- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed Priyank Kanoongo as the new Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights for a period of three years.
- His tenure as chairperson will begin from the day he assumes charge. Kanoongo will be the fifth NCPCR chief since the commission was formed.
- The post of chairperson fell vacant last month after Stuti Kacker’s tenure ended on September 16.