Satyananda Mishra

Earlier, the exchange had appointed R M Premkumar, former bureaucrat, as interim chairman. Mr Premkumar will continue to remain an independent director.

Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on Wednesday said it has appointed former Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Satyananda Mishra as the chairman of its board. Mr Mishra's appointment as chairman, however, is subjected to approval from the Forward Markets Commission (FMC), the exchange said in a statement.

Chief Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra chatted live with NDTV and answered questions that you posted on the RTI Act and other issues.

In an exclusive interview to NDTV's Nitin Gokhale, the Chief Information Commissioner, Satyananda Mishra has said that one of the big drawbacks of the act is withholding information. But under constant pressure, he says, from the commission and from the people, from civil society, from the media, the government officials are slowly opening up.

Earlier, the exchange had appointed R M Premkumar, former bureaucrat, as interim chairman. Mr Premkumar will continue to remain an independent director.

Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on Wednesday said it has appointed former Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Satyananda Mishra as the chairman of its board. Mr Mishra's appointment as chairman, however, is subjected to approval from the Forward Markets Commission (FMC), the exchange said in a statement.

Chief Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra chatted live with NDTV and answered questions that you posted on the RTI Act and other issues.

In an exclusive interview to NDTV's Nitin Gokhale, the Chief Information Commissioner, Satyananda Mishra has said that one of the big drawbacks of the act is withholding information. But under constant pressure, he says, from the commission and from the people, from civil society, from the media, the government officials are slowly opening up.