On Monday, the Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office to the newly appointed Chairman of Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), Jatinder Singh Aulakh, and State Chief Information Commissioner Inderpal Singh.

Chief Secretary Anurag Verma conducted the proceedings of a brief swearing-in ceremony at the Punjab Raj Bhawan in the evening.

Aulakh, a 1997-Batch former IPS officer of Punjab Cadre

Jatinder Singh Aulakh, a 1997-Batch former IPS officer of Punjab Cadre, hails from Village Bargari (Faridkot). During his 33-year tenure in Punjab Police, he rose from DSP to retiring as ‘Intelligence Chief’ in the rank of ADGP.

Aulakh completed his schooling from PPS Nabha, BA (Honors) from DAV College, Chandigarh, and LL.B. and MA History from Panjab University. While serving as SSP, he headed various districts including SAS Nagar, Sangrur, Ropar, Jagraon, SBS Nagar, and Khanna.

Aulakh retired as Chief of the Intelligence Wing

He also served as Commissioner of Police in Amritsar and Ludhiana, IG Patiala and Ferozepur Range, IG Headquarters, and Intelligence.

Aulakh retired as Chief of the Intelligence Wing. He received the ‘National Award (Special)’, ‘Police Medal for Distinguished Services’, ‘Police Medal for Meritorious Services’, ‘Chief Minister’s Medal’, and three DGP Commendation Discs.

Advocate Inderpal Singh took oath as the Chief Information Commissioner

Similarly, eminent Advocate Inderpal Singh also took oath as the Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab.

he  serves as a panel member of the Union of India, standing Counsel for the British High Commission, and elected Member of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana High Court.

He was appointed on August 20th, 2022, as Senior Additional Advocate General Punjab.

Prominent attendees included Cabinet Ministers

Prominent attendees included Cabinet Ministers Aman Arora, Bram Shanker Jimpa, and Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Special Chief Secretary to Chief Minister VK Singh, DGP Gaurav Yadav, Director of Media to Chief Minister Baltej Singh Pannu, PPSC Members Gurpartap Singh Mann, Supreet Ghuman, and Harmohan Kaur Sandhu, State Information Commissioners Asit Jolly and Amrit Pratap Singh Sekhon, along with civil and police administration officers and family members of the newly appointed Chairman and State Chief Information Commissioner.