissioner Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, OSD Raj Bhavan Prof. Bechan Lal, Principal Secretary ARTPPG Diwakar Nath Mishra, State Information Commissioner Dr. Reep Hazarika, and other senior officials of the State Government, stated a press release.
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