CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena took over as the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Delhi on 26th May 2022. Shri Saxena, 63, comes with over three decades of vast experience in the corporate and social sectors and is the first corporate man ever selected for such gubernatorial post.

Detailed explanation-2: -The lieutenant governor’s name is Devendra Kumar Joshi, who took office on 8 November 2017. Devendra Kumar Singh was appointed by Ram Nath Kovind and has been the President of India since 25 July 2017. Delhi, which is the capital of India, is also a union territory, but unlike the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vinai Kumar Saxena (born 23 March 1958) is the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi since 26 May 2022, appointed by BJP led Union Government. On 25 October 2015 he was appointed as the Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission, an Organization under the Ministry of Medium, Small and Micro Enterprise.

Detailed explanation-4: -The lieutenant governor is appointed by the President of India for a five-year term and serves at the President’s pleasure. Anil Baijal is the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and a retired civil servant from the Indian Administrative Service cadre of the Central Government.