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FIE
: Chartered Engineer
Ph.D
: Doctorate in
Economics – Soviet Academy of Sciences
D.Sc.
: Doctor of Sciences
(Honoria Causa) Banaras Hindu University
D.Litt.
: Doctor of
Letters (Honoria Causa) Central University, Pondicherry.
Present Position:
Chairman, National Manufacturing
Competitiveness Council (NMCC), holding the rank of a Cabinet Minister in the
Government of India. NMCC is responsible for formulating the policies and
initiatives to improve the competitiveness of the Indian industry.
Presently he is also a
member of the following Important Government bodies:-
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Member, Prime Minister’s
Council on Trade and Industry
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Member, Prime Minister’s
Trade & Economic Relations Committee
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Member, Prime Minister’s
Energy Coordination Committee
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Member, Prime Minister’s
High Level Committee on Manufacturing
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Member, Advisory Group on
climate change.
Past
Positions held
He has held many positions in
the Public Sector and in the Government of
India. They were: -
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Chairman & CEO, Bharat Heavy
Electricals Limited (BHEL) (1972-1977 one of the largest technology oriented
company manufacturing heavy equipment for the power sector in India
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Secretary to the Govt. of
India in the Ministry of Industry (1977-1980)
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Chairman & CEO, Maruti Udyog
Limited (1981-1990), the largest manufacturer of passenger cars in India
which triggered the modernization of the Indian Automobile Industry
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Chairman & CEO, Steel
Authority of India Limted (SAIL) (1985-1990), the largest producer of Steel
in India
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Member, Planning Commission
(1991-1992)
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Member, National Advisory Council (2004-2008)
In addition to
the above he has
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Been the Founding Chairman,
Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council
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Been the Co-Chairman,
Indo-Japan Study Committee
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Represented India in various
International forums and bilateral negotiations.
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Also been associated with
Public Enterprises Selection Board, Telecom restructuring Committee,
Committee to determine the Policies of Disinvestment in Public enterprises,
Chairman, Committee on “Synergy in Energy” etc.
Among others Dr. V.
Krishnamurthy has been associated with the following academic/professional
institutions: -
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Member, Board of Governors,
Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad (1973-1976 and from 1990
onwards)
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Chairman, Centre for
Organization Development, Hyderabad (1980-2000)
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Chairman, Indian Institute
of Management, Bangalore (1982-1984)
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Chairman, Indian Institute
of Management, Ahmedabad
(1985-1990)
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Chairman, Xavier Institute
of Management, Bhubaneswar (1987-1992)
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Chairman, Indian Institute
of Technology, New Delhi (1990-1993)
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Chairman, Indian Society for
Quality. Initiated & sustained the Quality movement in India
Dr.V. Krishnamurthy has been
conferred several honors; the more important among them being:-
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He is one
among the very few Indians to have received three of the four highest
civilian awards conferred by the Government of India for outstanding
services to the country. They are the “Padma Shri” in 1973 the “Padma
Bhushan” in 1986 and the Padma Vibushan in 2007
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“Business
Leadership Award” in 1975
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“Businessman
of the Year” in 1987
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“Steelman of
the Year” in 1989.
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“Lifetime
Achievement Award in Management” given by the All
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India
Management Association in 2006.
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“Nakajima
Award for Quality Management from Japan
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The Society
of Indian Automobile Manufacturers honored him in recognition for his
outstanding contribution to the Automobile Industry
in 2009
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Automotive
Component Manufactures Association of India honoured him with a “Lifetime
Achievement Award” in 2009
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Honoured by
the Govt. of Japan with the highest award “Grand Cordon of the Order of the
Rising Sun” in November, 2009
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