Yashwant Narayan Sukthankar, CIE (24 August 1897– 16 June1973) was an Indian civil servant, the second

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and a former Governor of Odisha. Sukthankar was a member of the

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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 30th October 1922 - the first batch of native ICS officers. He was a part of the Finance and Commerce Pool, comprising specialist civil servants, that was constituted at the level of the

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during the

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. Sukthankar was a specialist in

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and he went on to serve as

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in the

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and as Cabinet Secretary of India from May 14, 1953 to July 31, 1957. He also served as secretary of the Planning Commission of India that formulated India's Second Five Year Plan. Upon retirement as Cabinet Secretary, he was appointed Governor of Orissa, a post he held from 31 July 1957 till 15 September 1962.

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1897 births Year of death missing Indian civil servants Governors of Odisha Indian Civil Service (British India) officers Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire Cabinet Secretaries of India Members of the Planning Commission of India {{India-bio-stub