Bhairab Dutt Pandey (17 March 1917 – 2009) was a member of the
Indian Civil Service
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Its members ruled over more than 300 million ...
and
Union Cabinet Secretary of the
Government of India
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under
Indira Gandhi
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. He served as the
Governor of West Bengal
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(1981–1983), and
Punjab
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(1983–1984), and the
Administrator of Chandigarh for a brief period.
Born in
Almora
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, in the Indian state of
Uttarakhand
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, Pandey served as a Cabinet Secretary to the
Union Government
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from 2 November 1972 to 31 March 1977.
When President's rule was imposed on Punjab, he served as the Governor of the state.
Pandey was married to Vimla Pande.
They had three children: Arvind Pandey, environmentalist
Lalit Pandey, and Ratna Pandey. His brother-in-law,
Vinod Chandra Pandey, was also a former Governor and Union Cabinet Secretary.
He was one of the last living members of the
Imperial Civil Service
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Its members ruled over more than 300 million p ...
, having entered in the 1939 batch.
The London Gazette, 17 October 1939
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The Government of India awarded Pandey the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri
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, in 1972, for his contributions to Indian society and the Padma Vibhushan
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in 2000.
References
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1917 births
2009 deaths
Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in civil service
Recipients of the Padma Shri in civil service
Indian Administrative Service officers
Kumaoni people
Governors of Punjab, India
Governors of West Bengal
Politicians from Kolkata
Uttarakhand politicians
People from Almora
Indian Civil Service (British India) officers