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Who is CV Ananda Bose – appointed as West Bengal governor?

New Delhi: Dr CV Ananda Bose, a former civil servant, has been appointed as the new governor of West Bengal, a communique from the Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Thursday. His appointment will take effect on the date he assumes charge of his office, it said.---Advertisement--- “The President of India is pleased to appoint Dr C […]

New Delhi: Dr CV Ananda Bose, a former civil servant, has been appointed as the new governor of West Bengal, a communique from the Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Thursday.

His appointment will take effect on the date he assumes charge of his office, it said.

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“The President of India is pleased to appoint Dr C V Ananda Bose as regular Governor of West Bengal,” the communique said.

Manipur governor La Ganesan has been holding the additional charge of West Bengal since July after the former Governor, Jagdeep Dhankhar, assumed charges as India’s Vice President.

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Besides being a civil servant, housing expert, writer and orator – Bose has held the rank of Secretary to Govt. of India, Chief Secretary, and University Vice Chancellor.

He is the chairman of Habitat Alliance in consultative status with the United Nations.

Bose is the recipient of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship. He is also the first-ever fellow of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration Mussoorie, which trains the top civil servants of the nation.

The newly-appointed Governor has founded several movements and institutions in the field of affordable housing, good governance, science and technology, agriculture, rural development and education, such as Nirmithi Kendra (Building Centre), District Tourism Council and Habitat Alliance.

The United Nations have selected his initiatives as ‘Global Best Practice’ four times. The Government of India also awarded him the National (Special) Habitat award.

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Mayank Meliwar


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