Former bureaucrat Anil Baijal appointed as Lt Governor of Delhi

28 December, New Delhi

Former bureaucrat Anil Baijal has been appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, a post which fell vacant after resignation of Mr Najeeb Jung. President Pranab Mukherjee approved his appointment.

70-year-old Baijal, a 1969 batch IAS officer, had served as Union Home Secretary under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government besides holding key positions in other ministries.

In a tweet, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has welcomed Anil Baijal’s appointment as the new LG of Delhi.