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Chidambaram Subramaniam | |
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Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 1964–1966 | |
Prime Minister | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
Preceded by | Swaran Singh |
Succeeded by | Jagjivan Ram |
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission | |
In office 2 May 1971 – 22 July 1972 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | D. R. Gadgil |
Succeeded by | Durga Prasad Dhar |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 1975–1977 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | Yashwantrao Chavan |
Succeeded by | Haribhai M. Patel |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
Prime Minister | Charan Singh |
Preceded by | Jagjivan Ram |
Succeeded by | Indira Gandhi |
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | |
In office 2 May 1971 - 10 October 1974 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | Ministry created |
Governor of Maharashtra | |
In office 15 February 1990 – 9 January 1993 | |
Preceded by | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy |
Succeeded by | P. C. Alexander |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 January 1910 |
Died | 7 November 2000 | (aged 90)
Political party | Indian National Congress (Urs) |
Alma mater | University of Madras |
Awards | Bharat 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.