Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission

Since the Prime Minister of India happened to be the ex-officio chairperson of Planning Commission of India, the position of the deputy chairperson had great significance.

Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission
Emblem of India
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Last in office
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
6 July 2004 – 26 May 2014
StatusAbolished
AppointerPrime Minister of India
Term lengthFive years
Inaugural holderGulzarilal Nanda
Formation17 February 1957 (1957-02-17)
Final holderMontek Singh Ahluwalia
Abolished25 May 2014 (2014-05-25)

From 1957 until 2014 23 persons have served as the deputy chairmans,but any woman not served in this post. The deputy chairmans Gulzarilal Nanda, P. V. Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh who served as Prime Minister of India.[lower-alpha 1] And Pranab Mukherjee who served this post in from 1991 to 1996, after served as the President of India. Many future chief ministers, former central ministers served in this post.

List of Deputy Chairpersons of the Planning Commission
# PortraitNameTerm of office
1 Gulzarilal Nanda17 February 1953 (1953-02-17)21 September 1963 (1963-09-21)
2 V. T. Krishnamachari17 February 1953 (1953-02-17)21 June 1960 (1960-06-21)
3 Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi22 September 19632 December 1963
4 Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil2 September 19671 May 1971
8 P. N. Haksar4 January 197531 May 1977
9 D. T. Lakdawala1 June 197715 February 1980
10 N. D. Tiwari9 June 19808 August 1981
11 Shankarrao Chavan9 August 198119 July 1984
12 Prakash Chandra Sethi20 July 198431 October 1984
13 P. V. Narasimha Rao1 November 198414 January 1985
14 Manmohan Singh15 January 198531 August 1987
15 P. Shiv Shankar25 July 198729 June 1988
16 Madhav Singh Solanki30 June 198816 August 1989
17 Ramakrishna Hegde5 December 19896 July 1990
18 Madhu Dandavate7 July 199010 December 1990
19 Mohan Dharia11 December 199024 June 1991
20 Pranab Mukherjee24 June 199115 May 1996
(18) Madhu Dandavate1 August 199621 March 1998
21 Jaswant Singh25 March 19984 February 1999
22 K. C. Pant5 February 199917 June 2004
23 Montek Singh Ahluwalia6 July 200426 May 2014

See also

Notes
    1. Nanda was the Acting prime minister

    References
    • "History of the planning commission". Retrieved 17 February 2023.


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