Tarlok Singh (died 10 December 2005) was member of the

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and a civil servant. Singh studied at

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. He served on the Planning Commission of India from its inception until his retirement in 1967. He was a member of the Indian Civil Service from 1937 to 1962. He wrote India's first five year plan. Singh was also the first Private Secretary to

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, the first

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. He was the Director General of Rehabilitation in the

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responsible for the resettlement of refugees and served as the

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Deputy Executive Director (Planning) from 1970 to 1974. He was the first Chairman of the Indian Association of Social Science Institutions (who sponsor an annual memorial lecture in his name) and was awarded the Padma Vibhushan (2000), the Padma Bhushan (1962) and the

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

in 1954 by the

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. Singh was also awarded the Soderstrom Medal for Economics in 1970 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science in

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. His books included ''Poverty and Social Change'', ''Land Resettlement Manual for Displaced Persons'', ''The Planning Process'', ''Towards an Integrated Society'', and ''India's Development Experience''.

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