T. R. Satishchandran

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Tumkur Ramaiah Satishchandran
8th
H. D. Devegowda
Preceded byA. N. Varma
Succeeded byN. N. Vohra
Chief Secretary of Karnataka
In office
December 1983 – October 1987
Chief MinisterRamakrishna Hegde
Personal details
Born
Tumkur Ramaiah Satishchandran

(1929-04-14)April 14, 1929
British India
(now, Karnataka, India)
DiedSeptember 12, 2009(2009-09-12) (aged 80)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Spouse1 (wife)
Children2
AwardsPadma Bhushan (2005)

Tumkur Ramaiah Satishchandran (14 April 1929 – 12 September 2009) was a

Power Secretary
of India.

Education

Satishchandran had a

social administration from the London School of Economics.[1]

Career

As an IAS officer

Satishchandran served in a number of important and key positions in the Government of Karnataka and the

Indian government.[1]

Power Secretary of India

Satishchandran was appointed the Power Secretary of India by the

World Energy Conference,[1][2][3] a first for an Indian.[3]

Chief Secretary of Karnataka

Satishchandran was appointed the

Karnataka chief minister, Ramakrishna Hegde,[3][4]
thus serving as the state's top bureaucrat for almost four years.

Post-IAS

After his retirement from the Indian Administrative Service, Satishchandran was appointed the director of Institute for Social and Economic Change;[1][3][5] Satishchandran was later elevated to the position of the institute's chairperson.[5]

Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India

Satishchandran was appointed by prime minister, H. D. Deve Gowda, through the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), as his principal secretary;[3] Satishchandran assumed the office of principal secretary in June 1996,[6] and demitted it in June 1997.[6]

Governor of Goa

Satishchandran was appointed the Governor of Goa by the President of India in January 1998,[3] succeeding another former IAS officer P. C. Alexander; Satishchandran resigned from the position of the state of Goa's governor in April 1998, after a change in government.[3]

Death

Satishchandran died of an illness on 12 September 2009.

leader of opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council, V. S. Ugrappa said that the best way to pay tribute to a visionary such as Satishchandran was to follow the examples set by them.[7] The council observed a minute's silence in the memory of Satishchandran and S. Rudrappa, a freedom fighter and former member of Karnataka legislative assembly, who also died in 2009.[7]

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "T R Satish Chandran". Institution of Engineers (India). Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ISSN 0254-8399
    . Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ^
    OCLC 185061134
    . Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. ^
    OCLC 13119119
    . Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. ^
    OCLC 456162874. Retrieved 9 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link
    )
  6. ^ a b "List of Principal Secretaries to PM along with their Tenures" (PDF). Prime Minister's Office, Government of India. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  7. ^
    OCLC 13119119
    . Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Press Note : 96 Persons receive Padma Awards this year". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  9. OCLC 13119119. Retrieved 9 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)[dead link
    ]
  10. ^ "Padma Awards 2005". Outlook. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

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