Shekhar Dutt
Shekhar Dutt Vijay Singh | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1945 |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | |
Shekhar Dutt is a retired Indian civil servant who served as governor of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Earlier he had served on various bureaucratic posts including, as an IAS officer, as Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India.[1]
Career
Dutt belongs to the 1969 batch of
Dutt was appointed Secretary of the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha & Homeopathy in the
He eventually became the Joint Secretary in the Department of Defence Production and later took over as the Defence Secretary of India in 2005. In July 2007, Dutt retired as Defence Secretary and was appointed Deputy National Security Advisor for a two-year term.[4]
In September 2009, Dutt was named to the
On 23 January 2010, he assumed the office of the Governor of Chhattisgarh, the post to which he served till his resignation on 18 June 2014.[6]
Honors and awards
Wales 
United Kingdom Honorary degree and Fellow of Swansea University 2018[7][8][9]- Sena Medal[10]
Book
“Reflections on Contemporary India” written by Shri Shekhar Dutt and launched by the President of India on 11-Feb-2014. [11]
References
- ^ "Shekhar Dutt sworn in as Chhattisgarh governor". New Kerala. 2010-01-23.
- ^ "Capt Shekhar Dutt: 1971 – AN EXCURSION IN SINDH : Notings from a Soldier's Diary". 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "Shekhar Dutt to be new Defence Secretary". Press Information Bureau. 2005-07-29.
- ^ "Shekhar Dutt named Deputy NSA". Express India. 2007-07-27.
- ^ "Shekhar Dutt, Administrative Official with Government of India, Joins DeSales University Board of Trustees". DeSales University. 2009-09-01.
- ^ "Governor of Chhattisgarh". Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Honourable Shekhar Dutt SM".
- ^ "Honorary Fellows | Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI)".
- ^ "Shekhar Dutt conferred with doctorate by UK University". 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Servicemen Movement to the forefront". 2012-12-25. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ "President receives first copy of book "reflections on contemporary India"".
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