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Former Maruti Udyog chairman and doyen of India's PSUs V. Krishnamurthy passes away at 97
Published on 30 Jun 2022
- Venkataraman Krishnamurthy, the former chairman of BHEL, Maruti Udyog and SAIL who was considered the turnaround man of several public sector units, died at the age of 97.
- Krishnamurthy was also known as the 'father of public sector undertaking in India'.
- Krishnamurthi (97) served as Secretary of Industries for the Government of India, and Member of the Planning Commission.
- He also worked with five Prime ministers - Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Morarji Desai, Rajiv Gandhi and Manmohan Singh, and was also a member of the National Advisory Council headed by Sonia Gandhi.
- He was conferred Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan for his services.
Source: SarkariPariksha