S. K. Dey | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office May 1962 – May 1967 | |
Preceded by | N K Somani |
Constituency | Nagaur |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 31 January 1957 – 1 March 1962 | |
Preceded by | Surinder Kumar Dey |
Personal details | |
Born | Surinder Kumar Dey 13 September 1906 Laxmibassa village, Bengal Presidency |
Died | 24 May 1989 New Delhi, India | (aged 82)
Profession | Social engineer, author, scientist |
Surendra Kumar Dey, (September 13, 1906 – May 24, 1989)[1] was India's first Union Cabinet minister for Cooperation and Panchyati Raj. Mr. Dey is remembered as the man who pioneered and steered community development in independent India. He firmly believed that democracy cannot be practiced by government servants and stressed that the fruits of democracy ought to reach every village.