Rahul Pande Sworn In As Maharashtra's Chief Information Commissioner After Year-Long Vacancy

Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office to the newly- appointed state chief information commissioner Rahul Pande and  three state information commissioners - Ravindra Thakre, Prakash Indalkar and Gajanan Nimdev  on Monday at a brief ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan.

*राज्यपालांकडून राहुल पांडे यांना राज्य मुख्य माहिती आयुक्त पदाची शपथ*

*रवींद्र ठाकरे, प्रकाश इंदलकर, गजानन निमदेव यांना राज्य माहिती आयुक्त पदाची शपथ*

महाराष्ट्राचे राज्यपाल सी पी राधाकृष्णन यांनी आज ज्येष्ठ पत्रकार राहुल पांडे यांना राज्याच्या मुख्य माहिती आयुक्त पदाची शपथ… pic.twitter.com/w9guF2nqgU

— CP Radhakrishnan (@CPRGuv) April 21, 2025

The state has been without a chief information commissioner since April, 2023. Pande is a former journalist from Nagpur.  He was the information commissioner  from October, 2021 to October 2023.

Monday's ceremony was witnessed by  chief minister Devendra Fadnavis,   chief secretary Sujata Saunik, principal secretary to  CM Brijesh Singh, senior journalists, and dignitaries from different walks of life. .