CRRID founder Rashpal Malhotra is dead
The Hindu
A distinguished academician, able administrator and a fine human being: Amarinder
Rashpal Malhotra (84), founder of the Center for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) and noted scholar passed away at a private hospital in Mohali on Tuesday after battling with COVID-19 for over a week, said a statement from Punjab Chief Minister’s Office on Tuesday. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. Mr. Malhotra was presently the Executive Chairman of the CRRID and member of the Board of Governors of Pushpa Gujral Science City and several other such prestigious institutions. He was also Senate Member of the Punjabi University, Patiala and Panjab University, Chandigarh. In a condolence message, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh described Mr. Malhotra as a distinguished academician, able administrator and a fine human being with the qualities of head and heart, who played a pivotal role in bringing socio-economic development in the northern region. The outstanding services rendered by Mr. Malhotra in the rural and industrial development of Punjab would be ever remembered by one and all, he said.
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