K. C. Pant
Indian politician (1931-2012)
Krishna Chandra Pant (10 August 1931 – 15 November 2012) was a Member of Parliament for 26 years and was the prime minister's interlocutor on Kashmir. He was a cabinet minister in the Government of India and held several constitutional positions over a period of 37 years. Pant had held the positions of Minister for Defence, Minister of state for Home Affairs, Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering, Finance, Atomic Energy and Science and Technology. He was the first chairman of the Advisory Board on Energy, chairman of the 10th Finance Commission and the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India, the economic planning body of India; his Vision 2020 document was published as India's Development Scenario, Next Decade and Beyond.
Early life and family
Krishna Chandra Pant (K.C. Pant), informally known as "Raja," was born to the freedom fighter Govind Ballabh Pant and Smt. Kalawati Pant on 10 August 1931 in Bhowali, in the Kumaon region of the Himalayas, United Provinces (now Uttarakhand). He spent his early years in Nainital and completed his schooling at St. Joseph's College, Nainital. After independence, he moved to Lucknow when his father was appointed Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He completed his post-graduation from Lucknow University and later went to Germany for further studies.
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