Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission

Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission
Last in office
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
6 July 2004 – 26 May 2014
StatusAbolished
AppointerPrime Minister of India
Term lengthFive years
Inaugural holderGulzarilal Nanda
Formation17 February 1957 (67 years ago) (1957-02-17)
Final holderMontek Singh Ahluwalia
Abolished25 May 2014 (10 years ago) (2014-05-25)
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Since the Prime Minister of India happened to be the ex-officio chairperson of Planning Commission of India, the position of the deputy chairperson had great significance.

From 1957 until 2014 23 persons have served as the deputy chairmen, but any woman not served in this post. The deputy chairmen Gulzarilal Nanda, P. V. Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh who served as Prime Minister of India.[a] And Pranab Mukherjee who served this post in from 1991 to 1996, after served as the President of India. Many future chief ministers, former central ministers served in this post.
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