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	\| name = Prakash Chandra Sethi		\| name = Prakash Chandra Sethi
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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1919\|10\|19}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1919\|10\|19}}
	\| birth_place = [[Jhalrapatan]], [[Jhalawar State~~]], [[Rajputana Agency~~]], [[British Raj]]		\| birth_place = [[Jhalrapatan]], [[Jhalawar State]], [[British Raj\|British India]]
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1996\|02\|21\|1919\|10\|19\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1996\|02\|21\|1919\|10\|19\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India<ref>{{cite journal \|date=26 February 1996 \|title=Obituary References \|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/3338/1/lsd_10_16_26-02-1996.pdf\|journal=Lok Sabha Debates (Tenth Series) \|volume=57 \|issue=1 \|pages=11}}</ref>		\| death_place = [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India<ref>{{cite journal \|date=26 February 1996 \|title=Obituary References \|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/3338/1/lsd_10_16_26-02-1996.pdf\|journal=Lok Sabha Debates (Tenth Series) \|volume=57 \|issue=1 \|pages=11}}</ref>
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	'''Prakash Chandra Sethi''' (19 October 1919 – 21 February 1996) was an [[Indian National Congress]] politician who served as [[Minister of Home Affairs]] (1982–84) and as the 8th [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]] (1972–75).		'''Prakash Chandra Sethi''' (19 October 1919 – 21 February 1996) was an [[Indian National Congress]] politician who served as [[Minister of Home Affairs]] (1982–84)<ref>{{cite web \|title=Cabinet Members who have held charge of this department/ministry since 1970 \|url=https://persmin.gov.in/HomePage_Former_CabinetMinister.pdf \|website=Indian Government Ministry of Personnel \|publisher=Ministry of Personnel \|access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref> and as the 8th [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]] (1972–75).<ref>Shri Prakash Chand Sethi 'Amritotsav Smarika' released date: 19th October 1995</ref>
	<ref>Shri Prakash Chand Sethi 'Amritotsav Smarika' released date: 19th October 1995</ref>
	He was twice the chief minister of the state from 29 January 1972 to 22 March 1972 and 23 March 1972 to 22 December 1975. Ideologically he always appreciated people like [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]], [[Ravi Shankar Shukla]], [[Guru Radha Kishan]] and Gandhian [[Mahesh Dutta Mishra (Gird politician)\|Mahesh Dutt Mishra]]. He was such an influential person but he never encouraged anyone to take any advantage of it. Though much is not talked about him as a politician but he was from the selfless school of thoughts and accessible to the public. PC Sethi as he was popularly known, was widely respected by the people of Indore and nation for his work.

	During his tenure in the central government, Sethi was elected from the [[Indore (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Indore]] constituency. He also held a number of positions in the Central Government of India - Home Minister, Defence Minister, Minister of External Affairs, Finance Minister, Railways, and Housing and Development. He is also known for his efforts for surrender of dacoits from [[Chambal division\|Chambal]] region of Madhya Pradesh in 1976 while holding the post of Union Petroleum and Chemicals Minister.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=April 8 \|first1=V. K. Dethe \|title=Chambal dacoits surrender in a chaotic but spectacular ceremony \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19760615-chambal-dacoits-surrender-in-a-chaotic-but-spectacular-ceremony-819191-2015-04-08 \|access-date=25 February 2021 \|work=India Today \|publisher=India Today \|language=en}}</ref>		He was twice the chief minister of the state from 29 January 1972 to 22 March 1972 and 23 March 1972 to 22 December 1975.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Rajiv Gandhi knows my loyalty to him: Prakash Chandra Sethi \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/interview/story/19860915-rajiv-gandhi-knows-my-loyalty-to-him-prakash-chandra-sethi-801229-1986-09-15 \|access-date=2022-10-25 \|website=India Today \|language=en}}</ref>

			Ideologically, he always appreciated people like [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]], [[Ravi Shankar Shukla]], [[Guru Radha Kishan]], and Gandhian [[Mahesh Dutta Mishra (Gird politician)\|Mahesh Dutt Mishra]].{{Citation needed\|date=August 2025}} He was such an influential person, but he never encouraged anyone to take any advantage of it.{{Tone inline\|date=March 2026}} Though much is not talked about him as a politician, but he was from the selfless school of thoughts and accessible to the public. Sethi was widely respected by the people of Indore and nation for his work.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Archive Parliament of India \|url=https://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses16/p2602.htm \|access-date=2022-10-25 \|website=parliamentofindia.nic.in}}</ref>

			During his tenure in the central government, Sethi was elected from the [[Indore (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Indore]] constituency. He also held a number of positions in the Central Government of India - Home Minister, Defence Minister, Minister of External Affairs, Finance Minister, Railways, and Housing and Development.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Indira Gandhi, News Photo, Home minister PC Sethi with In... \|url=https://www.timescontent.com/syndication-photos/reprint/news/404410/indira-gandhi-prime-minister-india.html \|access-date=2022-10-25 \|website=www.timescontent.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Government Archives \|url=https://cabsec.nic.in/writereaddata/councilofministers/english/1_Upload_2411.pdf}}</ref>
			[[File:Indira Gandhi Dp Mishra Prakash chand sethi.jpg\|left\|thumb\|261x261px\|[[Indira Gandhi]], then Prime Minister of India; [[Dwarka Prasad Mishra]], former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh; and [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]] at the residence of [[Narayan Prasad Shukla]].]]
			He is also known for his efforts for surrender of dacoits from [[Chambal division\|Chambal]] region of Madhya Pradesh in 1976 while holding the post of Union Petroleum and Chemicals Minister.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=April 8 \|first1=V. K. Dethe \|title=Chambal dacoits surrender in a chaotic but spectacular ceremony \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19760615-chambal-dacoits-surrender-in-a-chaotic-but-spectacular-ceremony-819191-2015-04-08 \|access-date=25 February 2021 \|work=India Today \|publisher=India Today \|language=en}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
			[[File:PC sethi.jpg\|thumb\|268x268px\|Sethi with [[Zakir Hussain]], then President of India, and [[Narayan Prasad Shukla]].]]

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Prakash Chandra Sethi
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1919|10|19}}
| birth_place = [[Jhalrapatan]], [[Rajputana Agency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|02|21|1919|10|19|df=y}}
| death_place =
| office = [[Minister of Home Affairs]]
| term_start = 2 September 1982
| term_end = 19 July 1984
| predecessor = [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman|R. Venkataraman]]
| successor = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| office2 = 8th [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]]
| term_start2 = 29 January 1972
| term_end2 = 22 December 1975
| predecessor2 = [[Shyama Charan Shukla]]
| successor2 = [[Shyama Charan Shukla]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = [[Smt. Kamla Devi]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
}}

'''Prakash Chandra Sethi''' (19 October 1919 – 21 February 1996) was an [[Indian National Congress]] politician who served as [[Minister of Home Affairs]] (1982–84) and as the 8th [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]] (1972–75).
<ref>Shri Prakash Chand Sethi 'Amritotsav Smarika' released date: 19th October 1995</ref>
He was twice the chief minister of the state from 29 January 1972 to 22 March 1972 and 23 March 1972 to 22 December 1975. Ideologically he always appreciated people like [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]], [[Ravi Shankar Shukla]], [[Guru Radha Kishan]] and Gandhian [[Mahesh Dutta Mishra (Gird politician)|Mahesh Dutt Mishra]]. He was such an influential person but he never encouraged anyone to take any advantage of it. Though much is not talked about him as a politician but he was from the selfless school of thoughts and accessible to the public. PC Sethi as he was popularly known, was widely respected by the people of Indore and nation for his work.

During his tenure in the central government, Sethi was elected from the [[Indore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Indore]] constituency. He also held a number of positions in the Central Government of India - Home Minister, Defence Minister, Minister of External Affairs, Finance Minister, Railways, and Housing and Development. He is also known for his efforts for surrender of dacoits from [[Chambal division|Chambal]] region of Madhya Pradesh in 1976 while holding the post of Union Petroleum and Chemicals Minister.<ref>{{cite news |last1=April 8 |first1=V. K. Dethe |title=Chambal dacoits surrender in a chaotic but spectacular ceremony |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19760615-chambal-dacoits-surrender-in-a-chaotic-but-spectacular-ceremony-819191-2015-04-08 |access-date=25 February 2021 |work=India Today |publisher=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070915171151/http://www.mpinfo.org/mpinfonew/english/whoiswho/cmlist.asp Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh]

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