Kumar
Duggal, the former Home Secretary has been appointed the new Governor of
Manipur on 23 December 2013. His appointment will come into effect from the
date on which, he will assume the charge of the office. He will replace the
present Governor of the state, Ashwani Kumar, who was given an additional
charge of Manipur, while being a Governor of Nagaland.
The post of
Manipur Governor had fallen vacant in July 2013, when former Jammu and Kashmir
Police Chief Gurbachan Singh Jagat’s tenure of five years had ended. Ashwani
Kumar was given the additional charge till Duggal appointment.
At the time of
appointment, he was serving as a member of the National Disaster Management
Authority and was the in charge of the relief operations
after the natural disaster that struck Uttarakhand andOdisha in 2013.
Since his
retirement in March 2007 as the Union Home Secretary, he has been a Member of
other commissions and committees in the rank and status of Minister of State.
He is the first IAS officer fromUnion Territory cadre of 1968 batch.
During his tenure
in the government services, he has served in different capacities which includeMunicipal
Commissioner of
Delhi from 19996 to 2000, Special Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and
Forests and Secretary in Water Resources Ministry.
