Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has submitted his resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind citing “personal reasons”, sources told NDTV on Wednesday.
A retired civil servant, Baijal had taken over as Lieutenant Governor in December 2016 following the abrupt resignation of his predecessor Najeeb Jung. He has completed his five-year tenure and an appointment of his successor has been due.
A 1969 batch IAS officer, Baijal had served as Union Home Secretary under former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and held key positions in other ministries.
Under the Congress-led UPA government, he oversaw the ₹ 60,000 crore Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
As Lieutenant Governor, Mr Baijal was chief of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority that spearheaded the capital’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
