Why in news?

• Currently a Member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Dr Manoj Soni has been appointed the chairman of the country’s premier government recruiting agency.
• He has been associated with the Swaminarayan sect’s Anoopam Mission, at Mogri in Anand district, since a young age and received diksha (initiation)as a nishkarma karmayogi (selfless worker) on Jan 10, 2020.
• Dr Soni has been appointed to replace the previous UPSC chairman Pradip Kumar Joshi.
• Prior to this assignment, Soni has also served as the vice-chancellor of two universities and has earned several national and international awards and recognitions.