Aizawl: Retired IAS officer H Lalengmawia took oath as the state chief information commissioner (CIC) at the Durbar Hall of Aizawl Lok Bhavan on Wednesday.Mizoram governor Gen Vijay Kumar Singh administered the oath of office to Lalengmawia.At the oath-taking ceremony, state chief secretary Khilli Ram Meena read out the notification appointing Lalengmawia as the CIC before the governor administered the oath.The event was attended by public works department minister Vanlalhlana, animal husbandry & veterinary minister C Lalsawivunga, environment, forests & climate change minister Lalthansanga, leader of the opposition Lalchhandama Ralte, legislators and other dignitaries.Lalengmawia hails from Kawrtethawveng village in Mamit district, which borders Tripura and Bangladesh. He joined the Mizoram Civil Service in 1991 as the batch topper and was inducted into the IAS on March 19, 2014. He was allotted the AGMUT cadre of 2005.During his career in the Mizoram govt, Lalengmawia held several key positions, including joint chief electoral officer, state protocol officer, director of school education, deputy commissioner of Champhai and Kolasib districts, and secretary of the home, environment, forests and climate change, health and family welfare, power and electricity, and higher and technical education departments. He retired from service on superannuation on Nov 30, 2025.Lalengmawia succeeded retired IPS officer John Neihlaia, who retired as CIC on Oct 5.
