Smt. Vandana Chavan
| State from which I am elected: | Maharashtra |
| My Political Party: | Nationalist Congress Party |
| My Delhi Address: | 602, Swarna Jayanti Sadan Deluxe, Dr. B.D. Marg, New Delhi 110001 |
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| My Permanent Address: | Yashodhan, 212/51, Rambaug Colony,Navi-Peth,Pune 411030 |
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Member’s Name : Smt. Vandana Chavan
Father’s Name : Shri Vijayrao A. Mohite
| Mother’s Name : Shrimati Jayashree V. Mohite |
| Date of Birth : 6 July 1961 |
| Place of Birth : Pune (Maharashtra) |
| Marital Status : Married on 6 March 1984 |
| Spouse’s Name : Shri Hemant V. Chavan |
| Children : Two daughters |
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Educational Qualification :
B.Sc., LL.B. Educated at Hutchings High School, Pune, Fergusson College, Pune and I.L.S. Law College, Pune
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Profession :
Lawyer/Advocate
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Permanent Address:
Yashodhan, 212/51, Rambaug Colony,Navi-Peth,Pune411030 Tel. – {020}24333190, Mobile: 09422029000
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Present Address :
602, Swarna Jayanti Sadan Deluxe, Dr. B.D. Marg, New Delhi110001 Tel. – 23315410, 21430619, Mobile: 9013181961, 9013181363
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Positions Held:
1992 – 2007 Councillor, Pune Municipal Corporation 1997 – 1998 Mayor, Pune City March 2010 – Dec. 2010 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council April 2012 Elected to Rajya Sabha May 2012 – May 2014 Member, Committee on Water Resources Aug. 2012 – May 2014 Member, Parliamentary forum on Water Conservation and Management Aug. 2012 – May 2014 and Dec. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) April 2013 – May 2014 Member, Parliamentary Forum on Artisans and Craftspeople Aug. 2013 – May 2014 Member, Committee on Home Affairs Sept. 2014 – Aug. 2016 Member, Committee on Urban Development Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women March 2015 Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015 Sept. 2015 onwards Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women June 2016 onwards Member, Board of Management of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow Sept. 2016 onwards Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Oct. 2016 onwards Member, Railway Convention Committee Feb. 2017 onwards Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Rajya Sabha March 2017 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee Aug. 2017 onwards Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017
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| Freedom Fighter : No |
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Books Published:
In English, Law of Cruelty, Abetment of Suicide and Dowry Death, (Co-author), 1993; In Marathi, Green India-Clean India, Swapna Udyachi-Sundar Jagachi (a reference book on climate change), 2011
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Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and
Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :
As Mayor of Pune city during 1997-1998, initiated, (i) Literacy Drive, (ii) SMILE (Savitri Marketing Institution for Ladies Empowerment) and (iii) ALERT (Association for Learning, Education, Research and Training); has been organizing “Mahila Sahitya and Sanskriti Sammelan” since 1999
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Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :
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Countries Visited :
(i) Sydney (Australia), leading a delegation of Women Mayors for the Metropolis Congress on ‘Connecting Cities’, 2008, (ii) Bercelona (Spain), on being invited to speak on ‘Women and Local Governance’ at a workshop organised by Metropolis on ‘Local and Metropolitan Governance’,2003, (iii) Berlin (Germany), to Speak on ‘Women and Environment’ at the Eighth World Congress of the Metropolis on Tradition and Transformation: the future of the city, 2005, (iv) Montreal (Canada), to present a paper on ‘Participatory Governance’ at the ‘Municipal Leaders Summit on Climate Change’, 2005, (v) Salsburg (Austria), to participate in Seminar on ‘Women, Political Power and Next Generation Leadership’, organized by Salsburg Seminars, 2006, (vi) Brussels (Belgium), to chair the Session on ‘Equality of women in Asia’ at a conference on “Dynamic Cities Need Women”, 2007; was also a member of the six member Brussels Declaration Committee, (vii) Paris (France), to attend and speak at a Training Programme on Cities and Climate Change by the Eco-Region of the Metropolis where training on Climate Change and Measures to Prevent the Negative Impact of Greenhouse Gases, Climate Plan and Local Planning tools was provided, 2010, (viii) Seoul (South Korea) as a speaker at the 1st Asian Women’s Network Forum, under the theme ‘Women in Asian Cities: Crisis, Agency and Change’, 2011, (ix) U.S.A. as ‘Eisenhower Fellow’ by the Eisenhower Fellowships, 2000 and (x the Netherlands when awarded Fellowship on “Participatory Process in Municipal Governance” at the Institute of Social Sciences, 2002
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Other Information :
Awarded, (i) ‘Certificate of Appreciation for Exemplary Work Done in the Field of Environment’ by Rotary Club, Kothrud, (ii) ‘Vocational Excellence Award’ for social work by Rotary Club, Ganeshkhind, 1995-96, (iii) ‘Ideal Woman Councillor Award-1996’ by Yuvabharati, (iv) ‘Efficient Councillor Award-1996’by the Rajeev Gandhi Foundation, Pune, (v) ‘Ahilyabai Holkar Puraskar’ by the Government of Maharashtra for 2003-04, (vi) ‘Vocational and Service Excellence Award-2010’ by Rotary Club, Pune Riverside,and (vii) Green Ambassador Award by Trishakti Foundation, 2009-10; received recognition of service by Top Management Club, Pune
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