N. N. Wanchoo
Niranjan Nath Wanchoo (also spelt Wanchu) OBE, ICS [1] (1 May 1910 – 20 October 1982) was a senior civil servant and later, Governor of the states of Kerala and Madhya Pradesh in India. He was educated at the Government College, Lahore and Kings College, Cambridge[2] and the Royal College of Defence Studies, UK.[1]
Niranjan Nath Wanchoo OBE ICS | |
|---|---|
| 5th Governor of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 14 October 1977 – 17 August 1978 | |
| Chief Minister | Kailash Chandra Joshi Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha |
| Preceded by | Satya Narayan Sinha |
| Succeeded by | C. M. Poonacha |
| 6th Governor of Kerala | |
| In office 1 April 1973 – 10 October 1977 | |
| Chief Minister | C. Achutha Menon K. Karunakaran A. K. Antony |
| Preceded by | V. Viswanathan |
| Succeeded by | Jothi Venkatachalam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1910 Satna, British India |
| Died | 20 October 1982 (aged 72) |
| Citizenship | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Government College, Lahore |
| Alma mater | Kings College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Politician |
Civil servant
He was selected to the Indian Civil Service in 1934 and began his career as a Sub-Collector in Bihar. Over the course of his career, he served, in among other posts, as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence and Chief Controller of defence production (1948-57), Secretary to Government of India, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance (1960–61), Chairman of the Bokaro Steel plant (1965–70)[2] and Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Industrial Development (1968–70). He was also a member of Court of Governors of the Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad.[3] He retired as Chairman, Industrial Customs and Prices Bureau in 1972.
Governor
He served as the Governor of Kerala from 1 April 1973 to 10 October 1977 – with C. Achutha Menon, K. Karunakaran and A. K. Antony as Chief Ministers[4] and then as Governor of Madhya Pradesh from 14 October 1977 to 16 August 1978 with Kailash Chandra Joshi and Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha as Chief Ministers.[5]
Other roles
The Planning Commission appointed him the head of a committee to look into industrial development for the backward areas in India and to recommend fiscal and financial incentives for industries in these areas. The Wanchoo Committee recommended that a few areas be selected and fiscal and financial resources be spent to develop these into growth poles rather than spread out resources thinly but uniformly across all backward areas[6] He was also Chairman of Delhi Urban Art Commission in 1982.[7] He died on 20 October 1982.
References
- http://ndc.nic.in/contents/index/103
- http://www.rajbhavanmp.in/wanchu.asp
- http://www.asci.org.in/CourtofGovernors.aspx
- http://niyamasabha.org/codes/ginfo_5.htm
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Vaish, Kalpana (1993). Entrepreneurial Role Of Development Banks In Backward Areas. Delhi: Concept Publishers. pp. 32, 35.
- http://duac.org/what_organisation.html
| Preceded by S. N. Sinha |
Governor of Madhya Pradesh 8 March 1971 – 13 October 1977 |
Succeeded by Cheppudira Muthanna Poonacha |