I
was Deputy Commissioner Hissar when Haryana was formed in 1966, and thus was
with Haryana from the very beginning. My colleagues who remained with Punjab
made no secret of their sympathy for me, being cast off, as they saw it, to a
neglected and relatively backward part of old Punjab State. Many, in fact, had
doubts as to whether we would even survive as a State. As Haryana and Punjab
officers sat on different floors of the shared Secretariat in Chandigarh, they
had plenty of opportunity to joke at our expense, even offering to help out
with loans in case I did not get my salary. I, however, regarded it as both an
opportunity and a challenge, and in retrospect, it was the most fortuitous
development in my career.
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