Vinod Kumar Duggal Explained

Vinod Duggal
Order:14th
Office:Governor of Manipur
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Okram Ibobi Singh
Term Start:31 December 2013
Term End:28 August 2014
Predecessor:Ashwani Kumar
Successor:Krishan Kant Paul
Office1:Governor of Mizoram
Status1:Additional Charge
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Lal Thanhawla
Term Start1:8 August 2014
Term End1:16 September 2014
Predecessor1:Kamla Beniwal
Successor1:Krishan Kant Paul
Office2:Home Secretary
Primeminister2:Manmohan Singh
Term Start2:March 2005
Term End2:31 March 2007
Predecessor2:Dhirendra Singh
Successor2:Madhukar Gupta
Birth Date:26 November 1944
Occupation:Civil Servant

Vinod Kumar Duggal (born 26 November 1944)[1] is a retired Indian civil servant. Duggal served as Home Secretary in the Government of India[2] from 2005 to 2007 in the government of Manmohan Singh. He belongs to the 1968 batch of IAS.[3] On 23 December 2013 he was appointed governor of Manipur by President Pranab Mukherjee. He was also given the additional responsibility as Governor of Mizoram as the governor Kamla Beniwal was sacked on 8 August 2014.[4]

Early life

Vinod Duggal went to National Defence Academy and later appeared for civil services. He served as a short service commission officer in the Indian Army.

Career

Vinod Duggal also worked as a Secretary, Water Resources, in 2005.[5] [6] In 2009, he was appointed a member-secretary of the Srikrishna committee on Telangana.[7] He served in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi as commissioner between 1996 and 2000.[8] He served as the Sri Krishna Committee member to look into the demand of Telangana state.

He is also a member of the Justice Punchhi Commission on Centre-State relations.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: VK Duggal is new Manipur governor. https://web.archive.org/web/20140101232539/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-27/guwahati/45625296_1_home-secretary-vk-duggal-manipur. dead. 1 January 2014. The Times of India. 4 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Srikrishna heads five-member committee on Telangana issue. 4 February 2010. 4 October 2018. Thehindu.com.
  3. Web site: Commission on Centre State Relations . 2010-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100116112604/http://commcentrestate.gov.in/WebContent.aspx?type=news&id=73 . 2010-01-16 . dead .
  4. News: Vinod Kumar Duggal sworn in as governor of Mizoram. 9 August 2014. PTI.
  5. Web site: Govt reshuffles senior officials. Indianexpress.com. 30 July 2004 . 4 October 2018.
  6. Book: Dhungel. Dwarika Nath. Pun. Santa B.. The Nepal-India Water Relationship: Challenges. 11 April 2011. 2009. Springer. 978-1-4020-8402-7. 442.
  7. Web site: Telangana: panel's terms of reference being finalised. Vinay. Kumar. 5 February 2010. 4 October 2018. Thehindu.com.
  8. https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=5400&PageId=