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	\| name = Y N Sukthankar		\| name = Y. N. Sukthankar
	\| image =Y N Sukhtankar.jpg		\| image =Y N Sukhtankar.jpg
	\| birth_place =		\| birth_place =
	\| birth_date =		\| birth_date = 24 August 1897
			\| death_date = 16 June 1973
	\| order = 6th		\| order = 6th
	\| office = Governor of Odisha		\| office = Governor of Odisha
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	''' Yashwant Narayan Sukthankar''', [[Order of the Indian Empire\|CIE]] (1897–?) was an Indian civil servant, the second [[Indian Cabinet Secretary\|Cabinet Secretary of India]] and a former [[Governor of Orissa\|Governor of Odisha]].		''' Yashwant Narayan Sukthankar''', [[Order of the Indian Empire\|CIE]] (24 August 1897– 16 June 1973)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Page 14935 {{!}} Issue 47058, 4 November 1976 {{!}} London Gazette {{!}} The Gazette \|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47058/page/14935 \|access-date=2023-04-14 \|website=www.thegazette.co.uk}}</ref> was an Indian civil servant, the second [[Indian Cabinet Secretary\|Cabinet Secretary of India]] and a former [[Governor of Orissa\|Governor of Odisha]].

	Sukthankar was a member of the [[Indian Civil Service]]. He joined the service ~~in 1921~~ - the first batch of native ICS officers. He was a part of the Finance and Commerce Pool, comprising specialist civil servants, that was constituted at the level of the [[Government of India]] during the [[Second World War]]. Sukthankar was a specialist in [[international trade]]<ref>{{cite news\|title=Finance and Commerce Pool — An old-is-gold idea\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2006/12/02/stories/2006120200090800.htm\|access-date=17 March 2013\|newspaper=Hindu Businessline\|date=December 2, 2006}}</ref> and he went on to serve as [[~~Secretary of the Government\|~~Secretary to the Government of India]] in the [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)\|Ministry of Commerce and Industry]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Exchange of Letters regarding Trade\|url=http://mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/7021/Exchange+of+Letters+regarding+Trade\|publisher=Ministry of External Affairs\|access-date=17 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rajbhavanorissa.gov.in/formergovernor.asp \|title=Our Governors \|publisher=Raj Bhavan, Government of Orisaa, Bhubaneshwar \|access-date=2 February 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225081608/http://www.rajbhavanorissa.gov.in/formergovernor.asp \|archive-date=February 25, 2012 }}</ref> and as Cabinet Secretary of India from May 14, 1953 to July 31, 1957.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://cabsec.nic.in/about_cabinet.php \|title=Cabinet Secretaries Since 1950 \| publisher = Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, New Delhi \|access-date = 2 February 2012}}</ref> He also served as secretary of the [[Planning Commission of India]] that formulated [[Five-Year plans of India#Second Plan (1956–1961)\|India's Second Five Year Plan]].<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/planrel/fiveyr/2nd/2pconclu.html \|title=2nd Five year Plan \| publisher = Planning Commission, Yojna Bhavan , Government of India, New Delhi \|access-date = 2 February 2012}}</ref>		Sukthankar was a member of the [[Indian Civil Service]] having completed his education at University of Bombay & University of Cambridge. After completion of his barrister at law in Cambridge, he joined the service on 30 October 1922 - the first batch of native ICS officers.<ref>{{Cite book \|title=The India Office List 1931 \|publisher=Her Majesty's Stationery Office \|year=1931 \|pages=861}}</ref> He was a part of the Finance and Commerce Pool, comprising specialist civil servants, that was constituted at the level of the [[Government of India]] during the [[Second World War]]. Sukthankar was a specialist in [[international trade]]<ref>{{cite news\|title=Finance and Commerce Pool — An old-is-gold idea\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2006/12/02/stories/2006120200090800.htm\|access-date=17 March 2013\|newspaper=Hindu Businessline\|date=December 2, 2006}}</ref> and he went on to serve as [[Secretary to the Government of India]] in the [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)\|Ministry of Commerce and Industry]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Exchange of Letters regarding Trade\|url=http://mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/7021/Exchange+of+Letters+regarding+Trade\|publisher=Ministry of External Affairs\|access-date=17 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rajbhavanorissa.gov.in/formergovernor.asp \|title=Our Governors \|publisher=Raj Bhavan, Government of Orisaa, Bhubaneshwar \|access-date=2 February 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225081608/http://www.rajbhavanorissa.gov.in/formergovernor.asp \|archive-date=February 25, 2012 }}</ref> and as Cabinet Secretary of India from May 14, 1953 to July 31, 1957.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://cabsec.nic.in/about_cabinet.php \|title=Cabinet Secretaries Since 1950 \| publisher = Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, New Delhi \|access-date = 2 February 2012}}</ref> He also served as secretary of the [[Planning Commission of India]] that formulated [[Five-Year plans of India#Second Plan (1956–1961)\|India's Second Five Year Plan]].<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/planrel/fiveyr/2nd/2pconclu.html \|title=2nd Five year Plan \| publisher = Planning Commission, Yojna Bhavan, Government of India, New Delhi \|access-date = 2 February 2012}}</ref>

	Upon retirement as Cabinet Secretary, he was appointed [[Governor of Orissa]], a post he held from 31 July 1957 till 15 September 1962.<ref>{{cite news\|title=dated June 12, 1957: New Governor of AP\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/12/stories/2007061200420901.htm\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411021209/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/12/stories/2007061200420901.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=April 11, 2013\|access-date=17 March 2013\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=June 12, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url= http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/orissala.htm \|title= Orissa Legislative Assembly \| publisher = Lok Sabha Secretariat, Government of India, New Delhi \|access-date = 2 February 2012 }}</ref>		Upon retirement as Cabinet Secretary, he was appointed [[Governor of Orissa]], a post he held from 31 July 1957 till 15 September 1962.<ref>{{cite news\|title=dated June 12, 1957: New Governor of AP\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/12/stories/2007061200420901.htm\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411021209/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/12/stories/2007061200420901.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=April 11, 2013\|access-date=17 March 2013\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=June 12, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url= http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/orissala.htm \|title= Orissa Legislative Assembly \| publisher = Lok Sabha Secretariat, Government of India, New Delhi \|access-date = 2 February 2012 }}</ref>
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	[[Category:Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire]]		[[Category:Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire]]
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| order = 6th
| office = Governor of Odisha
|term_start = 31 July 1957
|term_end = 15 September 1962
|predecessor = [[Bhim Sen Sachar]]
|successor = [[Ajudhia Nath Khosla]]
| office1 = 2nd [[Indian Cabinet Secretary|Cabinet Secretary of India]]
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''' Yashwant Narayan Sukthankar''', [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]] (1897–?) was an Indian civil servant, the second [[Indian Cabinet Secretary|Cabinet Secretary of India]] and a former [[Governor of Orissa|Governor of Odisha]].

Sukthankar was a member of the [[Indian Civil Service]]. He joined the service in 1921 - the first batch of native ICS officers. He was a part of the Finance and Commerce Pool, comprising specialist civil servants, that was constituted at the level of the [[Government of India]] during the [[Second World War]]. Sukthankar was a specialist in [[international trade]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Finance and Commerce Pool — An old-is-gold idea|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2006/12/02/stories/2006120200090800.htm|access-date=17 March 2013|newspaper=Hindu Businessline|date=December 2, 2006}}</ref> and he went on to serve as [[Secretary of the Government|Secretary to the Government of India]] in the [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Ministry of Commerce and Industry]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Exchange of Letters regarding Trade|url=http://mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/7021/Exchange+of+Letters+regarding+Trade|publisher=Ministry of External Affairs|access-date=17 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rajbhavanorissa.gov.in/formergovernor.asp |title=Our Governors |publisher=Raj Bhavan, Government of Orisaa, Bhubaneshwar |access-date=2 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225081608/http://www.rajbhavanorissa.gov.in/formergovernor.asp |archive-date=February 25, 2012 }}</ref> and as Cabinet Secretary of India from May 14, 1953 to July 31, 1957.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://cabsec.nic.in/about_cabinet.php |title=Cabinet Secretaries Since 1950 | publisher = Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, New Delhi |access-date = 2 February 2012}}</ref> He also served as secretary of the [[Planning Commission of India]] that formulated [[Five-Year plans of India#Second Plan (1956–1961)|India's Second Five Year Plan]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/planrel/fiveyr/2nd/2pconclu.html |title=2nd Five year Plan | publisher = Planning Commission, Yojna Bhavan , Government of India, New Delhi |access-date = 2 February 2012}}</ref>

Upon retirement as Cabinet Secretary, he was appointed [[Governor of Orissa]], a post he held from 31 July 1957 till 15 September 1962.<ref>{{cite news|title=dated June 12, 1957: New Governor of AP|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/12/stories/2007061200420901.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411021209/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/12/stories/2007061200420901.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013|access-date=17 March 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=June 12, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/orissala.htm |title= Orissa Legislative Assembly | publisher = Lok Sabha Secretariat, Government of India, New Delhi |access-date = 2 February 2012 }}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100301095859/http://cabsec.nic.in/sec.htm Cabinet Secretariat in India]

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