Krishna Ballabh Sahay: Difference between revisions

'''Krishna Ballabh Sahay''' ({{lang-hi|कृष्ण बल्लभ सहाय}}; 31 December 1898 – 3 June 1974) was an [[Indian independence movement|Indian freedom fighter]], who after [[Independence Day (India)| Indian Independence]] became the Revenue Minister of [[Bihar]] and then became the third [[Chief Minister]] of unified [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cm.bih.nic.in/formercm-bihar.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-03-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319084817/http://cm.bih.nic.in/formercm-bihar.htm |archivedate=19 March 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Shree Krishna Ballabh Sahay was responsible for setting up of several industries in the state, prominent among them are the [[Barauni Refinery]], <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iocl.com/AboutUs/BarauniRefinery.aspx|title=IndianOil Corporation &#124; Barauni Refinery}}</ref> and the [[Bokaro Steel Plant]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sail.co.in/pnu.php?tag%3Dbokaro |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-11-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107223600/http://www.sail.co.in/pnu.php?tag=bokaro |archivedate= 7 November 2012 }}</ref> Both were commissioned during his tenure as Chief Minister of Bihar. The [[Heavy Engineering Corporation]]  [[Ranchi]] where the current [[Jharkhand Government]] runs, was commissioned during his tenure.

As the Chief Minister of Bihar, he gave full support for the establishment of Sainik School for [[Indian Armed Forces]] in [[Tilaiya]]. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org/sweb/ContentPage.aspx?ContentMaster=1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107035540/http://www.sainikschooltilaiya.org/sweb/ContentPage.aspx?ContentMaster=1 |archive-date=7 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was also instrumental in starting women's college in [[Hazaribag]] in 1963, which is named after him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kbwomenscollege.org/index.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713011224/http://www.kbwomenscollege.org/index.html |archive-date=13 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>