V. T. Dehejia
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V. T. Dehejia | |
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| 5th Chairman of State Bank of India | |
| Preceded by | Borra Venkatappaiah |
| Succeeded by | Raj Kumar Talwar |
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| Nationality | Indian |
V. T. Dehejia was an Indian career civil servant and bank executive. He is most notable for having served as the fifth Chairman of State Bank of India.[1][2]
Career[]
Early career[]
He was one of the early recipients of the The Jamsetjee Nusserwanjee Tata Scholarship established in 1892.[3] He was known for being an outstanding scholar in his school days and achieved many laurels.[3]
Civil Service[]
He joined the Imperial Civil Service before India's independence in 1947.[4]
He was the district collector of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra from 27 April 1935 to 07 December 1935.[4]
He has also served in the post of secretary to the Ministry of Finance (India).[5][6]
Banking career[]
He served as the fifth Chairman of State Bank of India from March 1965 until February 1969.[1][2]
After his retirement in 1990, he was succeeded by Raj Kumar Talwar as the Chairman of State Bank of India.[1][2] Raj Kumar Talwar went on to have one of the longest tenures of any Chairman of the State Bank of India[1][2]
During his tenure, The National Credit Council (NCC) was established in October 1968, to estimate the credit requirements in Indian trade and industry. The committee came to be known as the Dehejia Committee and made several important recommendations on working capital estimation.[7]
Legacy[]
V. T. Dehejia is notable for being one of the last members of the Imperial Civil Service to serve as Chairman of State Bank of India. After him, all the future Chairmen of State Bank of India were either career bankers or were sourced from the Indian Administrative Service.[8][9]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "State Bank Of India" (PDF). hemindrahazari.com. 3 February 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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- ^ a b "Education Grants By Tata Trusts". 7 May 2020.
- ^ a b "History of Collectors | Ahmednagar | India".
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- ^ "Top 5 Committees to Control the Regulation of Bank Finance". 18 June 2016.
- ^ Pioneer, The. "Forgotten Talwar was a sabre that could slay any sate enemy". The Pioneer.
- ^ "Obituary : Raj Kumar Talwar". Economic and Political Weekly: 7–8. 5 June 2015 – via www.epw.in.
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