Arunachal: Lt Gen Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik takes oath as new governor

Lt Gen (Retd) Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik sworn-in as the governor of Arunachal Pradesh in a simple ceremony at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhawan on February 17.

Justice Nani Tagia, judge of Gauhati High Court administered the oath of office to Parnaik, who is the 20th governor of the north eastern state.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu, his cabinet colleagues, MLAs and high-ranking civil and police officials were present at the swearing-in programme.
     
Lt Gen Parnaik replaced Brig (Retd) Dr B D Mishra, who has been posted as Lt Governor of the union territory of Ladakh.
  
Mishra had been the governor of the state on October 3, 2017.

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Born on June 28, 1953, Lt Gen Parnaik had served as commander of the Army’s prestigious Northern Command.

He was commissioned into the Rajputana Rifles on March 31, 1972, and commanded its 2nd battalion in the Rajasthan sector and in Jammu and Kashmir, a Raj Bhawan communique said.

On January 26, 2003, Parnaik was awarded the Yudh Seva Medal for his command of an infantry brigade during the 2001-2002 India–Pakistan standoff. He attended the National Defence College in 2004 as part of the 44th course.

Promoted to the rank of the major general, Parnaik was appointed as General Officer Commanding (GoC) of the 17 Mountain Division in Sikkim. He later commanded the Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) in Bhutan. In 2009, Parnaik was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed GoC of IV Corps in Tezpur. After a year-long tenure, he moved to Army headquarters as the Director General of Perspective Planning, it said.

For his tenure as GOC IV Corps, on January 26, 2010, Parnaik was awarded the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal.

On December 1, 2010, Parnaik was accorded the status of Army Commander and named the Commander-designate of the Northern Command. He took over from Lieutenant General B S Jaswal on January 1, 2011.

On January 26, 2012, Parnaik was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal.

After a two-and-a-half-year stint as Northern Army Commander, he retired from the Army on June 30 in 2013.