The Governor of West Bengal is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of West Bengal. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of five years. H.E. Gopalkrishna Gandhi is the current governor (assumed charge of office on December 14, 2004). His official residence is the Raj Bhavan. A nominal is a word or a group of words that functions as a noun, i. ... The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India and the Supreme Commander of the Indian armed forces. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ... West Bengal   (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... His / Her Excellency is an honorific title given to certain high-ranking political officials. ... Gopalkrishna Gandhi (born April 22, 1945), the youngest grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, was appointed in 2004 as the governor as the West Bengal. ... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Government House, Calcutta,by John Christian Schetky Raj Bhavan (Bengali and Hindi for Government House) is the the Governors house in Kolkata, West Bengal. ...

History

In 1912 the Imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Delhi and as some compensation to Bengal the Lieutenant governor with Council gave place to a Governor with a Council thus completing the circle and reverting to the position which had been obtained 200 years ago. In 1947 India achieved independence and the title of governor of Bengal remained the same at it is to the present day. 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Imperial is a term that is used to describe something that relates to an Empire, Emperor, or the concept of Imperialism. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... , Delhi (Hindi: , Urdu: , Punjabi: ), sometimes referred to as Dilli, is the second-largest metropolis in India after Mumbai with a population of 13 million. ... Bengal (Bengali: বঙ্গ Bôngo, বাংলা Bangla, বঙ্গদেশ Bôngodesh or বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh), is a historical and geographical region in the northeast of South Asia. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...

Powers and functions

The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:

• Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
• Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
• Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.

See also: Governors of India#Powers and functions List of current Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Indian States and Union Territories. ...

Ex-officio Role of Governor

In his ex-officio capacity, the Governor of West Bengal is Chancellor of the universities of West Bengal (at present 14) as per the Acts of the Universities. The Universities are: University of Calcutta, Jadavpur University, University of Kalyani, Rabindra Bharati University, Vidyasagar University, University of Burdwan, North Bengal University, Netaji Subhas Open University, West Bengal University of Technology, Bengal Engineering & Science University, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, University of Animal and Fishery Sciences and West Bengal University of Health Sciences. For Visva Bharati, the Governor is the Pradhana (Rector). Formally established on the 24 January 1857, the University of Calcutta (also known as Calcutta University) (Bengali: কলকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), located in the city of Kolkata (previously Calcutta), India, is the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent. ... Jadavpur University (Bengali: যাদবপুর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) (JU) is a state-funded university and a premier educational and research institution in India. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Located at the abode of the poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore on 56A, B. T. Road, Kolkata, Rabindra Bharati University was founded on May 8, 1962, under the Rabindra Bharati Act of the Government of West Bengal, 1961, to mark the birth centenary of the poet Rabindranath Tagore. ... The University was established on 29th September 1981 by an Act called the Vidyasagar University Act 1981 (West Bengal Act XVIII of 1981) after the name of Pandit Iswar Chandra Bandyopadhyay , known as Vidyasagar , The educationist and social worker of Bengal . ... University of North Bengal near Siliguri in Darjeeling district in North Bengal portion of the Indian state of West Bengal was established in 1962 with a goal to disseminate knowledge to fulfill growing socio-economic and technical manpower needs in the six North Bengal districts and the neighbouring state of... It is an university imparting distance education in eastern India. ... The West Bengal University of Technology (UTech) is a State University located in the suburban satellite township of Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal. ... The Bengal Engineering & Science University, established at Shibpur, Howrah, just opposite the city of Kolkata, is the third oldest engineering college in existence in India. ... Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV) is the renowned State Agriculture University (SAU) of West Bengal, India. ... The West Bengal University of Health Sciences has been set up by an Act of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for better management of the health and medical education related courses which were so far taught separately by the University of Calcutta, and the Universities of Burdwan and North Bengal. ... Established by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, the Visva-Bharati University, located at Santiniketan, West Bengal in India is a central university and an institution of national importance. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ...

The Governor is also the Chairman/President of some organizations such as Victoria Memorial Hall, Indian Museum, The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS), Calcutta Cultural Centre (Kolkata Kala Kendra ), Special Fund for R&R of Ex-servicemen, West Bengal (Rajya Sainik Board), Sri Aurobindo Samiti, Indian Red Cross Society - West Bengal State Branch, St. John Ambulance Brigade No. II (West Bengal) District, Bharat Scouts and Guides and the Bengal Tuberculosis Association. Exterior of Victoria Theatre The Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall (Chinese: 维多利亚剧院及音乐会堂) is a complex of two buildings and a clock tower joined together by a common corridor and located in the civic district of Singapore. ... The Indian Museum was founded by Dr. Nathaniel Wallich a Danish botanist at Serampore (original called Frederischnagore) near Calcutta in 1814. ... The Indian Red Cross is charitable organization in India. ... St. ... membership badge of the Bharat Scouts and Guides The Bharat Scouts and Guides (BSG) (Hindi: भारत स्काउट्स एवं गाइड्स) is the national Scouting and Guiding association of India. ...

Governor of West Bengal’s Welfare Fund, has the Governor as its Chairman. Contributions from this Fund are given to the needy people for meeting, to some extent the cost of their treatment. Besides the above, at his discretion, the Governor, accepts the position of Chief Patron/Patron or other posts in the honorary capacity, in various organizations that are rendering yeoman service to the society in different fields. Generally, patronage is the act of supporting or favoring some person, group, or institution. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Governors of West Bengal

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See also

• West Bengal
• Governors and Lieutenant-Governors of states of India

External links

• Raj Bhavan's (Governor's residence) official website
  • Constitutional role of Governor
  • Ex-officio role of Governor