President of India Announces New Appointments of Governors
The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, has officially accepted the resignation of Shri Banwarilal Purohit from the position of Governor of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. This significant development marks a new chapter in the governance of several states and union territories.
In a press communique released from Rashtrapati Bhavan on July 27, 2024, the President announced the following appointments of Governors:
1. Shri Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde appointed as Governor of Rajasthan.
2. Shri Jishnu Dev Varma appointed as Governor of Telangana.
3. Shri Om Prakash Mathur appointed as Governor of Sikkim.
4. Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar appointed as Governor of Jharkhand.
5. Shri Ramen Deka appointed as Governor of Chhattisgarh.
6. Shri C H Vijayashankar appointed as Governor of Meghalaya.
7. Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan, current Governor of Jharkhand with additional charge of Telangana, appointed as Governor of Maharashtra.
8. Shri Gulab Chand Kataria, current Governor of Assam, appointed as Governor of Punjab and also Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
9. Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya current Governor of Sikkim, appointed as Governor of Assam and also given additional charge of the Governor of Manipur.
