Former bureaucrat C V Ananda Bose, described by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a ‘man of ideas’, was o💮n Thursday appoi💙nted as the new governor of West Bengal.
Bose (71) is a 1977-batch (retired) Indian Administrative Servicꦦe (IAS) officer of the Kerala cadre.
"The President of India is pleased to appoint Dr. C V Ananda Bose a⛎s regular Governor of West Bengal," a communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhav൲an said.
His👍 appointment will take effect on the date he assumes charge of his office, i🎉t added.
Manipur Governor La Ganesan had been holding the additional charge of West Bengal since July after incumbent Jagdeep Dhankhar was nominated as the vice presidential cand🍰idate b♓y the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Bose’s appointment comes a day after West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar had claimed that the state would soon get a new gove💎rnor who would follow the footsteps of Dhankhar, who had frequent run-ins with the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government.
Prior to his election as the vice president of India, Dhankhar was the governor of West Bengal for nearly three years.
"We expect that very soon, West Bengal will have a new governor. And we believe that he would follow f👍ormer governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's footsteps," Majumdar had told a news channel.
Born in Mannanam in Kerala’s Kottayam, Bose last served as an administrator in the National Museum here before superannuatin♒g in 2011.
He was addressed by Prime Minister Modi as a 'man of ideas, according 💖to Bose's website.
Known as the 'makeover man' of the service and a housing expert, he was described by the Kerala government 🌌as a ‘lord of ideas’ and by former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh as an 'inspired civil servant',ඣ it said.
Bose🐠’s concept of 'affordable housing for all Indians' is reflected in the national project t𓆏o provide houses for all, his website says.
He was also the head of the Supreme Court🦩 Committee on the treasures of ‘Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Kerala. An internationally renowned orator, Bose has addressed many prestigious global fora, including the United Nations Gꦅeneral Assembly.
He has brought out 350 publications including 45 books in Engl🐼ish, Malayalam, and Hindi ✨consisting of novels, short stories, poems, and essays.
Bose has worked both in his cadre state Kerala and in the Centre🐬 in different 🧔positions.
He has been the district collector of Quilon district (now Kollam) in Kerala, served as th💞e secretary to the then chief minister of the state, and as additional secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, among othe🀅rs.
A former chairman of Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), Bose is the chairman of the Habitat Alliance, in consultativ🎀e status with the United Nations, according to his website.
He is also the recipient of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship. Bose is also the first𓆉 ever Fellow of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoor♔ie, it says.
(Inputs from PTI)
