Y._N._Sukthankar

Y. N. Sukthankar

Y. N. Sukthankar

Indian politician

Yashwant Narayan Sukthankar, CIE (24 August 1897– 16 June 1973)[1] was an Indian civil servant, the second Cabinet Secretary of India and a former Governor of Odisha.

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Sukthankar was a member of the Indian Civil Service having completed his education at University of Bombay & University of Cambridge. After completion of his barrister at law in Cambridge, he joined the service on 30 October 1922 - the first batch of native ICS officers.[2] He was a part of the Finance and Commerce Pool, comprising specialist civil servants, that was constituted at the level of the Government of India during the Second World War. Sukthankar was a specialist in international trade[3] and he went on to serve as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry[4][5] and as Cabinet Secretary of India from May 14, 1953 to July 31, 1957.[6] He also served as secretary of the Planning Commission of India that formulated India's Second Five Year Plan.[7]

Upon retirement as Cabinet Secretary, he was appointed Governor of Orissa, a post he held from 31 July 1957 till 15 September 1962.[8][9]

References

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    "Page 14935 | Issue 47058, 4 November 1976 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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    The India Office List 1931. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1931. p. 861.
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    "Finance and Commerce Pool — An old-is-gold idea". Hindu Businessline. 2 December 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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    "Exchange of Letters regarding Trade". Ministry of External Affairs. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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    "Our Governors". Raj Bhavan, Government of Orisaa, Bhubaneshwar. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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    "Cabinet Secretaries Since 1950". Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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    "2nd Five year Plan". Planning Commission, Yojna Bhavan, Government of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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    "dated June 12, 1957: New Governor of AP". The Hindu. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  9. [9]
    "Orissa Legislative Assembly". Lok Sabha Secretariat, Government of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 2 February 2012.


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