Gulshan Lal Tandon was a pioneer in the Indian Mining Industry, the former Chairman of

Coal India Limited Coal India Limited (CIL) is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Coal, Government of India. It is headquartered at Kolkata. It is the ''largest government-owned-coal-producer'' in the world. It is ...

who played a major role in establishment of Coal India. Mr. Tandon received

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

, India's third highest civilian honour, in 1986 for his services to Indian mining industry. He died on 2 August 2012.

Career

Gulshan Lal Tandon received his B Tech degree in Mining from

Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad (abbreviated IIT (ISM), Dhanbad) is a prestigious public technical university located in Dhanbad, India. It has main campus of 218 acres in Sardar Patel Nagar area of Dhanbad and ...

in 1951. He served as the Chairman of Neyveli Lignite Corporation and Coal India Ltd. Mr. Tandon was convenor of the Ministry of Industry for evaluation of PSUs in Mineral and Power Sector. He has been director of several companies like Sharda Motor Industries Ltd, Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys ltd, VBC Industries Ltd and Tanishq Consultancy among others.

Awards

* Padma Bhushan - 1986, * Sir Jahangir Gandhy Gold Medal from Tata's XLRI, * Best Manager & Best Managed Company from FICCI and AIEO, * Bheeshma Pitamah & Field Marshal in Mining by I B C & KIOCL Association, * Udyog Ratan from Institute of Economic Studies in 1984, * NMDC Gold Medal, * Best Management & Profitable Company from National Productivity Council, * All prestigious Awards of MGMI, * Engineering Personality of the Country - 1994.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tandon, Gulshan Lal Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in civil service 2012 deaths Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad alumni