The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is the constitutional head of the

National Capital Territory of Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

. The post was first established in September 1966, when The Delhi Administration Act, 1966 came into effect. Thus the former

Delhi Legislative Assembly The Delhi Legislative Assembly, also known as the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral legislature of the union territory of Delhi in India. Delhi Legislative Assembly is the legislative arm of the Government of Delhi. At present, it consists o ...

was replaced by the Delhi Metropolitan Council with 56 elected and 5 nominated members with the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi as its head. The Council however had no legislative powers, only an advisory role in the governance of Delhi. This setup functioned until 1990, when the Assembly was reinstated; the position of Lieutenant Governor retained its role. The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced in

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and was passed by both

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and

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. The bill states that the Government referred to in any law to be made by the Legislative Assembly shall mean the Lieutenant Governor. Lieutenant Governor

Anil Baijal Anil Baijal is a retired Central Government Civil Servant of the Indian Administrative Service cadre and served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. He took over office on 31 December 2016 after the sudden resignation of Najeeb Jung. H ...

, a former Union Home Secretary has resigned & sent his resignation letter to

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on 18 May 2022. His

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is in

Raj Niwas, Delhi Raj Niwas (translation: ''Government House'') is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, the head of state of Delhi and Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. It is located on Raj Niwas Marg, Civil Lines, Delhi. ...

Chief Commissioners

Delhi was earlier head by a Chief Commissioner who was an ICS officer.

Lieutenant governors

In 1966 the Delhi Administration Act was passed which set up a Delhi Metropolitan Council with the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi as its head. So far there have been 21 holders of this post, including 12

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officers, 4 ICS officers, 2

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officers, 2 senior IAF officers and 1 IFS officer backgrounds who held this post. Appointees were generally retired with the exception of Najeeb Jung who resigned from the service.

References

External links

Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Official website
{{Current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators Lieutenant governors

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...

Chief Commissioners

Lieutenant governors

See also

References

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