Chidambaram Subramaniam

Chidambaram Subramaniam
Subramaniam in September 1995
Minister of Agriculture
In office
1964–1966
Prime MinisterLal Bahadur Shastri
Preceded bySwaran Singh
Succeeded byJagjivan Ram
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
In office
2 May 1971 – 22 July 1972
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byD. R. Gadgil
Succeeded byDurga Prasad Dhar
Minister of Finance
In office
1975–1977
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byYashwantrao Chavan
Succeeded byHaribhai M. Patel
Minister of Defence
In office
28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980
Prime MinisterCharan Singh
Preceded byJagjivan Ram
Succeeded byIndira Gandhi
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
In office
2 May 1971 - 10 October 1974
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byMinistry created
Governor of Maharashtra
In office
15 February 1990 – 9 January 1993
Preceded byKasu Brahmananda Reddy
Succeeded byP. C. Alexander
Personal details
Born(1910-01-30)30 January 1910
Died7 November 2000(2000-11-07) (aged 90)
Political partyIndian National Congress (Urs)
Alma materUniversity of Madras
AwardsBharat Ratna (1998)

Chidambaram Subramaniam (commonly known as CS) (30 January 1910 – 7 November 2000), was an Indian politician and independence activist. He served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Defence in the union cabinet. He later served as the Governor of Maharashtra. As the Minister for Food and Agriculture, he ushered the Indian Green Revolution, an era of self-sufficiency in food production along with M. S. Swaminathan, B. Sivaraman and Norman E. Borlaug.[1] He was awarded Bharat Ratna, Indian's highest civilian award, in 1998, for his role in ushering Green Revolution.

  1. ^ "C. Subramaniam, bio data". Rajbhavan, Maharashra state, India. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013.