V. C. Pande
| V. C. Pande | |
|---|---|
| 19th Cabinet Secretary of India | |
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In office 1989–1990 | |
| Prime Minister | V. P. Singh |
| Preceded by | T. N. Seshan |
| Succeeded by | Naresh Chandra |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 February 1932 Jammu, India |
| Died |
7 February 2005 Noida, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
Vinod Chandra Pande (16 February 1932 – 7 February 2005) was an Indian Civil Servant of the Rajasthan Cadre, and was, notably, Cabinet Secretary in 1989–1990.
He was born to a family which contributed two other Cabinet Secretaries (B. D. Pande and Kamal Pande).
He was Cabinet Secretary from 23 December 1989 to 11 December 1990 under Prime Minister V. P. Singh (and earlier, revenue secretary under him when the latter was Finance Minister). They had earlier studied together at Allahabad University.
He served as Governor of Bihar (1999–2003), Jharkhand (briefly during 2002), and Arunachal Pradesh (2003–04), as an appointee of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
He had been a bachelor. He was a scholar of Hindi, Pali, and Sanskrit, and a prolific writer in Hindi. He died in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, two months after leaving the governorship of Arunachal Pradesh.
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sunder Singh Bhandari |
Governor of Bihar 23 November 1999 – 12 June 2003 |
Succeeded by Mandagadde Rama Jois |
| Preceded by Prabhat Kumar |
Governor of Jharkhand 4 February 2002 – 14 July 2002 |
Succeeded by Mandagadde Rama Jois |
| Preceded by Arvind Dave |
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh 13 June 2003 – 15 December 2004 |
Succeeded by Shilendra Kumar Singh |
Further reading
- Cabinet Secretariat, India
- Bihar Raj Bhavan
- Jharkhand Raj Bhavan
- Transfer to Arunachal Raj Bhavan
- Arunachal Raj Bhavan
- Obituary