Shillong, Oct 27: Retired IAS officer R Lyngdoh will be appointed as the new Chief Information Commission of Meghalaya, MDA spokesperson and Cabinet Minister Wailadmiki Shylla informed on Tuesday.
Lyngdoh was recommended as CIC by the Selection Committee headed by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma.
“The Selection Committee comprises the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Home and the Leader of Opposition. They have recommended the name of R Lyngdoh, retired IAS,” Shylla said after a cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister.
Underlining Lyngdoh’s prior experience in the Commission, he said, “She has in the past been a Member of the State Information Commission. So, we thought it is good to select her as the Chief Information Commissioner.”
