Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
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| Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission | |
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| Status | Abolished |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of India |
| Term length | Five years |
| Inaugural holder | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| Formation | 17 February 1957 |
| Final holder | Montek Singh Ahluwalia |
| Abolished | 25 May 2014 |
Since the Prime Minister of India happened to be the ex-officio chairperson of Planning Commission of India, the position of the deputy chairperson had great significance.
From 1957 until 2014 23 persons have served as the deputy chairmen, but any woman not served in this post. The deputy chairmen Gulzarilal Nanda, P. V. Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh who served as Prime Minister of India.[a] And Pranab Mukherjee who served this post in from 1991 to 1996, after served as the President of India. Many future chief ministers, former central ministers served in this post.
List of Deputy Chairpersons of the Planning Commission
[edit]| # | Portrait | Name | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Gulzarilal Nanda | 17 February 1953 | 21 September 1963 |
| 2 | V. T. Krishnamachari | 17 February 1953 | 21 June 1960 | |
| 3 |  |
Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi | 22 September 1963 | 2 December 1963 |
| 4 |  |
Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil | 2 September 1967 | 1 May 1971 |
| 8 | P. N. Haksar | 4 January 1975 | 31 May 1977 | |
| 9 | D. T. Lakdawala | 1 June 1977 | 15 February 1980 | |
| 10 |  |
N. D. Tiwari | 9 June 1980 | 8 August 1981 |
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Shankarrao Chavan | 9 August 1981 | 19 July 1984 |
| 12 | Prakash Chandra Sethi | 20 July 1984 | 31 October 1984 | |
| 13 | (2).jpg) |
P. V. Narasimha Rao | 1 November 1984 | 14 January 1985 |
| 14 |  |
Manmohan Singh | 15 January 1985 | 31 August 1987 |
| 15 | P. Shiv Shankar | 25 July 1987 | 29 June 1988 | |
| 16 | Madhav Singh Solanki | 30 June 1988 | 16 August 1989 | |
| 17 | Ramakrishna Hegde | 5 December 1989 | 6 July 1990 | |
| 18 | Madhu Dandavate | 7 July 1990 | 10 December 1990 | |
| 19 |  |
Mohan Dharia | 11 December 1990 | 24 June 1991 |
| 20 |  |
Pranab Mukherjee | 24 June 1991 | 15 May 1996 |
| (18) | Madhu Dandavate | 1 August 1996 | 21 March 1998 | |
| 21 |  |
Jaswant Singh | 25 March 1998 | 4 February 1999 |
| 22 | .jpg) |
K. C. Pant | 5 February 1999 | 17 June 2004 |
| 23 |  |
Montek Singh Ahluwalia | 6 July 2004 | 26 May 2014 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Nanda was the Acting prime minister
References
[edit]- "History of the planning commission". Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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