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Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya | |
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Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
President | Ram Nath Kovind |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Harsh Vardhan |
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | D. V. Sadananda Gowda |
Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers | |
In office 31 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | D. V. Sadananda Gowda |
Preceded by | Rao Inderjit Singh |
Succeeded by | Bhagwanth Khuba |
Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways | |
In office 5 July 2016 – 30 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha for Gujarat | |
Assumed office 2012 | |
Chairman of Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited | |
In office 2011–2012 | |
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly for Palitana | |
In office 2002–2007 | |
Constituency | Palitana |
Personal details | |
Born | Hanol, Bhavnagar, Gujarat | 1 June 1972
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse(s) | Neeta Mandaviya (m. 1995) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | M.A. in Political Science from Bhavnagar University[citation needed] |
Website | mansukhmandaviya |
Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya (born 1 June 1972) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemical and Fertilizers of India.[1] He is also a Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat.[2]
Mansukh Mandavaiya was born in a small village named Hanol in Palitana Taluka of Bhavnagar district of Gujarat State.[citation needed] Born to a middle-class farmer family, he is the youngest amongst four brothers. He completed his primary education from the Government Primary School, Hanol and his high school studies from Songadh Gurukul.[citation needed]
After completion of HSC, he did a certificate course in Veterinary Live Stock Inspector and has been educated at Songadh Gurukul and Gujarat Agriculture University, Gujarat.[3] He later completed his MA in Political Science from Bhavnagar University.[citation needed]
Mansukh Mandaviya is currently the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare India and Chemical and Fertilizers.[1]
Positions served
Mandaviya joined politics in 2002 where he contested the Palitana Constituency and became the youngest MLA in Gujarat.[4] Being an MLA, in 2004, he organized a 123 Km long Padyatra, titled "Kanya Kelavani Jyot Padyatra" for social cause 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' where he covered 45 educational backward villages of his constituency. In 2006 he organized a 127 km Padyatra connecting 52 villages of his constituency with the title "Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao, Vyasan Hatao".[5]
As a chairman, Mandaviya took measures like building an E-Radiation treatment plant at Bavla, which was the First Government Facility. He also built a Poha (Flattened Rice) plant at Navsari, a modern banana pack house at Achaliya (Bharuch) and a Bio-Fertilizer Plant at Gondal.
During his first tenure, Mandaviya raised 448 Parliamentary questions out of which assurances were given in 86 by the Government. Along with this, 14 Private Member Bills and 30 special mentions were also made. Throughout his tenure as Member of Parliament, he has been a part of various Standing and Consultative committees, namely 'Petroleum and Natural Gas', ‘Chemical & Fertilizer Industries', 'Environment, Forest & Climate Change', 'Textiles', 'Select Committee for Real Estate Bill-2015'.
In 2013, he was nominated as the State Secretary in BJP. In 2015, he was appointed as General Secretary of BJP.
On 5 July 2016, Mandaviya was sworn in as a Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers in Government of India. He worked for implementation of "Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana. He helped increasing the per day road construction speed, decreasing the cost of Urea and other fertilizers.[citation needed]
On completion of his first term as a Member of Rajya Sabha, Mandaviya was re-elected for Upper House for the tenure 2018-2024.
On 30 May 2019, Mandaviya took oath as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in Union Council of Ministers. He has been assigned with Shipping (I/C), Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministries.
He was made Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways (India), Union Minister of State for Shipping (India) and Union Minister of State for Chemical and Fertilizers (India) of India on 5 July 2016.[6][7][citation needed]
On 31 May 2019, Mandaviya became Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Shipping and Minister of State for Chemical and Fertilizers.[1][7]
On 7 July 2021, Mandaviya became the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, preceded by Harsh Vardhan.
Mandaviya was honored by UNICEF for his contribution to women health-care initiatives and for distributing 10 crore sanitary napkins through Jan Aushadhi Kendras.[8][9]
Mansukh Mandaviya is married to Neetaben Mandaviya and they have two children Pavan and Disha.[citation needed]
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