Dr.Yashwant Singh Parmar (4 August 1906 – 2 May 1981) was an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n politician. He was a leader of the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 and the first Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh state. He was born at Chanhalag village near Bagthan in the erstwhile princely state

Princely state

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 of Sirmour. He studied in the Christian College

Forman Christian College

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 in Lahore

Lahore

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 and later received his PhD from Lucknow University in 1944. He was the Chief minister of the state from 8 March 1952 to 31 October 1956. On 1 November 1956 Parmar had to step down as Himachal Pradesh became a Union Territory

Union Territory

A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India, in the federal framework of governance. Unlike the states of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal government; the President of India appoints an Administrator or...

 and was placed under an administrator designated as Lt. Governor. He again became the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on 1 July 1963 and he was in office till 28 January 1977.

Honours

Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry

Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry

Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry in district Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India is the first university of its kind in Asia with an exclusive mandate of education, research and extension in horticulture and forestry. People usually use the short form of the university...

, established in 1985 in Solan

Solan

Solan is a town and a municipal council in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located south of state capital Shimla. The place is named after the Hindu goddess Shoolini devi. Solan was the capital of erstwhile princely state, Bhagat...

 is named after him.

Criticism

Yashwant Singh Parmar got stiff opposition from his own party men. Leaders like the then Pradesh Congress President Kunj Behari Lal Butail

Kunj Behari Lal Butail

Kunj Behari Lal Butail was an Indian National Congress leader,businessman and a leading tea grower from Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.-Political Life:He represented the constituency of Palampur three times in the state assembly from 1966 to 1980...

, who belonged to Kangra

Kangra (Lok Sabha Constituency)

Kangra Lok Sabha constituency is one of the four Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh state in northern India.-Assembly segments:...

 alleged discrimination against the submerged areas of Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...

.