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'''Achyut Madhav Gokhale''' (3 January 1946 – 18 April 2021) was a Indian civil servant (former Indian Administrative Service officer), writer and a former Secretary to the [[Government of India]] at the [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy|Ministry of Non Conventional Energy Sources]], known for his contributions towards the government initiatives such as Village Development Boards and [[Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana|Jawahar Rozgar Yojana]].<ref name="Foreword by Padmashree Achyut Gokhale">{{cite web | url=https://aneeshbooks.wordpress.com/foreword-by-padmashree-achyut-gokhale-ias-nagaland-cadre/ | title=Foreword by Padmashree Achyut Gokhale | publisher=Aneesh Books | date=2015 | accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref> He was an executive director of the [[MS Swaminathan Research Foundation]],{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} a former Chief Secretary of the state of [[Nagaland]]<ref name="Nagaland ex-CS Gokhale visits Bamboo Resource Center">{{cite web | url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20131105/2278189.html | title=Nagaland ex-CS Gokhale visits Bamboo Resource Center | publisher=Web India 123 | date=5 November 2013 | accessdate=25 September 2015}}</ref> and a former chairman of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee of the [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Ministry of Environment and Forests]].<ref name="India gives go-ahead to GM crops">{{cite web | url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2105-india-gives-go-ahead-to-gm-crops/ | title=India gives go-ahead to GM crops | publisher=New Scientist | date=28 March 2002 | accessdate=25 September 2015}}</ref> Born on 3 January 1946, Gokhale graduated in Physics from the [[University of Mumbai]] in 1965, entered the Indian Administrative Service in 1968 from the [[Nagaland]] cadre and served various government offices till his [[superannuation]] in January 2006.<ref name="Change Makers profile">{{cite web | url=https://www.changemakers.com/sites/default/files/Gokhale's%20Resume.doc | title=Change Makers profile | publisher=Change Makers | date=2015 | accessdate=25 September 2015}}</ref> During his tenure with the Government of Nagaland, he is known to have launched a people's programme, ''Nagaland Empowerment of People through Economic Development'' (NEPED), which had reported success in getting the involvement of the people of Nagaland.<ref name="Nagas revere this bureaucrat from the mainland">{{cite web | url=http://indiatogether.org/gokhale-government | title=Nagas revere this bureaucrat from the mainland | publisher=India Together | date=23 May 2009 | accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of [[Padma Shri]] in 1990.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |accessdate=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archivedate=15 November 2014 }}</ref>
'''Achyut Madhav Gokhale''' (3 January 1946 – 18 April 2021) was an Indian civil servant (former Indian Administrative Service officer), writer and a former Secretary to the [[Government of India]] at the [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy|Ministry of Non Conventional Energy Sources]], known for his contributions towards the government initiatives such as Village Development Boards and [[Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana|Jawahar Rozgar Yojana]].<ref name="Foreword by Padmashree Achyut Gokhale">{{cite web | url=https://aneeshbooks.wordpress.com/foreword-by-padmashree-achyut-gokhale-ias-nagaland-cadre/ | title=Foreword by Padmashree Achyut Gokhale | publisher=Aneesh Books | date=2015 | accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref>
==Biography==
He was an executive director of the [[MS Swaminathan Research Foundation]],{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} a former Chief Secretary of the state of [[Nagaland]]<ref name="Nagaland ex-CS Gokhale visits Bamboo Resource Center">{{cite web | url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20131105/2278189.html | title=Nagaland ex-CS Gokhale visits Bamboo Resource Center | publisher=Web India 123 | date=5 November 2013 | accessdate=25 September 2015}}</ref> and a former chairman of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee of the [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Ministry of Environment and Forests]].<ref name="India gives go-ahead to GM crops">{{cite web | url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2105-india-gives-go-ahead-to-gm-crops/ | title=India gives go-ahead to GM crops | publisher=New Scientist | date=28 March 2002 | accessdate=25 September 2015}}</ref> Born on 3 January 1946, Gokhale graduated in Physics from the [[University of Mumbai]] in 1965, entered the Indian Administrative Service in 1968 from the [[Nagaland]] cadre and served various government offices till his [[superannuation]] in January 2006.<ref name="Change Makers profile">{{cite web | url=https://www.changemakers.com/sites/default/files/Gokhale's%20Resume.doc | title=Change Makers profile | publisher=Change Makers | date=2015 | accessdate=25 September 2015}}</ref> During his tenure with the Government of Nagaland, he is known to have launched a people's programme, ''Nagaland Empowerment of People through Economic Development'' (NEPED), which had reported success in getting the involvement of the people of Nagaland.<ref name="Nagas revere this bureaucrat from the mainland">{{cite web | url=http://indiatogether.org/gokhale-government | title=Nagas revere this bureaucrat from the mainland | publisher=India Together | date=23 May 2009 | accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of [[Padma Shri]] in 1990.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |accessdate=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archivedate=15 November 2014 }}</ref>


Gokhale died on 18 April 2021, aged 75, due to [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Nagaland chief secretary AM Gokhale passes away; Neiphiu Rio condoles his demise|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/nagaland/former-nagaland-chief-secretary-am-gokhale-passes-away-neiphiu-rio-condoles-his-demise.html|publisher=Northeast Now News|date=18 April 2021|accessdate=18 April 2021}}</ref>
Gokhale died on 18 April 2021, aged 75, due to [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Nagaland chief secretary AM Gokhale passes away; Neiphiu Rio condoles his demise|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/nagaland/former-nagaland-chief-secretary-am-gokhale-passes-away-neiphiu-rio-condoles-his-demise.html|publisher=Northeast Now News|date=18 April 2021|accessdate=18 April 2021}}</ref>

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Achyut Madhav Gokhale
Born3 January 1946
India
Died18 April 2021(2021-04-18) (aged 75)
Pune
OccupationCivil servant
Writer
AwardsPadma Shri

Achyut Madhav Gokhale (3 January 1946 – 18 April 2021) was an Indian civil servant (former Indian Administrative Service officer), writer and a former Secretary to the Government of India at the Ministry of Non Conventional Energy Sources, known for his contributions towards the government initiatives such as Village Development Boards and Jawahar Rozgar Yojana.[1]

Biography

He was an executive director of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation,[citation needed] a former Chief Secretary of the state of Nagaland[2] and a former chairman of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forests.[3] Born on 3 January 1946, Gokhale graduated in Physics from the University of Mumbai in 1965, entered the Indian Administrative Service in 1968 from the Nagaland cadre and served various government offices till his superannuation in January 2006.[4] During his tenure with the Government of Nagaland, he is known to have launched a people's programme, Nagaland Empowerment of People through Economic Development (NEPED), which had reported success in getting the involvement of the people of Nagaland.[5] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in 1990.[6]

Gokhale died on 18 April 2021, aged 75, due to COVID-19.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Foreword by Padmashree Achyut Gokhale". Aneesh Books. 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nagaland ex-CS Gokhale visits Bamboo Resource Center". Web India 123. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "India gives go-ahead to GM crops". New Scientist. 28 March 2002. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Change Makers profile". Change Makers. 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Nagas revere this bureaucrat from the mainland". India Together. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Former Nagaland chief secretary AM Gokhale passes away; Neiphiu Rio condoles his demise". Northeast Now News. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.


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