| Name(s) |
Sir C.D. (Chintaman
Dwarakanath) DESHMUKH, ICS |
| Date of
Birth |
January 14, 1896 |
| Date of
Death |
October 02, 1982 |
|
Identity |
Indian Civil Servant |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- He was the first Indian to be appointed
as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
in 1943 by the British Raj authorities.
- He subsequently served as the Finance Minister
in the Union Cabinet (1950–1956).
- It was during this time that he also became a
founding member of the Governing Body of
NCAER, the National Council of Applied Economic
Research in New Delhi, India's first independent economic
policy institute established in 1956.
- After resignation from Union Cabinet he worked as
Chairman of UGC (1956–1961).
- He served as Vice-Chancellor of University of
Delhi (1962–67).
- He was also President of I.S.I. (Indian
Statistical Institute) from 1945 to 1964, Honorary
Chairman of National Book Trust (1957–60).
- He founded India International Centre
in 1959 and served as Lifetime President of it.
- He was also chairman of Indian Institute of
Public Administration.
- On May 23, 1952, he presented
the first ever national budget to the Indian Parliament.
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