Chief Minister, High Court Chief Justice, Assembly Speaker, and Top Officials Extend Congratulations to New Governor
Raipur 31 July 2024// Shri Ramen Deka took oath as the 10th Governor of Chhattisgarh in a grand ceremony held today at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan. The oath of office was administered by Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice Shri Ramesh Sinha. The ceremony was graced by First Lady Smt. Ranee Deka Kakoty.
Following the swearing-in, Governor Shri Deka was warmly congratulated by Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai, Chief Justice Shri Ramesh Sinha, and Legislative Assembly Speaker Dr. Raman Singh, who presented him with floral bouquets. Chief Secretary Shri Amitabh Jain read out the Warrant of Appointment issued by the President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu.
The ceremony commenced and concluded with the National Anthem performed by the Ceremonial Police Band, and the State Song was also played. Governor Shri Deka was honored with a Guard of Honour post-ceremony.
The ceremony was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Shri Arun Sao, Finance Minister Shri OP Choudhary, Forest and Climate Change Minister Shri Kedar Kashyap, Commerce, Industry and Labour Minister Shri Lakhan Lal Dewangan, Food Minister Shri Dayaldas Baghel, Health Minister Shri Shyam Bihari Jaiswal, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Shri Tank Ram Verma, Women and Child Development Minister Smt. Laxmi Rajwade, MP Shri Brijmohan Agrawal, and former Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel, along with other MLAs.
Chhattisgarh State Information Commission Commissioner Shri NK Shukla, Shri Alok Chandravashi, Chhattisgarh State Commission for Women Chairperson Smt. Kiranmayi Nayak, Former Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Assembly Shri Dharamlal Kaushik, Shri Narayan Chandel, Shri Gaurishankar Agrawal, former ministers, MPs, MLAs, and other public representatives were present, along with Director General of Police Shri Ashok Juneja, Additional Chief Secretary Smt. Renu Pillay, Shri Subrat Sahoo, Shri Manoj Pingua, Governor’s Secretary Shri Yashwant Kumar, Chhattisgarh High Court Registrar General Shri V.P. Verma, and Governor’s Legal Advisor Shri Bhishma Pratap Pandey. The gathering also included senior administrative officials, senior police officials, family members of the Governor, Vice Chancellors of universities, media personnel, and other dignitaries.
Governor Shri Ramen Deka’s Biography:
Shri Ramen Deka, the newly sworn-in 10th Governor of Chhattisgarh, was born on March 1, 1954, in Sualkuchi, Kamrup district, Assam. He is the son of late Shri Surendra Nath Deka and late Smt. Champabati Deka. He is married to Smt. Ranee Deka Kakoty, and they have two children. Shri Deka earned his BA degree in Philosophy and Economics from Pragjyotish College, Guwahati University, Assam.
A veteran politician, Shri Ramen Deka has been active in politics since 1977. He was a founding member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1980 and served as the state president of the Assam BJP in 2006. Most recently, he held the position of Vice Chairman of the Innovation and Transformation Commission of Assam (of Cabinet Minister Rank) from August 2021 until July 29, 2024.
Shri Deka has served as a Member of Parliament twice. First elected in 2009 from the Mangaldoi constituency of Assam for the 15th Lok Sabha, he was a member in several parliamentary committees, including the Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Subordinate Legislation and Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of the House. He also served as the member of India-Bhutan Parliamentary Friendship Group. He was re-elected in 2014 for the 16th Lok Sabha and during this period, he was also part of the panel of chairpersons in the Lok Sabha.
In his second term, Shri Deka undertook several responsibilities. He served as a Member of the Estimates Committee, the Advisory Committee, and the Ministry of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Member. He was also a member of the Central Advisory Committee under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana’, the Indo-China Parliamentary Friendship Group, and the Tea Board. Besides, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Home Affairs, the General Purposes Committee, Sub-Committee-II of the Committee on Estimates, and the Standing Committee on External Affairs.
Shri Ramen Deka took the oath of office as the Governor of Chhattisgarh on July 31, 2024, marking a new chapter in his distinguished political career.
