Name of Member: Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency & State: Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
Lok Sabha Experience: 16
Sixteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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| Father’s Name |
Shri Shankar Singh Shekhawat |
| Mother’s Name |
Smt. Mohan Kanwar |
| Date of Birth |
03 Oct 1967 |
| Place of Birth |
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) |
| Marital Status |
Married |
| Date of Marriage |
24 Nov 1993 |
| Spouse’s Name |
Smt. Naunand Kanwar |
| No. of Sons |
1 |
| No.of Daughters |
2 |
Educational
Qualifications |
M.A. (Philosophy) and M.Phil (Philosophy)
Educated at JNV University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan |
| Profession |
Businessperson |
| Permanent Address |
| 34-A, Ajit Colony, |
| Jodhpur-342006, Rajasthan |
Tel : (0291) 2512772
09414127772, 09672000555 (M) |
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| Present Address |
| 22, Mother Teresa Crescent Road, |
| New Delhi-110011 |
| Telefax : (011) 23017125, 23017126, 23017121, 09013869752, 09911218278 (M) |
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| Positions Held |
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Member, BJP Pradesh Karyakarni (Rajasthan) |
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| 2012 onwards |
Member, National Team of BJP MSI Cell |
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| May, 2014 |
Elected to 16th Lok Sabha |
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| 1 Sep. 2014 – 4 Sept. 2017 |
Member, Standing Committee on Finance |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation |
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Member, Governing Council , All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jodhpur |
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| 1 May 2016 – 4 Sept. 2017 |
Member, Committee on Estimates |
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| 11 May 2016 onwards |
Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provision (Amendment) Bill, 2016 |
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| 27 Jul. 2016 onwards |
Member, All India Council of Sports (AICS), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India |
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| 12 Aug. 2016 onwards |
Chairperson, Fellowship Committee, Lok Sabha Secretariat |
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| 12 June 2017 onwards |
Member, House Committee |
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| 3 Sept. 2017 onwards |
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
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| Social And Cultural Activities |
* Associated with a large number of organizations in Education Art and Literature, Sports, Trade Associations for promotion of handicraft and other Industries
* Associated with Rotary Club and carried out various volunteer services.
* Member of Forum for Integrated National Security (FINS), Rajasthan Chapter; organized various programs of FINS in Rajasthan largely in Jodhpur. Participated in National Convention of FINS in Haridwar. |
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| Special Interests |
| Cooperatives, Social Work, Education, Sustainable water resource development, Industry, Rural Development, Trade Unions and Associations |
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| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Reading, Traveling, Sports and Music |
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| Sports and Clubs |
Basket Ball and Tennis
Member : Sardar Club and Umaid Club, Rotary Club and Constitution Club of India
President : Basket Ball Association
Participated at National and All India Inter University level in Basket Ball |
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| Countries Visited |
| Australia, Ethiopia, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People`s Republic of China), Japan and Singapore |
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| Other Information |
* Elected as ‘President of University’s Student Union at Jai Narayan Vyas University in 1992 with achieving the victory with highest ever percentage record of votes under the flag of Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad carrying the pride to take oath as president from Late Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat then Chief Minister of Rajasthan. During the tenure organized All India Student Leader’s Convention, various cultural and sports events.
* Elected with highest votes as a member of governing council of Chopasni Shiksha Samiti in following tenures : 2001-2006 than after unopposed in 2006-2011, 2011 to present
Events & Forums :
* As a co-convener organized Swadeshi Mela in Jodhpur under the edges of Swadeshi Jagran Manch, from 2000-2006, the event has recorded highest ever footfall of visitors approx of 10 lakh every event that has resulted in the mega sales for all participated Swadeshi Udhyog.
* The Swadeshi Mela has achieved enormous recognitions as witness by senior political & social leaders namely Shri Mohan Rao Ji Bhagwat, Shri L.K. Advaniji, Shri Rajnath Singhji, Smt. Vasundhara Rajeji, Dr. Raman Singhji and many more, which strengthen the confidence in the participants and the Swadeshi cause.
* Worked as General Secretary of Seema Jan Kalyan Samiti. A NGO promoted by RSS for national security and by up lifting the life of citizen residing near international border and creating a civil line of secondary defence along the international border, covering 4 major districts of Rajasthan and about 17 Tehsils.
* Continuing the efforts with Seema Jan Kalyan Samiti, established 40 schools and 4 hostels, supported the mission and arranged Youth Motivation Session in the border region to create awareness about the education, Primary Coaching Camps to motivate youth as to get in the career with defense and other allied career oriented services.
Sports & Youth Affairs :
* Stand-in with Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad during the Presidential Tenure in Jai Narayan Vyas University year 1992 and get in to jail and was on hunger strike for the movement against tuition culture hampering the true values of teaching as a nobel work by faculty members of university and the unfair moderation system. The movement was a great success and finally syndicate of the university was bound to pass a special resolution against the tuition culture by the university’s faculty members.
* Elected as only student representative member in the syndicate, the governing council of the Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur in the history of the university.
* Worked as a member of senate, academic council and various committees.
Areas of Experience :
(a) Sustainable Development
* Rural Development and maintaining coordination for the same wit practical experience of working on the ground with people with full participation of Government, civil societies and target people
* Water Resource Development planning and policy execution
* Environmental Issues
* Policy execution and suggestions for Industrial Development
* Worked for various NGOs
(b) Industry
* Worked with Handicraft and Agriculture Industry
* Management Consultancy
* Strategic advice on complex issues
(c) Political Roles
* State and city level negotiations for the larger benefit of people and administration
* Co-operation at grass root, district, state & national level in various organizations from different sectors.
Member : Builders Association of India; and Handicraft Industry, Jodhpur |
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