Shekhar Dutt was the governor of the

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n state of

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

. Earlier he had served on various bureaucratic posts including, as an IAS officer, as Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India.

Career

Dutt belongs to the 1969 batch of

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from

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cadre. Dutt became a short service commission officer in the Indian Army and was awarded the

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for gallantry during the

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. He held various posts in the Madhya Pradesh government, including Principal Secretary in the Department of Tribal and Scheduled Caste Welfare and Principal Secretary, Departments of School Education, Sports & Youth Welfare. Dutt was appointed Secretary of the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha & Homeopathy in the

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of India. As Director General of the

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, Dutt played a role in the hosting of the

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in November 2003. He eventually became the Joint Secretary in the Department of Defence Production and later took over as the

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in 2005. In July 2007, Dutt retired as Defence Secretary and was appointed Deputy National Security Advisor for a two-year term. In September 2009, Dutt was named to the

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. On 23 January 2010, he assumed the office of the Governor of Chhattisgarh, the post to which he served till his resignation on 18 June 2014.

Honors and awards

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and

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2018

Book

“Reflections on Contemporary India” written by Shri Shekhar Dutt and launched by the President of India on 11-Feb-2014.

References

External links

H.E. Shri Shekhar Dutt, Governor of Chhattisgarh
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dutt, Shekhar Governors of Chhattisgarh Living people Defence Secretaries of India Indian Administrative Service officers 1945 births