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Home / News / India News / Meet GC Murmu, the first L-G of Jammu and Kashmir
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    Meet GC Murmu, the first L-G of Jammu and Kashmir

    Shalini Ojha
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    Last updated on Oct 31, 2019, 07:03 pm
    Meet GC Murmu, the first L-G of Jammu and Kashmir
  • Nearly three months after the special status was withdrawn from Jammu and Kashmir, the newly-formed Union Territory got its new chief on Thursday.

    A short while ago, Girish Chandra Murmu was sworn-in as the Lieutenant-Governor, hours after his Ladakh counterpart Radha Krishna Mathur took the oath.

    The border state officially got a new map at midnight as per the J&K Reorganization Bill.

    Here's more.

  • In this article
    Murmu has worked with "CM" Modi for years A native of Odisha, Murmu worked with Sitharaman as well Apparently, Murmu advised Shah and PM Modi on important matters Modi-Shah like Murmu as he gets "things done" Watch: Chief Justice of HC administered his oath As Malik's team "retires", Murmu will get new advisers
  • Who is he?

    Murmu has worked with "CM" Modi for years

    Murmu has worked with "CM" Modi for years
  • Murmu, who will turn 60 in November, is a 1985-batch IAS officer who served as Expenditure Secretary in Finance Ministry.

    He also held important administrative portfolios when Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

    As he takes on the plum post, Murmu will be expected to take steps to ensure normalcy returns in the terrorism-infested region, and investments take off.

  • Career

    A native of Odisha, Murmu worked with Sitharaman as well

    A native of Odisha, Murmu worked with Sitharaman as well
  • A native of Odisha, Murmu completed his Masters in Political Science from Utkal University. Later, he went to the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom to pursue MBA in Public Services.

    For seven years, he served as Additional Principal Secretary in the Home Ministry under CM Modi.

    He also worked with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and helped in governing public sector undertakings.

  • Proximity

    Apparently, Murmu advised Shah and PM Modi on important matters

    Apparently, Murmu advised Shah and PM Modi on important matters
  • If buzz in political corridors is to be believed, Murmu advised PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah at "critical junctures" of their political careers.

    One of his colleagues told Business Standard in 2018 that Murmu has "enviable command over legal strategy". He overlooked litigation in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case.

    In fact, in 2013, CBI questioned him in connection with the case.

  • Officer

    Modi-Shah like Murmu as he gets "things done"

  • His colleagues described him as an "accessible", "down-to-earth" officer, who thinks on his toes to come up with solutions.

    Since he frames legal strategies with utmost perfection, he was chosen to handle the region which has been under lockdown since August.

    Both PM Modi and Shah are fans of this senior officer because he gets things done.

  • Twitter Post

    Watch: Chief Justice of HC administered his oath

  • #WATCH Srinagar: Girish Chandra Murmu takes oath as the first Lt. Governor of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The oath was administered by Chief Justice of JK High Court, Gita Mittal. pic.twitter.com/SFFmBbfDMt

    — ANI (@ANI) October 31, 2019
  • New team

    As Malik's team "retires", Murmu will get new advisers

    As Malik's team "retires", Murmu will get new advisers
  • With a daunting task cut out for Murmu, he will also get a new team. The officers who advised J&K's former Governor Satya Pal Malik have reportedly been relieved of their duties.

    Retired IAS officers Khurshid A Ganai, KK Sharma, K. Skandan as well as retired IPS officers K. Vijay Kumar and Farooq Khan comprised Malik's team, but they haven't been reappointed yet.

  • Narendra Modi
  • Jammu And Kashmir
  • Jammu
  • Amit Shah
  • Finance Ministry
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