Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari

Gadkari, Shri Nitin Jairam Constituency   : Nagpur (Maharashtra) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) Email Address : email[AT]nitingadkari[DOT]org nitin[DOT]gadkari[AT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Shri Jairam Gadkari Mother’s Name Smt. Bhanutai Gadkari Date of Birth 27 May 1957 Place of Birth Nagpur (Maharashtra) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 18 Dec 1984 Spouse’s Name Smt. Kanchan Gadkari No. of Sons 2 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications B.Com., LL.B. Educated at G.S. Commerce College, Nagpur University and University College of Law, Main Branch, Nagpur Profession Agriculturist Permanent Address Gadkari Wada, Upadhye Road, Mahal, Nagpur- 440032, Maharashtra Tel : (0712) 2727145, 09821080522 (M) Fax : (0712) 2727127 Present Address 2, Motilal Nehru Place, New Delhi-110 001 Tels. : (011) 23062019, 23063868, 09821080522 (M) Fax : (011) 23062022 Positions Held

1989 – 2014 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council

1995 – 1999 P.W.D. Minister, Government of Maharashtra

1999 – 2005 Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Council

May, 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha

27 May 2014 onwards Union Cabinet Minister, Road Transport and Highways; and Shipping

4 June 2014 – 9 Nov. 2014 Union Cabinet Minister, Rural Development; Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation (Additional Charge)

3 Sept. 2017 onwards Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

Books Published (i) India Aspires (English); (ii) Bhavishya Ka Bharat (Hindi); (iii) The Path of Progress (English); (iv) Vikas Ke Path (Hindi); (v) The Politics of Development (English); and (vi) Vikas Ki Rajneeti (Hindi) Social And Cultural Activities He has been working on the socio-economic front and taking various initiatives to empower the downtrodden people from the tribal, remote and drought prone Vidarbha region; His visionary ideas are helping in water conservation and in the conversion of agricultural waste into clean and efficient fuel; He started working in the field of renewable energy and patronized several innovative projects; He introduced the concept of converting agricultural waste into a cost effective and efficient fuel whereby the biomass is converted into small pellets which can be burnt in a specially designed stove and can be used as a clean and efficient fuel; Realising that the perennial availability of the water can change the future of the farmers, he actively started mentoring various projects in water conservation to improve the livelihood of farmers in the water starved Vidarbha region; Taking inspiration from the saying ‘education can bring sea change in the life of one and also change the fate of the nation’ he played a leading role in the formation of the Late Laxmanrao Mankar Memorial Trust and took the work of starting of Ekal Vidyalayas in the different parts of Vidarbha, mostly in the tribal areas of Gadchiroli and Melghat in Amravati District which inter alia suffer from malnutrition; He was also instrumental in the formation of the Institute of Village Enterprise Development of Handicraft Artists (VEDHA India) which is working with the bamboo workers from the bamboo producing areas thereby helping generate employment for them and add to their income. Special Interests Interested in new technologies, green technologies, green fuel, Bio-fuel, development of agriculture, conversion of agriculture into energy and power sector, social initiatives for employment generation. Favourite Pastime and Recreation Listening music Sports and Clubs Playing and watching Cricket Countries Visited Widely travelled

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