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Pratibha Chauhan

Tribune News Service

Shimla, May 9

Even as the state government today appointed Maj Gen Dharam Vir Singh Rana (retd) as Chairman of the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC), the appointment of the outgoing Chairman KS Tomar as Chief Information Commissioner could not be made despite a meeting of the selection committee.Rana hails from Bhattu village in Kangra district and will head the commission for six years or attainment of 65 years of age. There have been several occasions when senior Army officers have occupied the post of chairman or member of the HPPSC with Maj Gen CK Sharma (retd) and Brig Lokender Chauhan (retd) also occupying these posts recently.A meeting of the selection committee to finalise the names of the next State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) and State Information Commissioner (SIC) was held here today at a very short notice. The meeting was attended by Virbhadra, senior Cabinet minister Vidya Stokes and Leader of the Opposition PK Dhumal amid hectic lobbying by contenders. Even as it was being expected that a decision on the new SCIC and SIC would be taken, it has been decided to invite fresh applications till May 24. As per the fresh advertisement, issued by the Administrative Reforms Department, the applicants, who had applied for the post in May 2016, need not send fresh applications.Besides Tomar, the other front runner for the SCIC is Narender Chauhan, Additional Chief Secretary, Public Works Department (PWD), who also holds an LLM degree and enjoys impeccable integrity. Some other retired IAS, IPS and IFS officers too are in the race for the post of SCIC lying vacant for the last over one year.The post of Chairman, HPPSC, fell vacant on May 7 on the completion of the term of Tomar. A total of 137 applications had been received against the advertisement on May 13, 2016, after the completion of the term of Bhim Sen, a former IAS, who completed his term on March 23, 2016. The post of State Information Commissioner (SIC) too fell vacant last month on the completion of the term of KD Batish. A total of 37 applications have been received to fill the lone post of SIC.

Hails from Kangra

Maj Gen Dharam Vir Singh Rana (retd) hails from Bhattu village inKangra district
He will head the commission for six years