V. T. Dehejia
5th Chairman of State Bank of India
Preceded byBorra Venkatappaiah
Succeeded byRaj Kumar Talwar
Personal details
NationalityIndian

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

Dehejia was one of the early recipients of 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

Dehejia joined the Imperial Civil Service before India's independence in 1947.[4]

Dehejia was the district collector of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra from 27 April 1935 to 7 December 1935.[4]

Dehejia has also served in the post of secretary to the Ministry of Finance (India).[5][6]

Banking career

Dehejia 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

  1. ^ a b c d "State Bank Of India" (PDF). hemindrahazari.com. 3 February 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Admin (27 May 2021). ""State Bank of India- Story of the Largest Bank in India"". edifying-worth to know about | A Complete Guide to increase your awareness | News Articles &more ||. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Education Grants By Tata Trusts". 7 May 2020. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "History of Collectors | Ahmednagar | India". Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ "UNION OF INDIA & ORS. vs SETH R. DALMIA" (PDF). SUPREME COURT OF INDIA. 27 February 1975. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Minutes of Evidence given before the Select Committee on the Customs Bill, 1962" (PDF). 30 July 1962. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Top 5 Committees to Control the Regulation of Bank Finance". 18 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  8. ^ Pioneer, The. "Forgotten Talwar was a sabre that could slay any sate enemy". The Pioneer. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Obituary : Raj Kumar Talwar". Economic and Political Weekly: 7–8. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via www.epw.in.

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