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{{short description|Indian IAS Officer}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| birth_date = 9 September 1968
| nationality = [[India]]n
| education = [[Bachelor of Engineering]]
| image = Gagandeep-Singh-Bedi-IAS.jpg
| office = [[Indian Administrative Service]] Officer
| birth_place = Punjab, India
}}
'''Gagandeep Singh Bedi''' ([[Hindi]]: गगनदीप सिंह बेदी, born 9 September 1968) is an Indian Civil Servant, currently serving as the Principal Secretary (Health and Family Welfare Department) to the Government of [[Tamil Nadu]] in [[India]]. He is known for his crisis management and relief work at Cuddalore during the Tsunami in December 2014,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Battered By Floods, Cuddalore Turns to Tsunami Hero |url=https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/battered-by-floods-cuddalore-turns-to-tsunami-hero-1251972 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> floods in 2015 <ref>{{Cite news |last=& |title=Cuddalore still under water, thousands cut off |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Tamil-Nadu-floods-Cuddalore-still-under-water-thousands-cut-off/article60275298.ece |access-date=2023-09-16 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Cuddalore to folklore: Saviour who came in from the coast |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cuddalore-to-folklore-Saviour-who-came-in-from-the-coast/articleshow/990926.cms |access-date=2023-09-16 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and the [[Thoothukudi violence]] in May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IAS officer Gagandeep Singh Bedi: Crises manager par excellence |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/may/25/ias-officer-gagandeep-singh-bedi-crises-manager-par-excellence-1819254.html |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Gagandeep Singh Bedi was born in [[Hoshiarpur]], a city in the Indian state of [[Punjab]] on September 9, 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1993-batch bureaucrat Gagandeep Singh Bedi appointed Chennai Corporation Commissioner |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/may/09/1993-batch-bureaucrat-gagandeep-singh-bedi-appointed-chennai-corporation-commissioner-2300418.html |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He completed his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Electrical and Electronic Communications at the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology.

== Career ==
Gagandeep Singh Bedi began his career as a lecturer at the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology from 1989 to 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pyarilal |first=Vasanth |title=MASCOT OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT: GAGANDEEP SINGH BEDI, IAS-By Sanjay Pinto {{!}} RITZ |url=https://www.ritzmagazine.in/mascot-of-disaster-management-gagandeep-singh-bedi-iasby-sanjay-pinto/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1991, he was selected for the [[Engineering Services Examination|Indian Engineering Services]] and got a posting in [[Indian Railways]]. In 1993, he cleared his IAS exam and was allotted Tamil Nadu Cadre.

From 1999 to 2001, Commissioner of Corporation in [[Madurai]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Falcon |first=Chennai |title=Mr. Gagandeep Singh Bedi IAS - Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation |url=https://spiritofchennai.com/city/gagandeep-singh-bedi/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=SpiritOfChennai.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

From June 11, 2001 to July 15, 2003, Bedi was the district collector of [[Kanyakumari]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Collectors {{!}} Kanniyakumari District, Government of TamilNadu {{!}} India |url=https://kanniyakumari.nic.in/listofcollectors/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |language=en-US}}</ref>

He served as the collector of [[Cuddalore]] from July 16, 2003, to January 5, 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ROLL OF HONOR {{!}} Cuddalore District, Government of Tamilnadu {{!}} Sugar bowl of Tamil Nadu {{!}} India |url=https://cuddalore.nic.in/roll-of-honor/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |language=en-US}}</ref>

From 2016 to 2019, Gagandeep Singh Bedi served as the managing director of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gagandeep Singh Bedi – New Chennai Corporation Commissioner |url=https://indianmasterminds.com/movements/ias/gagandeep-singh-bedi-new-chennai-corporation-commissioner/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Thiru Gagandeep Singh Bedi, I.A.S., {{!}} TWAD |url=https://www.twadboard.tn.gov.in/content/thiru-gagandeep-singh-bedi-ias |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=www.twadboard.tn.gov.in}}</ref>

In May 2021, Bedi assumed office as the New Chennai Corporation Commissioner.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Correspondent |first=Special |title=Gagandeep Singh Bedi is Chennai Corporation Commissioner |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/gagandeep-singh-bedi-is-chennai-corporation-commissioner/article34520072.ece |access-date=2023-09-16 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

After the reshuffle in 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Major administrative reshuffle in Tamil Nadu: Radhakrishnan returns as Chennai Corporation commissioner |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/administrative-reshuffle-tamil-nadu-radhakrishnan-returns-chennai-corporation-commissioner-8610511/ |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Gagandeep Singh Bedi is serving as the Secretary of Health Department in Tamil Nadu.

== Awards and recognitions ==

* Collector of Heroes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr. Gagandeep Singh Bedi IAS {{!}} Marie Banu Rodriguez |url=https://mariebanu.com/interviews/indian-administrative-service-officers/gagandeepsinghbedi/ |access-date=2023-09-16 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* Director's gold medal for Best All-rounder Probationer at The IAS Training Academy<ref>{{Cite news |title=Cuddalore to folklore: Saviour who came in from the coast |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cuddalore-to-folklore-Saviour-who-came-in-from-the-coast/articleshow/990926.cms |access-date=2023-09-16 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
* National award for implementation of [[Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005|Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme]] (MGNREGA) in 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=N. T. |title=Who is Gagandeep Singh Bedi, the new Commissioner of Chennai Corporation |url=https://newstodaynet.com/2021/05/10/who-is-gagandeep-singh-bedi-the-new-commissioner-of-chennai-corporation/ |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=News Today {{!}} First with the news |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Green Award 2003 & 2004<ref>{{Cite web |title=1993-batch bureaucrat Gagandeep Singh Bedi appointed Chennai Corporation Commissioner |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/may/09/1993-batch-bureaucrat-gagandeep-singh-bedi-appointed-chennai-corporation-commissioner-2300418.html |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External link ==

* [https://twitter.com/gsbediias Gagandeep Singh Bedi] on [[Twitter|X]]

[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Indian civil servants]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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