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  • Who has been appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the office of Lokpal?


  • Options
  • A. Mahender Singh
  • B. Dilip Kumar
  • C. Ajay Kumar Tripathi
  • D. Abhilasha Kumari

  • Correct Answer
  • Dilip Kumar 

    Explanation
    Dilip Kumar, a 1995-batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre, has been appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the office of Lokpal. He has been appointed for a period of six months on additional charge basis or till a new incumbent joins the post. It is perhaps the first official appointment of a bureaucrat in Lokpal. Prior to this post, he was joint secretary at National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Earlier, on 23rd March 2019, President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as the chairperson of the anti-corruption ombudsman. According to the rules, there is a provision for a chairperson and a maximum of 8 members in the Lokpal panel. Of these, four need to be judicial members.

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