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

1. Shri Jagannath Pahadia as Governor of Haryana vice Dr. A.R. Kidwai

2. Shri B.L. Joshi, Governor of Uttarakhand transferred and appointed as Governor of Uttar Pradesh for the remainder of his term vice Shri T.V. Rajeswar.

3. Shri Devendra Nath Dwivedi as Governor of Gujarat vice Shri Nawal Kishore Sharma on expiry of his term of office on 23.7.2009.

4. Shri Syed Sibtey Razi, Governor of Jharkhand transferred and appointed as Governor of Assam for the remainder of his term.

5. Shri K. Sankaranarayanan, Governor of Nagaland transferred and appointed as Governor of Jharkhand for the remainder of his term vice Shri Syed Sibtey Razi.

6. Smt. Margaret Alva as Governor of Uttarakhand vice Shri B.L. Joshi.

The release issued at 2045 hrs