The Governor of West Bengal is the nominal head of the Indian state of West Bengal and a representative of the President of India. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. His official residence is the Raj Bhavan. C. V. Ananda Bose was appointed as the current governor of West Bengal on 23 November 2022.[1]
In 1911 the imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Delhi and as some compensation to Bengal the lieutenant governor with council gave place to a governor with a council thus completing the circle and reverting to the position which had been obtained 200 years ago. In 1947 India achieved independence and the title of Governor of Bengal remained.
Governor of West Bengal’s Welfare Fund, has the governor as its chairman. Contributions from this fund are given to the needy people for meeting, to some extent the cost of their treatment. Besides the above, at his discretion, the governor, accepts the position of Chief Patron/Patron or other posts in the honorary capacity, in various organizations that are rendering yeoman service to the society in different fields.
1935–1947 – Governors of the Province of Bengaledit
^Singh, Shiv Sahay (23 November 2022). "C.V. Ananda Bose sworn in as West Bengal Governor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^"Dr D Y Patil appointed West Bengal's acting Governor". The Economic Times. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
^"Senior Advocate Jagdeep Dhankhar Made West Bengal Governor". www.livelaw.in. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
External linksedit
Raj Bhavan's (Governor's residence) official website
title=Governors of Bengal from 1912 up to the present day
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of governors of West Bengal news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message The Governor of West Bengal is the nominal head of the Indian state of West Bengal and a representative of the President of India The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years His official residence is the Raj Bhavan C V Ananda Bose was appointed as the current governor of West Bengal on 23 November 2022 1 Governor of West BengalIncumbentC V Ananda Bosesince 23 November 2022 2022 11 23 StyleThe Honourable formal Mr Governor informal His Her ExcellencyStatusHead of stateAbbreviationGoWBResidenceRaj Bhavan Kolkata primary Raj Bhavan Darjeeling summer AppointerPresident of IndiaTerm lengthFive years renewable PrecursorGovernor General of IndiaInaugural holderChakravarthi RajagopalachariFormation15 August 1947 76 years ago 1947 08 15 Salary 350 000 US 4 400 per month Websiterajbhavankolkata wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 History 2 Powers and functions 2 1 Ex officio role of governor 2 2 1935 1947 Governors of the Province of Bengal 3 List of governors 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editIn 1911 the imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Delhi and as some compensation to Bengal the lieutenant governor with council gave place to a governor with a council thus completing the circle and reverting to the position which had been obtained 200 years ago In 1947 India achieved independence and the title of Governor of Bengal remained Powers and functions editSee also Governors of India Powers and functions The governor enjoys many different types of powers Executive powers related to administration appointments and removals Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad and Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor Ex officio role of governor edit In his ex officio capacity the governor of West Bengal is Chancellor of the universities of West Bengal at present timeframe 16 as per the Acts of the Universities The Universities are University of Calcutta Jadavpur University Presidency University Kolkata University of Kalyani Rabindra Bharati University Vidyasagar University University of Burdwan North Bengal University Netaji Subhas Open University Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Aliah University Bankura University Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University Diamond Harbour Women s University University of Gour Banga Kazi Nazrul University Raiganj University Sidho Kanho Birsha University Sanskrit College and University West Bengal University of Teachers Training Education Planning and Administration Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences West Bengal University of Health Sciences and West Bengal State University For Visva Bharati the governor is the Pradhana Rector The governor is also the chairman or president of some organizations such as Victoria Memorial Hall Indian Museum Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies MAKAIAS Calcutta Cultural Centre Kolkata Kala Kendra Special Fund for R amp R of Ex servicemen West Bengal Rajya Sainik Board Sri Aurobindo Samiti Indian Red Cross Society West Bengal State Branch St John Ambulance Brigade No II West Bengal District Bharat Scouts and Guides and the Bengal Tuberculosis Association Governor of West Bengal s Welfare Fund has the governor as its chairman Contributions from this fund are given to the needy people for meeting to some extent the cost of their treatment Besides the above at his discretion the governor accepts the position of Chief Patron Patron or other posts in the honorary capacity in various organizations that are rendering yeoman service to the society in different fields 1935 1947 Governors of the Province of Bengal edit Name Portrait Took office Left office Appointer The Lord Brabourne nbsp 30 May 1937 23 February 1939 The Marquess of Linlithgow Sir John Arthur Herbert 1 July 1939 1 December 1943 The Lord Casey nbsp 14 January 1944 19 February 1946 The Viscount Wavell Sir Frederick John Burrows 19 February 1946 15 August 1947List of governors editNo Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration 1 nbsp Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari 15 August 1947 21 June 1948 311 days 2 nbsp Kailash Nath Katju 21 June 1948 1 November 1951 3 years 133 days 3 nbsp Harendra Coomar Mookerjee 1 November 1951 8 August 1956 4 years 281 days Phani Bhusan Chakravartti acting 8 August 1956 3 November 1956 87 days 4 Padmaja Naidu 3 November 1956 1 June 1967 10 years 210 days 5 nbsp Dharma Vira 1 June 1967 1 April 1969 1 year 304 days Deep Narayan Sinha acting 1 April 1969 19 September 1969 171 days 6 Shanti Swaroop Dhavan 19 September 1969 21 August 1971 1 year 336 days 7 Anthony Lancelot Dias 21 August 1971 6 November 1979 8 years 77 days 8 Tribhuvana Narayana Singh 6 November 1979 12 September 1981 1 year 310 days 9 Bhairab Dutt Pande 12 September 1981 10 October 1983 2 years 28 days 10 Anant Prasad Sharma 10 October 1983 16 August 1984 320 days Satish Chandra acting 16 August 1984 1 October 1984 46 days 11 Uma Shankar Dikshit 1 October 1984 12 August 1986 1 year 315 days 12 nbsp Saiyid Nurul Hasan 12 August 1986 20 March 1989 2 years 220 days 13 nbsp T V Rajeswar 20 March 1989 7 February 1990 324 days 12 nbsp Saiyid Nurul Hasan 7 February 1990 12 July 1993 3 years 155 days B Satyanarayan Reddy additional charge 13 July 1993 14 August 1993 32 days 14 nbsp K V Raghunatha Reddy 14 August 1993 27 April 1998 4 years 256 days 15 nbsp Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai 27 April 1998 18 May 1999 1 year 21 days 16 nbsp Shyamal Kumar Sen 18 May 1999 4 December 1999 200 days 17 nbsp Viren J Shah 4 December 1999 14 December 2004 5 years 10 days 18 nbsp Gopalkrishna Gandhi 14 December 2004 14 December 2009 5 years 0 days nbsp Devanand Konwar additional charge 14 December 2009 23 January 2010 40 days 19 nbsp M K Narayanan 24 January 2010 30 June 2014 4 years 157 days nbsp D Y Patil additional charge 2 3 July 2014 17 July 2014 14 days 20 nbsp Keshari Nath Tripathi 24 July 2014 29 July 2019 5 years 5 days 21 nbsp Jagdeep Dhankhar 3 30 July 2019 17 July 2022 2 years 352 days nbsp La Ganesan additional charge 18 July 2022 22 November 2022 127 days 22 nbsp C V Ananda Bose 23 November 2022 Incumbent 1 year 161 daysSee also editWest Bengal Governors and Lieutenant Governors of states of IndiaReferences edit Singh Shiv Sahay 23 November 2022 C V Ananda Bose sworn in as West Bengal Governor The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 23 November 2022 Dr D Y Patil appointed West Bengal s acting Governor The Economic Times 3 July 2014 Retrieved 24 December 2019 Senior Advocate Jagdeep Dhankhar Made West Bengal Governor www livelaw in 20 July 2019 Retrieved 24 December 2019 External links editRaj Bhavan s Governor s residence official website Constitutional role of Governor Ex officio role of Governor title Governors of Bengal from 1912 up to the present day Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of governors of West Bengal amp oldid 1220426783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
