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January 30, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Serla Grewal is dead Chandigarh, January 29 Mrs Grewal, who brought to The Tribune group of publications mature practical experience gained during decades of public service in various top administrative jobs and high policy-making governmental positions, succeeded Mr B.K. Nehru as President of The Tribune Trust in April, 2000, after the latter stepped down for health reasons. Mrs Grewal became a Trustee of The Tribune in March, 1991. She leaves behind her husband, Mr S.S. Grewal, a former Cabinet Secretary, and two sons . She will be cremated on January 31 at the Sector 25 cremation ground. The funeral procession will start from house number 59, Sector 2, at 11.30 a.m. She became the second lady in the country to join the Indian Administrative Service in 1952. She held several important executive positions, both in Punjab and the Union Government. Her tenure as the Deputy Commissioner of Simla is remembered with as much appreciation as the diverse hierarchy of responsibilities shouldered by her in the fields of education, family welfare, food and supplies, and industry in Punjab. Her commitment to health and social growth took her to important forums like the World Health Organisation and UNICEF, besides the headquarters of the UN Population Commission in the late ’70s and early ’80s. She was also associated with the Indian Council of Medical Research. She, as Deputy Secretary of Health in Punjab, played an important role in the setting up of the PGI. Later she became Secretary, Health, Government of India, and served on the Governing and Institute bodies of both the PGI and the AIIMS. She had the reputation of being a strict disciplinarian and an officer who would not have any target missed. Her approach was that of a hard task master who insisted on propriety being maintained at all times. Subsequently, she became Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, and Governor of Madhya Pradesh. In a condolence message, Mr R.P. Bambah, Trustee of The Tribune Trust, said: “It was a privilege to work with her. She was a person of great integrity and total commitment. She guided the affairs of The Tribune with clarity and dedication. The Tribune Trust will miss her and the nation will be poorer because of her passing away”. Mr S.D. Bhambri, former General Manager, said: “I had known her for decades and have been a great admirer of her administrative skills and clarity of vision. She was, all in all, a great achiever”. 
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Badal, Chautala mourn Serla Grewal’s death Chandigarh, January 29 Describing her as an able administrator, upright personality and a virtuous woman, the two leaders in separate but identical messages said she left an indelible print of her dynamism, farsightedness and integrity in every field. She brought laurels and glory to the offices which she held during her long administrative career. She was a senior IAS officer of the Punjab cadre and served in different capacities at pivotal and highly responsible assignments in Punjab and at the Centre, besides being Governor of Madhya Pradesh. She represented India at various national and international conferences. Her devotion to duty and firm commitment to the cause was a distinctive quality, which will continue to inspire future generations. Mr Badal and Capt Kanwaljit Singh conveyed their sympathies to the members of the bereaved family and prayed for peace for the departed soul. Mr Om Prakash Chautala, Chief Minister of Haryana, and Mr L.M. Goyal, Chief Secretary, have, in separate messages, mourned the death. The Tribune Employees Union today expressed profound shock and grief at the death of Mrs Grewal. Mr Balbir Singh Jandu, president of the union, said in a statement here that in the death of Mrs Grewal, the union had lost one of its best sympathisers and supporters of the employees’ welfare in the institution. According to Mr Jandu, Mrs Grewal was instrumental in the implementation of the Manisana Wage Boards report to the satisfaction of the union and the employees. The union shall remember Mrs Grewal for framing comprehensive promotion and medical policies for The Tribune employees. Her efforts and support for having a better pension scheme in The Tribune institution is praiseworthy. As Chairperson of the Trust, Mrs Grewal always stood for cordial relationship between the employer and the employees. |
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