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Suresh N. Patel sworn in as Central Vigilance Commissioner

Published on 15 Aug 2026

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  • Vigilance Commissioner Suresh N. Patel has been appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner, a year after the post fell vacant.
  • Mr. Patel, who has been working as the acting Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) since June this year, was sworn in as the chief of the probity watchdog Central Vigilance Commission by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
  • Mr. Patel, former managing director and chief executive officer of Andhra Bank, was in April 2020 appointed as the vigilance commissioner.
  • Former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Sanjay Kothari had completed his term as the CVC on June 24 last year.

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