List of deputy chairpersons of the planning commission of India
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List of Deputy Chairpersons of the Planning Commission
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Other Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulzari Lal Nanda | Feb 17, 1953 | Sep 21, 1963 | Minister of Planning |
| 2 | V.T. Krishnamachari | Feb 17, 1953 | Jun 21, 1960 | |
| 3 | C.M. Trivedi | Sep 22, 1963 | Dec 02, 1963 | |
| 4 | Ashok Mehta | Dec 03, 1963 | Sep 01, 1967 | Minister of Planning |
| 5 | D.R. Gadgil | Sep 02, 1967 | May 01, 1971 | |
| 6 | C. Subramaniam | May 02, 1971 | Jul 22, 1972 | Minister of Planning |
| 7 | Durga Prasad Dhar | Jul 23, 1972 | Dec 31, 1974 | Minister of Planning |
| 8 | P.N. Haksar | Jan 04, 1975 | May 31, 1977 | |
| 9 | D.T. Lakdawala | Jun 01, 1977 | Feb 15, 1980 | |
| 10 | N.D. Tiwari Narayan Dutt Tiwari Narayan Dutt Tiwari is an Indian political figure. He was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh three times during the 1970s and 1980s and was Chief Minister of Uttarkhand from 2002 to 2007... |
Jun 09, 1980 | Aug 08, 1981 | Minister of Planning |
| 11 | S.B. Chavan | Aug 09, 1981 | Jul 19, 1984 | Minister of Planning |
| 12 | Prakash Chandra Sethi Prakash Chandra Sethi Prakash Chandra Sethi an Indian National Congress politician was a former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.He was twice the chief minister of the state from 29 January 1972 to 22 March 1972 and 23 March 1972 to 22 December 1975. Ideologically he always appreciated people like Shankar Dayal... |
Jul 20, 1984 | Oct 31, 1984 | Minister of Planning |
| 13 | P.V. Narasimha Rao | Nov 01, 1984 | Jan 14, 1985 | Minister of Planning |
| 14 | Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh is the 13th and current Prime Minister of India. He is the only Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term. A Sikh, he is the first non-Hindu to occupy the office. Singh is also the 7th Prime Minister belonging to the Indian... |
Jan 15, 1985 | Aug 31, 1987 | |
| 15 | P. Shiv Shankar P. Shiv Shankar Punjala Shiv Shankar is an Indian politician. He served as the Minister of External Affairs, Law, and Petroleum. He was a very influential minister in Indira Gandhi's and Rajiv Gandhi's cabinets and is one of the most senior politicians in India. He has also served as the governor of Sikkim and... |
Jul 25, 1987 | Jun 29, 1988 | Minister of Planning |
| 16 | Madhav Singh Solanki Madhav Singh Solanki Madhav Singh Solanki is a leader of Indian National Congress party and a former External affairs minister of India. He was the four times chief minister of Gujarat.- Bofors :... |
Jun 30, 1988 | Aug 16, 1989 | Minister of Planning |
| 17 | Ramakrishna Hegde Ramakrishna Hegde Ramakrishna Mahabaleshwar Hegde was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Karnataka for three terms and as Minister of Commerce and Industry in the Union government.-Early life:... |
Dec 05, 1989 | Jul 06, 1990 | |
| 18 | Madhu Dandavate Madhu Dandavate Madhu Dandavate was an Indian politician.He was born in a Deshastha family. He was popularly known as an Economist.... |
Jul 07, 1990 | Dec 10, 1990 | Finance Minister |
| 19 | Mohan Dharia Mohan Dharia Mohan Dharia is a former Union minister, a lawyer and social worker. He currently stay at Pune and is environmentalist and run a non-government organisation Vanrai.... |
Dec 11, 1990 | Jun 24, 1991 | |
| 20 | Pranab Mukherjee Pranab Mukherjee Pranab Kumar Mukherjee is the current Finance Minister of India and leader of the current Lok Sabha.Mukherjee is a senior member of the Cabinet Committees on Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Parliamentary Affairs, Political Affairs, Prices, Security, Unique Identification Authority of India,... |
Jun 24, 1991 | May 15, 1996 | |
| 21 | Madhu Dandavate Madhu Dandavate Madhu Dandavate was an Indian politician.He was born in a Deshastha family. He was popularly known as an Economist.... |
Aug 01, 1996 | Mar 21, 1998 | |
| 22 | Jaswant Singh Jaswant Singh - Career :He is one of the few Indian politicians to have been the Minister for Defence, Finance and External Affairs.He started the new government of Vajpayee, which lasted its full term, as the External Affairs Minister and later on switched his ministry to Finance with Yashwant Sinha... |
Mar 25, 1998 | Feb 04, 1999 | |
| 23 | K.C. Pant | Feb 05, 1999 | Jun 17, 2004 | |
| 24 | Montek Singh Ahluwalia Montek Singh Ahluwalia Montek Singh Ahluwalia is an Indian economist and civil servant. He is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of the Republic of India. He was previously the first Director of the Independent Evaluation Office at the International Monetary Fund.-Early life and education:Montek... |
Jul 06, 2004 | present | |