Shillong, May 30 -- Retired Indian Forest Service official Cavouright P Marak was sworn in as the Lokayukta of Meghalaya on Friday.
Governor Chandrashekhar H Vijayashankar administered the oath of secrecy to Marak at Raj Bhavan in Shillong in the presence of Chief Secretary and senior government officials.
Marak was a former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Territorial). Following his retirement as a civil servant, he took on various other roles.
Prior to his appointment as Lokayukta Chief, Marak was the Executive Chairman of Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE) and was also a member of the Meghalaya State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.
Governor Vijayashankar congratulated Marak and expressed confidence in his a...