Acharya Devvrat, who was serving as the Governor of Gujarat, was on Monday sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra, reading out his oath in Sanskrit.
The President of India has given additional charge of the Governor of Maharashtra to Acharya Devvrat through an order.
The President’s Press Secretary Ajay Kumar Singh issued an official order on September 11 that the appointment has been made to perform the functions of the Governor of Maharashtra, in addition to Governor Devvrat’s present responsibility as Governor of Gujarat.
Acharya Devvrat, who is 66 years old, became the Governor of Himachal Pradesh in August 2015. He has succeeded former Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan who was elected as the Vice President of India recently.
The Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, administered the oath of office to Acharya Devvrat at the Darbar Hall, Raj Bhavan (Governor’s official residence) in Mumbai.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Chief Justice Chandrashekhar congratulated Governor Acharya Devvrat by presenting him with bouquets of flowers soon after he read out his oath in Sanskrit.
Earlier, State Chief Secretary Rajesh Kumar read out the Warrant of Appointment of Acharya Devvrat issued by the President of India.
The oath taking ceremony began with the rendition of India’s national anthem and the state song of Maharashtra by the Mumbai Police band. The Indian Navy presented a ceremonial guard of honour to the Governor on the occasion.
The Governor’s wife Darshana Devi, Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council Professor Ram Shinde, Speaker of Legislative Assembly Rahul Narwekar, Deputy Chairperson of Maharashtra Legislative Council Neelam Gorhe, Minister of Skill Development Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Sports Minister Manikrao Kokate, Director General of Police Rashmi Shukla, ACS (Protocol) Manisha Mhaiskar and invitees were among those present at the swearing in ceremony.
Governor Acharya Devvrat has been the Governor of Gujarat since July 2019. He was the Governor of Himachal Pradesh from August 2015 to July 2019. Due to his experience and administrative skills, he has also been given the responsibility of Maharashtra. He will focus on the administration of both Maharashtra as well as Gujarat.
Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat is originally from Haryana. The teachings of Arya Samaj and Swami Dayanand have deeply influenced his life. He was born in Rohtak. Before becoming Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Devvrat was the principal of a gurukul in Kurukshetra. After he became Governor of Himachal Pradesh, he was made Governor of Gujarat.