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Details of the life sketch of
Shri Naresh
Chandra Saxena-Governor of Gujarat
Born at Allahabad on August 1,
1934. He was educated at Allahabad and obtained
M.Sc. (Maths) degree from the Allahabad
University. He was a lecturer in the Allahabad
University for a short period.
Shri Naresh Chandra joined the Indian
Administrative Service in May, 1956 and till
1964 served in different capacities in various
districts of Rajasthan.
Between 1965 and 1973, Shri Naresh Chandra's
services were placed at the disposal of India
and he served as Deputy Secretary, Agriculture,
Community Development and Cooperation, Deputy
Secretary, Administrative Reforms Commission,
Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and
Director, Third Central Pay Commission.
Between 1973 and 1977, he was appointed as the
Secretary, Industry and Mines Department,
Government of Rajasthan and the Chairman,
Rajasthan Electricity Board. He was posted as
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Industry,
Government of India 1977 assignment he held
1981. That year he was appointed in the
Commonwealth Secretariat as Adviser on export
Industrialization and Policy, Colombo, Sri
Lanka, a post he held upto May, 1984.
In
July, 1984, he took over as Finance Secretary,
Government of Rajasthan and in July 1985, Shri
Naresh Chandra became Chief Secretary,
Government of Rajasthan.
He was also
Adviser to the Governor of Jammu & Kashmir in
1986 for a period of 8 months.
Between 1987 and
1989, he served as Secretary, Ministry of Water
Resources , Government of India. He worked as
Defence Secretary from February, 1989 to March
1990 and from March 1990 to December, 1990 as
Home Secretary, Government of India.
In
December, 1990 he became the Cabinet Secretary,
Government of India which post he held till
July, 1982. Thereafter, in August 1992, he was
appointed as Senior Adviser to Prime Minister.
Shri Naresh
Chandra took over as the Governor of Gujarat on
1 st July, 1995 and continued till 29.02.1996.
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