Panjabrao Deshmukh

Krishi Ratna
Panjabrao Deshmukh
1st Minister of State for Food and Agriculture
In office
17 April 1957 – 10 April 1962
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byRam Subhag Singh
5th Minister of Food and Agriculture
In office
29 October 1954 – 25 November 1954
Preceded byRafi Ahmed Kidwai
Succeeded byAjit Prasad Jain
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
17 April 1952 – 10 April 1965
Succeeded byVimalabai Deshmukh
ConstituencyAmravati
Personal details
Born
Panjabrao Shamrao Deshmukh

(1898-12-27)27 December 1898
Papal, Berar Province, British India
(now in Maharashtra, India)
Died10 April 1965(1965-04-10) (aged 66)
Delhi, India
NationalityBritish Indian (1898-1947)
Indian (1947-1965)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations
Independent Labour Party
Satya Shodhak Samaj
SpouseVimalabai Deshmukh
Children1
Alma materFergusson College
University of Cambridge (M.A.), (Ph.D.)
ProfessionLawyer, politician, social activist
Nickname(s)Krishi Ratna
Bhausaheb

Panjabrao Shamrao Deshmukh (27 December 1898 – 10 April 1965), also known as Bhausaheb Deshmukh was a social activist and a leader to farmers in India. He was the Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1954.[1]

  1. ^ "Life-sketch of Dr Punjabrao Deshmukh". shivajiedusocamt.org. Retrieved 21 January 2009.