Why in news?

• Senior bureaucrat  Kishore has been appointed as Chairman, Staff Selection Commission (SSC).
• According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Kishore to the post in the rank and pay of Secretary to Government of India by temporarily upgrading the post and keeping the Recruitment Rules of the post in abeyance.
• Presently, he is serving as Special Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.