Jagdish Mukhi sworn-in as new Governor of Assam

Published: October 11, 2017

Jagdish Mukhi has been sworn-in as the new Governor of Assam. He was administered the oath of office by Guwahati High Court Chief Justice Ajit Singh at a function in the Srimanta Sankardeva International Convention Centre. He succeeded Banwarilal Purohit, who has been appointed as the Governor of Tamil Nadu. Mukhi had also served as a minister in the Delhi government. He had been awarded the Best Finance and Planning Minister by the then Planning Minister, Pranab Mukherjee in 1997.

Topics: Assam • Banwarilal Purohit • Government of India • India • Jagdish Mukhi • Pranab Mukherjee • State governments of India

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