The President of India on Tuesday appointed Droupadi Murmu as the new Governor of Jharkhand transferring Dr Syed Ahmed to Manipur. A communiqué from the President’s Secretariat stated that the appointment will take effect from the dates the incumbents assume charge of their respective offices.
Murmu, a resident of Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, has been active as a social worker and politician. She has also a former Minister in Odisha Government.
Apart from Murmu the President has appointed JP Rajkhowa as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Tathagata Roy as the Governor of Tripura, V Shanmuganthan as the Governor of Meghalaya; and transferred lt Gen (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, Governor of Arunachal Pradesh as Governor of Mizoram for the remainder of his term.