The President has been pleased to make the following appointments:

1. Shri K. Sankaranarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra is transferred and appointed as Governor of Mizoram for the remainder of his term.

2. Shri Om Prakash Kohli, Governor of Gujarat, to discharge the functions of the Governor of Maharashtra, in addition to his own duties, until regular arrangement for the office of the Governor of Maharashtra is made.

This release issued at 0030 hrs.