P. S. Appu
P.S. Appu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1929 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Civil Servant |
| Organization | retired Indian Administrative Service |
P.S. Appu (1929 – 28 March 2012) was an Indian
civil servant who retired as the director of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA).[1]
Career
Appu started his career as a member of the Bihar cadre of Indian Administrative Service in 1951.[2] In this state he served the Collector of Darbhanga, Saharsa, Finance Secretary and Chief Secretary. While on deputation from the state to the federal government, he served as the Land Reforms Commissioner in the Ministry of Agriculture and the Planning Commission from 1970 to 1975. He opted for voluntarily retirement from service in 1982 while holding the post of Director of LBSNAA.[3]
As Chairman of the Committee on
Giani Zail Singh and announced dismissal of the guilty trainee officer from the IAS.5.[5]
Award
P.S. Appu was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India, in 2006.[6]
References
- ^ IAS legend who put values before protocol
- ^ a b Mander, Harsh. "He recognised the value of dissent". The Hindu (Newspaper). Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ Alagh, Yoginder Kumar (4 April 2012). "A Civil Servant's Role Model". The Indian Express (Newspaper). Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ Sarma, E.A.S. (14 April 2012). "P.S. Appu - A Tribute" (PDF). The Economic & Political Weekly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "P.S. Appu (Obituary)". Boloji.com. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "56 receive Padma awards". Retrieved 8 April 2012.
External links
- Agnihotri, Anita (2008): Rare Values, Rarest Insight – Revisiting Our Time with Shri P.S. Appu (BoloJi)
- Mander, Harsh (2012): He Recognised the Value of Dissent, The Hindu 2 April 2012
- Alagh, YK (2012): A Civil Servant's Role Model, Obituary in the Indian Express, 10 March 2012)
- The Appu Papers (Compilation)
