Draft:Raj Kumar Goyal

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Raj Kumar Goyal (born 10 August 1965[1]) is a retired 1990 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of AGMUT cadre who is currently serving as the Chief Information Commissioner of India since 15 December 2025. He previously served as the Law Secretary of India.[2][3]

Raj Kumar Goyal
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Chief Information Commissioner of India
Assumed office
15 December 2025
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded byHeeralal Samariya
Law Secretary of India
In office
28 May 2024 – 31 August 2025
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Succeeded byNiraj Verma[4]
Secretary of Border Management Ministry of Home Affairs of India
In office
12 February 2024 – 27 May 2024
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Succeeded byRajendra Kumar[5]
Personal details
BornRaj Kumar Goyal
(1965-08-10) 10 August 1965 (age 60)
Residence(s)New Delhi, India
Alma mater(B.Tech) IIT Roorkee
OccupationBureaucrat

Early life and education

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Raj Kumar Goyal was born on 10 August 2025 in Uttar Pradesh, India. He completed his B.Tech degree in Electronics Engineering from IIT Roorkee.[1][6]

Civil Service career

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Goyal was an Indian Administrative Service officer of 1990 batch from the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories.[7]

Throughout his career Goyal has served in various positions in the Jammu and Kashmir both as Principal Secretary and as Joint Secretary in the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. He then served as Secretary of Border Management in the Ministry of Home affairs of India and then as Secretary of Department of Justice in the Ministry of Law and Justice of India.[8]

On 15 December 2025 the Government appointed Goyal as the new Chief Information Commissioner of India after months of vacancy since the September when Heeralal Samariya left.[9]

References

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