Meetha Lal Mehta

Meetha Lal Mehta
Born 1939
India
Died 7 December 2014
Occupation Social worker, civil servant
Known for Social service
Religion Jainism
Awards Padma Shri
Indira Gandhi Priyadarshni Vriksha Mitra Award
Acharya Jai Mal Gyan Award
Mewar Gaurav Award
Chanakya Award

Meetha Lal Mehta was an Indian civil servant,[1] a former Chief Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan[2][3] and the founder chairman of Rajasthan Mission on Livelihoods (RMoL),[4][5] a joint initiative by the Government of Rajasthan and UNDP for upgrading the livelihoods of the poorer sections of the people of the state.[6][7][8][9] The Government of India honoured him in 2015 with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[10]

Biography

Meetha Lal Mehta, born 1939, did his early college studies at the National Defence College in New Delhi from where he graduated in Physics and secured his master's degree from Rajasthan University.[1][8] He continued his higher education at the University of London[1] to obtain a post graduate diploma from in urbanization.[8] Later, he entered Indian Administrative Service and became the Chief Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan.[1][8] He served the state during the ministry of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat[11] from 2 February 1994 to 31 December 1997.[2][3]

On his retirment from the civil service, Mehta became the chairman of Rajasthan Mission on Livelihoods (RMoL),[4] a state sponsored initiative, partly funded by UNDP, for the betterment of the lives of the financially compromised people of Rajasthan. Under the aegis of this program, Mehta was known to have introduced many schemes, such as Apna Rickshaw Apne Naam Yojna, where the rickshaw pullers of the state were assisted to own their own vehicle.[12][13] The project also arranged for redesigning their vehicle for better performance.[12][13] He served as the additional secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Rajasthan, as the director of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)[8] and as the chairman of three state bodies such as the Compensation Committee, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Audit Committee.[1] He was the head of many state public undertakings like Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals (RSSM), Rajasthan State Co-operative Bank (RSCB), Rajasthan State Warehousing Corporation (RSWC), Spin Fed and Rajasthan knowledge Corporation Limited (RKCL).[8] He was also a board member of the Reserve Bank of India and Prasar Bharati[8] and a director of Vaibhav Global,[1][8][14] a private enterprise doing business as an online retailer of fashion Jewelery and lifestyle accessories[15] till his death.[16]

Mehta is a recipient of several awards such as Indira Gandhi Priyadarshni Vriksha Mitra Award (1986), Acharya Jai Mal Gyan Award (1988), Mewar Gaurav Award (1994) and Chanakya Award (2010).[1][8] He died, aged 75, on 7 December 2014[1] at a private hospital in Mumbai, following the complications from a heart attack suffered a month earlier.[4][9] The Government of India included him in the 2015 Republic Day honours list, posthumously, for the civilian award of Padma Shri.[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Bloomberg". Bloomberg. 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Chief Secretary". Government of Rajasthan. 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "SP Test". SP Test. 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Business Standard". Business Standard. 7 December 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Aamne Samne with former chief whip, Meetha Lal Mehta at First India Rajasthan Live". YouTube video. First India Rajasthan News Channel. 18 October 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ "New Concept". New Concept. 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ "UNDP". UNDP. 2 July 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Zoom Info". Zoom Info. 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Siasat". 8 December 2014. Siasat. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Uday India". Uday India. 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Outlook". Outlook. 27 February 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Harmony India". Harmony India. October 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Four Traders". Four Traders. 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Vaibhav Global". 2014. Economic Times. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Money Control". Money Control. 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

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