New Delhi, July 22(ANI): As per a press press communique issued by the President of India on Wednesday, Gurbachan Jagat, currently the Governor of Manipur, has been appointed to discharge the functions of the Governor of Nagaland, in addition to his own duties, until regular arrangements for the office of the Governor of Nagaland are made.
Jagat became a member of the Indian Police Service in 1966. He has served as the Director-General of Police in Jammu and Kashmir from February 1997 until December 2000.
He was then appointed Director-General of the Border Security Force, a post he held until June 2002, at which time he was appointed to the Union Public Service Commission.
Jagat served on the UPSC for five years, until being appointed Governor of Manipur in July 1, 2007.
Jagat was awarded the Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 1982, and has also received the numerous service medals, including Pashchimi Star, Sangram Medal, Special Duty Medal (Punjab and J-K) and Aantrik Seva Suraksha Medal. (ANI)