B.G. Deshmukh

B.G. Deshmukh
IAS
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
V.P. Singh
Chandrashekhar
Personal details
Born 1929
Died 2011
Nationality Indian

Bhalchandra Gopal Deshmukh, also known as B.G.Deshmukh, IAS (1929-2011) was an Indian civil servant. During his career he served with distinction in various capacities in Maharashtra and Gujarat. He was secretary to the Maharashtra chief minister, Vasantrao Naik, and municipal commissioner of Bombay. Deshmukh was called by Rajiv Gandhi to Delhi in 1986 and appointed cabinet secretary. In 1989, Rajiv Gandhi appointed him as his principal secretary, as post he went on to hold even under V.P. Singh and Chandrashekhar. [1]

After his retirement, he served on the Board of several companies including Tata Sons Limited, Tata Housing Development Co. Ltd., Tata Council for Community Initiatives, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, SEBI for Mutual Funds and IDBI Mutual Fund. He is also associated with social and development organisations such as Bombay Natural History Society, KEM Hospital, National Association for the Blind among others. Mr. Deshmukh has a number of books to his credit. These include “A Cabinet Secretary thinks aloud”, “A Cabinet Secretary looks around” and “Poona to Prime Minister’s Office – A Cabinet Secretary looks back”.

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