• Was an officer of the Indian Administration Service.
• Held the posts of
  - Director, Ministry of Atomic Energy
  - Joint Secretary, Ministry of Space
  - Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of Tamilnadu
  - Member (Personnel), Oil & Natural Gas Commission
  - Additional Secretary Ministry of Space
  - Secretary, Ministry of Defence
  - Secretary, Internal Security
  - Cabinet Secretary under Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
  - Member, Planning Commission of India
  - Chief Election Commissioner from 1990 to 1996
  
• Received the Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 1996.

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