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

1. Shri Banwarilal Purohit as the Governor of Assam;

2. Dr. Najma A. Heptulla as the Governor of Manipur;

3. Shri V.P. Singh Badnore as the Governor of Punjab;

4. Prof. Jagdish Mukhi as the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands vice Lt. Gen. (Retd.) A.K. Singh, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM.

The above appointments will take effect from the dates the incumbents assume charge of their respective offices.

This release issued at 1345 hrs.