NEW DELHI: Praveen Kumar Srivastava and Arvinda Kumar took 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, New Delhi. 

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 Government of India, he assisted the Government in negotiations relating to Trade in Services under World Trade Organisation (WTO) as Director/ Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce. He also served as Chief Vigilance Officer in RITES Ltd and Joint Secretary and Mission Director, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

During the tenure as Special Secretary and Additional Secretary in Ministry of Home Affairs, Praveen Kumar 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, Govt of India on 31.01.2022.

Arvinda Kumar is a Assam & 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 President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2009.