6 PPSC, 2 SIC members take oath

PUNJAB GOVERNOR VP SINGH BADNORE ADMINISTERED THEM THE OATH OF OFFICE AND SECRECY

CHANDIGARH: Punjab governor VP Singh Badnore on Tuesday administered the oath of office to six new members of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) and two state information commissioners (SICS) in the presence of Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh.

The new PPSC members are Amar Partap Singh Virk, Gurpartap Singh Mann, Jamit Kaur Teji, Lok Nath Angra, Neelam Grewal and non-official member Supreet Ghuman.

The new information commissioners are Khushwant Singh and Sanjeev Garg.

Among the new Punjab Public Service Commission members, Amar Partap Singh is a former Indian administrative officer (IAS) officer from the state, while Gurpartap Singh Mann is a former chief general manager (CGM) of the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB).

Jamit Kaur Teji is an associated professor of Punjabi at the Government Post Graduate College for Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh, Lok Nath Angra is a former Indian police service (IPS) officer and Neelam Grewal is former dean, post graduate studies of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), and director Indian Council of Agriculture Research (IACR).

Supreet Ghuman is a practicing lawyer.

Among the state information commissioners, Khushwant Singh is an eminent author and a popular columnist, while Sanjeev Garg was associated with Aruna Asaf Ali Trust, Chandigarh, and is former vice-chairman of Punjab Agro Industries Corporation (PAIC).