Gurmit Singh (general)

Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh[2] is a former Deputy Chief of Indian Army who is currently serving as the Governor of Uttrakhand.

For the Singaporean actor, see Gurmit Singh. For other people, see Gurmeet Singh (disambiguation).
Lt. Gen (Retd.)
Gurmit Singh
PVSM, AVSM, UYSM, VSM
Singh in 2021
8th Governor of Uttarakhand
Assumed office
15 September 2021[1]
Chief MinisterPushkar Singh Dhami
Preceded byBaby Rani Maurya
Deputy Chief of the Army Staff
(Information Systems and Training)
In office
October 2014 – January 2016
Preceded byJai Prakash Nehra (PVSM, AVSM**)
Succeeded byJagbir Singh Cheema (PVSM, AVSM, VSM)
Personal details
Residence(s)Raj Bhavan, Dehradun
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal
Websitegovernoruk.gov.in

[3][4] The oath of office was administered to Singh by the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan at the Raj Bhavan in Dehradun.[5][6]

Gurmit Singh on Twitter

References
  1. "New Uttarakhand governor likely to take oath on September 15 | Dehradun News - Times of India".
  2. Bureau, ABP News (9 September 2021). "Gurmit Singh Appointed Governor Of U'khand, Purohit Gets Punjab, RN Ravi Shifted To Tamil Nadu". news.abplive.com.
  3. "Lt Gen (retd) Gurmit Singh appointed governor of U'khand, ex-IPS RN Ravi new TN governor". The Economic Times.
  4. "नियुक्ति: उत्तराखंड के राज्यपाल बनाए गए गुरमीत सिंह, बनवारीलाल पुरोहित को पंजाब की जिम्मेदारी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
  5. "Former Deputy Chief of Indian Army Lt Gen Gurmit Singh Sworn in as Uttarakhand Governor". News18. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  6. "Official Bio Sketch" (PDF).


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