Gulzarilal Nanda
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Gulzarilal Nanda Net Worth

Gulzarilal Nanda was an influential Indian politician who served as interim Prime Minister of India twice. His first term was in 1962 after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru, and his second term was in 1966 after the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri. Both terms were short, but crucial for the nation. Before being appointed as Prime Minister, Nanda had a long career in government, specializing in labour issues and serving as Labour Minister and Minister of Home Affairs. He also represented India in various national and international conferences. For his immense contributions to India, Nanda was awarded the Bharat Ratna.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Former Prime Minister of India
Birth Day July 04, 1898
Birth Place Sialkot, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan), Indian
Age 121 YEARS OLD
Died On 15 January 1998(1998-01-15) (aged 99)\nAhmedabad, Gujarat, India
Birth Sign Leo
President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Preceded by Lal Bahadur Shastri
Succeeded by Yashwantrao Chavan
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Lal Bahadur Shastri Indira Gandhi
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Lakshmi
Children 2 sons and 1 daughter
Alma mater Allahabad University

💰 Net worth

Gulzarilal Nanda, the Former Prime Minister of India, has accumulated a net worth estimated to be between $100K - $1M in the year 2024. Throughout his illustrious career in Indian politics, Nanda has not only served as the Prime Minister but has also held several important positions within the government. His years of dedication and service to the nation have not only earned him recognition but have also contributed to his financial success. As a key figure in Indian politics, Gulzarilal Nanda's net worth reflects his significant contributions and the respect he commands in his field.

Biography/Timeline

1898

Nanda was born on 4 July 1898 in Sialkot in the Punjab Province of British India into a Punjabi Hindu family of the Khatri caste. (After the partition of British India into India and Pakistan in 1947, Sialkot became a part of the Punjab Province of Pakistan.) Nanda received his education in Lahore, Amritsar, Agra, and Allahabad.

1920

Nanda worked as a research scholar on labour problems at Allahabad University (1920–1921), and became a Professor of Economics at National College in Bombay (Mumbai) in 1921. The same year, he joined the Indian Non-Cooperation Movement against the British Raj. In 1922, he became secretary of the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association where he worked until 1946. He was imprisoned for Satyagraha in 1932, and again from 1942 to 1944.. He was honored with "Proud Past Alumni" in the list of 42 members, from "Allahabad University Alumni Association", NCR, Ghaziabad (Greater Noida) Chapter 2007-2008 registered under society act 1860 with registration no. 407/2000.

1937

In the British Raj, Nanda was elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly in 1937, and served as parliamentary secretary (for Labor and Excise) to the Government of Bombay from 1937 to 1939. As Labour Minister of the Bombay Government during 1946–50, he successfully piloted the Labor Disputes Bill in the state assembly. He served as a Trustee of the Kasturba Memorial Trust. (Kasturba was the wife of Mahatma Gandhi.) He served as secretary of the Hindustan Mazdoor Sevak Sangh (Indian Labor Welfare Organization), and Chairman of the Bombay Housing Board. He was a member of the National Planning Committee. He was largely instrumental in organising the Indian National Trade Union Congress, and later became its President.

1947

In 1947, Nanda went to Geneva, Switzerland as a government delegate to the International Labor Conference. He worked on The Freedom of Association Committee of the Conference, and visited Sweden, France, Switzerland, Belgium, and the UK to study labour and housing conditions in those countries.

1950

In March 1950, Nanda joined the Indian Planning Commission as its vice-chairman. In September 1951, he was appointed Planning Minister in the Indian Government. He was also given charge of the portfolios of Irrigation and Power. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Bombay in the general elections of 1952, and was reappointed Minister for Planning, Irrigation, and Power. He led the Indian Delegation to the Plan Consultative Committee held in Singapore in 1955, and the International Labor Conference held in Geneva in 1959.

1957

Nanda was elected to the Lok Sabha in the 1957 elections, and was appointed Union Minister for Labour, Employment and Planning, and later, as Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. He visited the Federal Republic of Germany, Yugoslavia, and Austria in 1959.

1962

Nanda was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in the 1962 elections from the Sabarkantha constituency in Gujarat. He initiated the Congress Forum for Socialist Action in 1962. He was Union Minister for Labour and Employment during 1962 – 1963, and Minister for Home Affairs during 1963 – 1966.

1967

Nanda was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in the 1967 and 1971 elections from the Kaithal (Lok Sabha Constituency) in Haryana.He was Union Minister for Railways 1970 – 1971

1998

Nanda was the Prime Minister of India twice for thirteen days each: the first time after the death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964, and the second time after the death of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966. Both his terms were uneventful, yet they came at sensitive times because of the potential danger to the country following Nehru's death soon after a war with China in 1962 and Shastri's death after a war with Pakistan in 1965. Nanda died on 15 January 1998 at the age of 99. From 25 November 1997, when former Malawi President Hastings Banda died until his own death, Nanda was the world's oldest living former head of state.

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