Ram Sewak Sharma gets two-year extension as TRAI chief
Ram Sewak Sharma was today given two-year extension as the chief of TRAI. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the reappointment of Sharma as chairperson of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for a further period beyond August 10, 2018, up to September 30, 2020, the date on which he attains the age of 65 years, the Personnel Ministry order said.
Sharma recently challenged public to misuse his Aadhaar number
Sharma was in Jul'15 named the TRAI chief for a three-year period. Sharma was recently breaking headlines after he disclosed his Unique Aadhaar ID no. and challenged the public to show how it can be misused. However, his move backfired as a Twitter user started disclosing personal details of the TRAI chief, including his mobile number, claiming to have hacked the Aadhaar database.
