President Appoints Governors

The President has been pleased to make the following appointments:-

1. Shri K. Sankaranarayanan, Governor of Jharkhand transferred and appointed as Governor of Maharashtra for the remainder of his term.

2. Shri M.O.H. Farook as Governor of Jharkhand.

3. Shri E.S.L. Narasimhan, Governor of Chhattisgarh transferred and appointed as Governor of Andhra Pradesh for the remainder of his term.

4. Shri Shekhar Dutt as Governor of Chhattisgarh.

5. Smt. Prabha Rau, Governor of Himachal Pradesh transferred and appointed as Governor of Rajasthan for the remainder of her term.

6. Smt. Urmila Singh as Governor of Himachal Pradesh.

7. Shri M.K. Narayanan as Governor of West Bengal.

8. Shri Shivraj V. Patil as Governor of Punjab and also the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh in addition to his duties as Governor of Punjab.

Their appointments will take effect from the dates they assume their respective charges.

This release issued at 23:00 hrs.