Vittal Manjunath Vittal Baliga

1909 - 1993  (84 years)

• Name	Vittal Manjunath Vittal Baliga
  Born	13 Jun 1909
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jul 1993
  Person ID	I003063	Bantwal Baliga Family
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Manjunath Vittal Vastheva Baliga
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	2. Sanjeevi
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F001213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sanjeevi
  Children	1. Uday Vittal Manjunath Baliga   2. Jayant Vittal Manjunath Baliga
  Family ID	F001216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Bantwal Vittal Baliga Bantval Vittal Baliga was an electronics engineer who served as the first Chief Engineer of All-India Radio after independence with responsibility for setting up the radio network in India between 1947 and 1958. At the request of the Defense Ministry, he took the helm of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in 1958. As Chairman and Managing Director of BEL, he introduced the production of semiconductor technology and TV tubes bringing BEL into profitability by 1960. Under his leadership, revenues at BEL grew from 53 lakhs in 1958 to 2700 lakhs when he retired in 1968. He was responsible for founding the Institute for Electronics and Telecommunications Engineers in India and served as its Founding President.