* Gulab Chand Kataria took oath as the 31st governor of Assam on Wednesday (22nd Feb 2023).

* The oath of office was administered by Justice Sandeep Mehta, the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court in a ceremony held at the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati.

* Assam chief minister "Himanta Biswa Sarma" was also present on the occasion.

* On 12 February 2023, Kataria was appointed as the new Governor of Assam replacing Professor Jagdish Mukhi.

* On Tuesday (21st Feb 2023), Kataria was accorded a warm and traditional welcome on his arrival at Raj Bhavan. Along with him, his wife Anita Kataria was also welcomed by the officers and staff of Raj Bhavan.

* Gulab Chand Kataria hails from Udaipur in Rajasthan and is the former Home Minister of the state. He served as the home minister of Rajasthan from 2014 to 2018.

* A senior BJP leader, he is also a part of the party's central working committee..

Source : Pratid In Time