New Delhi: Praveen Kumar Srivastava and Arvinda Kumar have taken oath as Vigilance Commissioners. They were sworn in by the Central Vigilance Commissioner Suresh N Patel at the office of the Central Vigilance Commission, Satarkata Bhawan here. They were appointed as Vigilance Commissioners in the Central Vigilance Commission by the President of India by warrants dated 21st July, 2022.

Praveen Kumar Srivastava is an Indian Administrative Service officer of 1988 batch, Assam-Meghalaya Cadre. During his tenure with the Government of India, he assisted the government in negotiations relating to trade in services under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the Director and Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce. He also served as the Chief Vigilance Officer in RITES Ltd and Joint Secretary and Mission Director, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

During his tenure as Special Secretary and Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Srivastava handled matters relating to cadre management of Indian Police Service, Personnel and General Administration of Central Armed Police Forces and Union Territories. He retired as Secretary (Coordination), Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India on 31.01.2022.

Arvinda Kumar is a Assam and Meghalaya cadre IPS officer, who served as the 27th Director of the Intelligence Bureau from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2022. He joined the Intelligence Bureau as Assistant Director in 1991. He has also served as First Secretary, in the Embassy of India, Moscow, Russia.

During his service, he has handled a number of onerous assignments on national security matters including VIP Security, Left Wing Extremism and Jammu & Kashmir. He was awarded with the prestigious Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2003 followed by the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2009.

The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003, provides for the appointment of a Central Vigilance Commissioner and two Vigilance Commissioners. The tenure of the Vigilance Commissioner is of four years or till the incumbent attains the age of 65 years. /BI/