Profile of Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge), Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Prakash Javadekar
Name | Shri Prakash Javadekar |
Father's Name | Shri Keshav |
Mother's Name | Shrimati Rajani |
Date of Birth | 30/01/1951 |
Birth Place | Pune (Maharashtra) |
Spouse Name | Dr. Prachee Javadekar |
No. of Children | Two Sons |
State Name | Maharashtra |
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Educational Qualifications | B. Com. University of Pune |
Profession | Political and Social Worker |
Positions Held | · 1990 - 2002 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council · 1995 - 99 Executive President, State Planning Board, Maharashtra · 1997 - 99 Chairman, Task Force on IT, Government of Maharashtra · 2000 Chairman, Working Group on ‘IT for Masses’, Government of India April · 2008 Elected to Rajya Sabha · May 2008 - May 2009 and Jan. 2010 onwards Member, Parliamentary Forum on Youth · May 2008-May 2009 Member, Committee on Energy · May 2008 - Sept. 2010 Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table · July 2009 onwards Member, Press Council of India · Aug. 2009-Aug. 2010 Member, Committee on Defence · May 2010-April 2012 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings · May 2010 onwards Member, Committee on Public Accounts June 2010 onwards Member, Committee on Human Resource Development · July 2010 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power · Aug. 2010-Dec. 2011 Member, Select Committee to the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2010 · Sept. 2010 onwards Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation · October 2011 onwards Member, Sub-Committee-I on the Implementation of the Right to Education Act of the Committee on Human Resource Development |
Books Published | In Marathi: · Bekaricha Jwalamukhi (Problem of Unemployment), 1986, · Nanenidhiche Karz (IMF Loan), 1987, · Shetkanyanchi Karzmukti (Farm Loan Waiver), 1988 and · Mahagaicha Bhasmasoor (Problem of Inflation), 1999 and 2010; has written 300 articles in various newspapers on contemporary subjects; has also written many booklets on unemployment, infiltration, IMF loan and other political issues |
Countries Visited | · U.S.A and Europe, visited o U.S.A, as a Member of the Young Political Leaders under the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) Programme, 1985; o As a member of the Government of Maharashtra delegation to participate in Government Road-shows on IT, 1998, o Europe, to participate in the Marathi Sammelan, 1998, o Boston (U.S.A), as leader of the delegation to negotiate MIT’S Media Lab Asia Project, 2000, o U.S.A., to participate in the FICC-Yale Leadership Development Programme, 2009, · Israel, to participate in the Indo-Israel Friendship Programme, 2010, · Taiwan, 2008, · Chicago, (U.S.A.), to attend a conference on the Telangana issue, 2010, · China, to participate in the conference organised by the O.R.F., 2011, · Belgium, to attend the conference organised by the Climate Parliament, 2011 and · Finland and Iceland, as Indian parliamentary delegate; attended, GLOBE Conference in o Japan, June 2008, o Rome (Italy), 2009, o Copenhagan (Denmark), 2009 and o Cape Town and Durban (South Africa), 2011 |
Other Information | · Led the students’ movements under the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in various capacities, 1969 - 77; · worked with the Bank of Maharashtra for 10 years (1971-81), · Worked in the Employment Promotion Programme, Sick Unit Cell, Rural Development Department, Bank of Maharashtra; Organised Satyagraha against the emergency rule and was imprisoned for 16 months, 1975-77; · Elected Senate Member, Pune University for 12 years (1975-87); · Full time party worker, Bharatiya Janata Party since 1981; · National Secretary and General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, 1984-90; · State Secretary and Campaign Chief, B.J.P., Maharashtra, 1989-95; · Spokesman, B.J.P., Maharashtra, 1994 - 96 and 2002-03; · All India Spokesperson, Bharatiya Janata Party since 2005 |
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