P. V. Rajaraman

P. V. Rajaraman is a retired Indian civil servant, a former managing director of India Cements and a former chairman of Audit committee and Investor Grievance Committee of the Government of India.[1] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[2]

P. V. Rajaraman
Born
P. Venkatachalam Rajaraman

(1944-02-02) 2 February 1944
Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationCivil servant
Years activeSince 1967
Spouse(s)Vasudha
Children2 children
Parent(s)P. S. Venkatachalam
Janaki
AwardsPadma Shri

Biography

P. V. Rajaraman was born on 2 February 1944 in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu[3] to P. S. Venkatachalam and Janaki. He did his studies at Madras University from where he secured a master's degree in Physics (MSc) and obtained another master's degree in Management (MA) from the University of Leeds, UK.[1] Later, he appeared for the Indian civil service examination in 1967[3] which he passed with first rank and joined the civil service in July 1967.[4] He served the service for 37 years[1][5] at various posts including the post of the Principal Secretary at the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Tamil Nadu, till his retirement on 29 February 2004.[3]

During his tenure as a civil servant, Rajaraman held several senior positions such as the chairman and managing director of Tamil Nadu Housing Board, State Commissioner of Sugar, chairman and managing director of Tamil Nadu Sugar Corporation, chairman of Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Limited[6] and the director, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India.[1] He has also worked as the secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Home and Finance ministries.[1][5] After retirement from government service, he served as the director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation from 2007 to 2010, additional director of Indbank Merchant Banking Services from 2009 to 2013 and non executive director of Equitas Holdings from 2011 till date.[1][5] He has also served as the managing director of India Cements and as the director of Small Industries Development Bank of India.[1][5]

Rajaraman is married to Vasudha and the couple has a daughter, Veena, and a son, Sivasankar. The Government of India included him, in 2015, in the Republic Day honours list for the civilian award of Padma Shri.[4][7]

See also

References
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  2. "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. "Agaram". Agaram. 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  4. Kolappan, B. (26 January 2015). "2 students of MLV get Padma awards". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  5. "Equitas". Equitas. 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  6. "Cosidici". Cosidici. 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  7. "India Reckoner". India Reckoner. 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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