Yagya Dutt Sharma

Yagya Dutt Sharma
Governor of Odisha
In office 7 February 1990 – 1 February 1993
Preceded by	Saiyid Nurul Hasan
Succeeded by	Saiyid Nurul Hasan
Personal details
Born	21 September 1922 Punjab, British India
Died	4 July 1996 (aged 73)
Nationality	Indian
Profession	Politician
Religion	Hindu

Yagya Dutt Sharma (21 October 1922, Takhatgarh village, Ropar district, Punjab, India - 4 July 1996, New Delhi) was an Indian politician, a member of fourth and sixth Lok Sabha representing Amritsar and Gurdaspur parliamentary constituencies in Punjab during 1967-70 and 1977-79. He was also a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the Governor of Odisha from 1990 to 1993.^{[1] [2]}

An ayurvedic physician by profession, he worked to improve indigenous system of medicine and to promote the ayurvedic system of medicine. During the famines of 1943 in Bengal and Kangra-Kula valley in 1945-46, he along with a team of doctors from Punjab provided relief to the famine-stricken people.

He also worked for the relief and rehabilitation of refugees in 1947 and rendered medical assistance to the sick.

References

1. "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly Since 1937". ws.ori.nic.in. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2012. NAME OF THE GOVERNORS OF Odisha
2. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/OR-Annual-2009/pdf/405-418.pdf

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