New Delhi:President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Odisha-born bureaucrat Girish Chandra Murmu as the first Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
The 1985 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer, Murmu, was handpicked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking up the challenging job of Jammu and Kashmir, which comes into existence as Union territory from October 31.
Holding a Business Administration degree from the Birmingham University, Murmu, who hails from Odisha, is perceived as one of the most trusted serving bureaucrats in the Union Government.
Before 2014, when Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Murmu was his Principal Secretary and was tasked to monitor all the prestigious projects of the state government.
On March 1 this year, Modi elevated Murmu as Expenditure Secretary from his earlier post of Special Secretary, Revenue, Ministry of Finance. Murmu is known for skills in effective implementation of government schemes.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik congratulated Murmu for being appointed as the first Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
Congratulate #Odisha born IAS officer Girish Chandra Murmu being appointed as first Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Best wishes for this new responsibility.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) October 25, 2019
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