A PCS officer, who was Sardar Patel’s right hand, saved India from disintegration
Success Story: After getting freedom from British colonialism in the year 1947, the whole country was immersed in celebration. Dreams of a golden future were floating in everyone’s eyes. But at that time, the biggest challenge before the policy makers of the country was the challenge of integration of the country divided into 562 princely states. Its responsibility was on the shoulders of the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
But it was not easy to convince the kings of that time to merge their princely state with the Union of India. Many spoiled and powerful kings had started dreaming of independence. The person who supported Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in dealing with this situation, his name was Vappala Pangunni Menon i.e. VP Menon. Who was the Secretary to the Government of India at that time.
VP Menon was a PCS officer
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VP Menon was a Provincial Civil Service Officer. He joined PCS service in 1914. After this, in the year 1933-34, he worked as Assistant Secretary to the Government of India in the Reform Office. After this he became Joint Secretary to the Government of India in 1941-42. Menon became the highest Indian officer in British India on the strength of his hard work. He became Secretary to the Governor General of India and Cabinet Secretary after independence.
Sardar Patel gave the responsibility of merging the princely states
Sardar Patel had given the responsibility of merger of princely states to VP Menon. Menon’s responsibility was to prepare the princely states for their merger with the Union of India. He was like the right hand of Sardar Patel. For two consecutive years, he was busy in persuading the royal families to merge the princely states.
VP Menon’s father was the head master
VP Menon’s father Chunangad Shankar Menon was a headmaster. He worked as a railway stoker, a coal miner and a clerk in the Bangalore Tobacco Company. VP Menon had done two marriages. With whom he had three children. He died at the age of 75.
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Tags: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Success Story
FIRST PUBLISHED : June 05, 2023
