[2] From 1933 until May 1937, he served in the same role in Calcutta (now Kolkata) before being posted to the Finance Department of the Government of India as an under-secretary.
[2] Following India's independence in August 1947, he rose to the officiating rank of a Secretary in the Commerce Department.
[3] From 8 March 1950, Chettur was posted to Tokyo as the Head of the Indian Liaison Mission and Political Representative of India with the Supreme Commander Allied Powers (SCAP), in which capacity he held the personal rank of a Minister.
[3] Just over a month later, while playing golf, he succumbed to a sudden heart attack in Brussels on 29 April 1956.
[citation needed] Chettur's daughter Jaya Jaitly is a noted socialist politician and activist who founded the Samata Party; his granddaughter Aditi is married to cricketer Ajay Jadeja.