The President of India has accepted the resignation of Shri Banwarilal Purohit as Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh on 28 July 2024.
New Appointments of Governors:
The President of India appointed following Governors :
- Shri Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde: Governor of Rajasthan.
- Shri Jishnu Dev Varma: Governor of Telangana.
- Shri Om Prakash Mathur: Governor of Sikkim.
- Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar: Governor of Jharkhand.
- Shri Ramen Deka: Governor of Chhattisgarh.
- Shri C H Vijayashankar: Governor of Meghalaya.
- Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan: Governor of Maharashtra (previously Governor of Jharkhand with additional charge of Telangana).
- Shri Gulab Chand Kataria: Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh (previously Governor of Assam).
- Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya: Governor of Assam and additional charge of Governor of Manipur (previously Governor of Sikkim).
New Appointment of Lt. Governor:
- Shri K. Kailashnathan appointed as Lt. Governor of Puducherry.
Q.: Who has been appointed as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh in place of Banwarilal Purohit?
a) Shri Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde
b) Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya
c) Shri Gulab Chand Kataria
d) Shri Om Prakash Mathur
Ans : c) Shri Gulab Chand Kataria
Shri Gulab Chand Kataria appointed Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh (previously Governor of Assam).
