B. D. Pande

B. D. Pande
Born Almora district, Uttarakhand, India
Occupation Indian Civil Service
Known for Civil Service
Spouse(s) Vimla
Children 3
Awards Padma Vibhushan, Padma Shri

Bhairav Dutt Pande[1] was a member of the Indian Civl Service and Union Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India under Indira Gandhi. He was a Governor of the States of Punjab and West Bengal.[2]

Born in Almora, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, B. D. Pande served as a Cabinet Secretary to the Union Government from 2 November 1972 to 31 March 1977.[3] When President's rule was imposed on Punjab, he served as the Governor of the state.[4]

Pande was married to Vimla Pande.[5] They had three children: Arvind Pande, former IAS and CMD, SAIL, renowned environmentalist, Dr. Lalit Pande and Ratna Pande. Arvind's wife is Mrinal Pande[6] His brother-in-law, Vinod Pande, was also a former Governor and Union Cabinet Secretary.[5]

The Government of India awarded Pande the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 1972, for his contributions to Indian society[7] and the Padma Vibhushan in 2000.

References

  1. ↑ http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/grace-without-measure/15805/
  2. ↑ "Pande takes top post for two years". Telegraph. 11 September 2002. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cabinet Secretariat - Cabinet Secretaries Since 1950". Government of India. 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Daunting task before Punjab Governor B.D. Pande and his advisors". India Today. 17 July 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Grace without measure". Indian Express. 1 November 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ Payal Arora (2012). Dot Com Mantra: Social Computing in the Central Himalayas. Ashgate Publishing. p. 206. ISBN 9781409488729.
  7. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

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  1. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/2000/01/26/stories/01260004.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=7407309&privcapId=242581190&previousCapId=4508901&previousTitle=Essar%20Steel%20India%20Limited
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