Gagandeep Singh Bedi

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Gagandeep Singh Bedi
File:Gagandeep-Singh-Bedi-IAS.jpg
Indian Administrative Service Officer
Personal details
Born9 September 1968
Punjab, India
NationalityIndian
EducationBachelor of Engineering

Gagandeep Singh Bedi (Hindi: गगनदीप सिंह बेदी, born 9 September 1968) is an Indian Civil Servant, currently serving as the Principal Secretary (Health and Family Welfare Department) to the Government of Tamil Nadu in India. He is known for his crisis management and relief work at Cuddalore during the Tsunami in December 2014,[1] floods in 2015 [2][3] and the Thoothukudi violence in May 2018.[4]

Early life[edit]

Gagandeep Singh Bedi was born in Hoshiarpur, a city in the Indian state of Punjab on September 9, 1968.[5] He completed his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Electrical and Electronic Communications at the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology.

Career[edit]

Gagandeep Singh Bedi began his career as a lecturer at the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology from 1989 to 1991.[6]

In 1991, he was selected for the Indian Engineering Services and got a posting in Indian Railways. In 1993, he cleared his IAS exam and was allotted Tamil Nadu Cadre.

From 1999 to 2001, Commissioner of Corporation in Madurai.[7]

From June 11, 2001 to July 15, 2003, Bedi was the district collector of Kanyakumari.[8]

He served as the collector of Cuddalore from July 16, 2003, to January 5, 2007.[9]

From 2016 to 2019, Gagandeep Singh Bedi served as the managing director of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board in Chennai.[10][11]

In May 2021, Bedi assumed office as the New Chennai Corporation Commissioner.[12]

After the reshuffle in 2023,[13] Gagandeep Singh Bedi is serving as the Secretary of Health Department in Tamil Nadu.

Awards and recognitions[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Battered By Floods, Cuddalore Turns to Tsunami Hero". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ↑ &. "Cuddalore still under water, thousands cut off". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-16.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Cuddalore to folklore: Saviour who came in from the coast". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  4. ↑ "IAS officer Gagandeep Singh Bedi: Crises manager par excellence". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  5. ↑ "1993-batch bureaucrat Gagandeep Singh Bedi appointed Chennai Corporation Commissioner". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  6. ↑ Pyarilal, Vasanth. "MASCOT OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT: GAGANDEEP SINGH BEDI, IAS-By Sanjay Pinto | RITZ". Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  7. ↑ Falcon, Chennai. "Mr. Gagandeep Singh Bedi IAS - Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation". SpiritOfChennai.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  8. ↑ "List of Collectors | Kanniyakumari District, Government of TamilNadu | India". Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  9. ↑ "ROLL OF HONOR | Cuddalore District, Government of Tamilnadu | Sugar bowl of Tamil Nadu | India". Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  10. ↑ "Gagandeep Singh Bedi – New Chennai Corporation Commissioner". Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  11. ↑ "Thiru Gagandeep Singh Bedi, I.A.S., | TWAD". www.twadboard.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  12. ↑ Correspondent, Special. "Gagandeep Singh Bedi is Chennai Corporation Commissioner". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  13. ↑ "Major administrative reshuffle in Tamil Nadu: Radhakrishnan returns as Chennai Corporation commissioner". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  14. ↑ "Mr. Gagandeep Singh Bedi IAS | Marie Banu Rodriguez". Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  15. ↑ "Cuddalore to folklore: Saviour who came in from the coast". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  16. ↑ Bureau, N. T. "Who is Gagandeep Singh Bedi, the new Commissioner of Chennai Corporation". News Today | First with the news. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  17. ↑ "1993-batch bureaucrat Gagandeep Singh Bedi appointed Chennai Corporation Commissioner". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-09-16.

External link[edit]

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