Shri Prakash Javadekar
| State from which I am elected: | Madhya Pradesh |
| My Political Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| My Delhi Address: | Bungalow No. 6, Kushak Road, New Delhi 110011 |
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| My Permanent Address: | 11,Suvan Apartments, Mayur Colony, Kothrud, Pune 411038 |
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Member’s Name : Shri Prakash Javadekar
Father’s Name : Shri Keshav
| Mother’s Name : Shrimati Rajani |
| Date of Birth : 30 January 1951 |
| Place of Birth : Pune (Maharashtra) |
| Marital Status : Married on 18/12/1977 |
| Spouse’s Name : Dr. Prachee Javadekar |
| Children : Two sons |
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Educational Qualification :
B. Com. Educated at University of Pune, Pune
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Profession :
Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address:
11,Suvan Apartments, Mayur Colony, Kothrud, Pune411038 Tel. – {020} 23352124
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Present Address :
Bungalow No. 6, Kushak Road, New Delhi110011 Tel. – 23011316, 23011317, Fax: 23011318
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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 – April 2014 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 – April 2014 Member, Press Council of India Aug. 2009 – July 2010 and Aug. 2012 – May 2014 Member, Committee on Defence May 2010 – April 2011 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings April 2011 – April 2014 Member, Committee on Public Accounts June 2010 – Aug. 2012 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development July 2010 – April 2014 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power Aug. 2010 – Dec. 2011 Member, Select Committee to the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2010 Sept. 2010 – April 2014 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation Oct. 2011 – April 2014 Member, Sub-Committee-I on the Implementation of the Right to Education Act of the Committee on Human Resource Development Feb. 2014 – April 2014 Member, Business Advisory Committee 27 May 2014 – 9 Nov. 2014 Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs 27 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change June 2014 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term) 5 July 2016 onwards Minister of Human Resource Development
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| Freedom Fighter : No |
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Books Published:
In Marathi: (i) Bekaricha Jwalamukhi (Problem of Unemployment), 1986, (ii) Nanenidhiche Karz (IMF Loan), 1987, (iii) Shetkanyanchi Karzmukti (Farm Loan Waiver), 1988 and (iv) 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
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Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and
Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :
Chairman, GRAMSHAKTI, an NGO working in the area of rural development; successfully completed the Government of India’s Watershed Development Project, Kolvan Valley, Mulshi Tehsil, District Pune, 1996 – 2000; has worked in the tribal areas of Thane District for the revival of a development project launched by the Bank of Maharashtra, 1978 – 80; received, ‘Sir Purshottam Das Thakur Memorial’ National Award for research paper on ‘Rural Development and Banks’ role in Co-ordinated approach’
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Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :
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Countries Visited :
(i) U.S.A, as a Member of the Young Political Leaders under the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) Programme, 1985; (ii) as a member of the Government of Maharashtra delegation to participate in Government Road-shows on IT, 1998, (iii) Europe, to participate in the Marathi Sammelan, 1998, (iv) Boston (U.S.A), as leader of the delegation to negotiate MIT’S Media Lab Asia Project, 2000, (v) U.S.A., to participate in the FICC-Yale Leadership Development Programme, 2009, (vi) Israel, to participate in the Indo-Israel Friendship Programme, 2010, (vii) Taiwan, 2008, (viii) Chicago, (U.S.A.), to attend a conference on the Telangana issue, 2010, (ix) China, to participate in the conference organised by the O.R.F., 2011, (x) Belgium, to attend the conference organised by the Climate Parliament, 2011 (xi) Finland and Iceland, as Indian parliamentary delegate; (xii) Nairobi (Kenya), to attend the First session of UNEP’s United Nations Environment Assembly, June 2014 (xiii) France, to attend the meeting of Major Economies Forum Paris, July 2014 (xiv) U.S.A., to attend the meeting of Major Economies Forum and UN Secretary General’s Summit 2014 and to attend the high level special event, “The Minamata Convention on Mercury”, New York, Sept. 2014 (xv) France, to attend the High Level Segment of the Joint Tenth meeting of the Conference of the parties to the Vienna convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer and 26th meeting of the parties to the Montreal Protocol, Paris, Nov. 2014; to attend Ministerial level meeting for informal consultations on climate change, July 2015; to attend the 2nd COP 21 preparatory Ministers consultations, Sept. 2015; as Environment Minister led Indian Delegation to UNCCC COP 21 in November – December 2015 during which ‘Paris Agreement’ was signed and (xvi) Peru, to attend UN Climate Change Conference, COP 20, December 2014 ; attended, GLOBE Conference in (i) Japan, June 2008, (ii) Rome (Italy), 2009, (iii) Copenhagen (Denmark), 2009 and (iv) Cape Town and Durban (South Africa), 2011; represented India in the Funeral of former PM of Israel, Shimon Peres in Sept. 2016
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Other Information :
Led the students’ movements under the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad in various capacities, 1969 – 77; worked with the Bank of Maharashtra for 10 years (1971-81), also 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, B.J.P. 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, B.J.P. since 2005
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