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, floods in 2015 and the Thoothukudi violence in May 2018.
Early life
Gagandeep Singh Bedi was born in Hoshiarpur, a city in the Indian state of Punjab, in 1968. 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.
In 1991, he was selected for the 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.
From June 11, 2001 to July 15, 2003, Bedi was the district collector of Kanyakumari.
He served as the collector of Cuddalore from July 16, 2003, to January 5, 2007.
From 2016 to 2019, Gagandeep Singh Bedi served as the managing director of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board in Chennai.
In May 2021, Bedi assumed office as the New Chennai Corporation Commissioner.
After the reshuffle in 2023, Gagandeep Singh Bedi is serving as the Secretary of Health Department in Tamil Nadu.
Awards and recognitions
Collector of Heroes
Director's gold medal for Best All-rounder Probationer at The IAS Training Academy National award for implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) in 2016 Green Award 2003 & 2004