Prakash Javadekar

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Prakash Javadekar
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Succeeded by	Anurag Singh Thakur
In office 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Manish Tewari
Succeeded by	Arun Jaitley
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Harsh Vardhan
In office 26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Veerappa Moily
Succeeded by	Anil Madhav Dave
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
In office 12 November 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Arvind Sawant
Minister of Human Resource Development
In office 5 July 2016 – 30 May 2019
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Smriti Irani
Succeeded by	Ramesh Pokhriyal
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
In office 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Succeeded by	Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 April 2018
Preceded by	Ajay Sancheti
Constituency	Maharashtra
In office 13 June 2014 – 2 April 2018
Succeeded by	Dharmendra Pradhan
Constituency	Madhya Pradesh
In office 2010–2014
Constituency	Maharashtra
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office 1990–2002
Personal details
Born	(1951-01-30) 30 January 1951 (age 70) Village Apta in Panvel Taluka, Raigad District, India (Maharashtra, India)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Prachee
Children	2
Relatives	(brother)
Alma mater	University of Pune
Website	Prakash Javdekar Website

Prakash Keshav Javadekar (born 30 January 1951) ^[1]is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who previously served as the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises between 2014 to 2021.

Javadekar was elected to the upper house Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament from Maharashtra in 2008, and re-elected from Madhya Pradesh in 2014.^[2][3]

Following the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 Indian General Election, he was appointed Minister State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is also a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs,^[4] and briefly held the portfolio of Information and Broadcasting.^[5]

Javadekar is an official spokesperson of the BJP.^[6]

He is married to Dr. Prachee Javadekar and has two sons. He also has a brother, Suhas Javadekar.^[7]

Education[]

Javadekar has a B.Com.(Hons) from the University of Pune.^[8][9]

Political career[]

Shri Prakash Javadekar taking charge as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in New Delhi on May 29, 2014

Shri Prakash Javadekar takes charge as Union Minister for Human Resource Development, in New Delhi on July 07, 2016

Active in politics since his college days, Javadekar was a member of ABVP, the student union. During the Emergency declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi between 1975–77, Javadekar participated in student movements against the government. During this period, he led a satyagraha non-violent movement in Pune and was arrested for several months.

From 1984-1990, Javadekar was a National Secretary and then General Secretary in the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. In 1989, he was appointed State Secretary and Campaign Chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra, a position he held till 1995. Javadekar was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council between 1990 and 2002. He also occupied the positions of the Executive President of the State Planning Board and then Chairman of the Task Force on IT in the Government of Maharashtra.

In 2008, Javadekar was elected to the Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament from Maharashtra. He was re-elected from Madhya Pradesh in 2014.

Following the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 Indian General Election, Javadekar was appointed Minister State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was also appointed as a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs.^[4] He led the Indian delegation to the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Between May to November 2014, he was also Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting.^[5] After taking charge of his ministry, Javadekar notably said that “the media itself suffices for self-regulation. Institutions are important for the functioning of democracy and priorities would be worked out after due consultation with the stakeholders”.

Javadekar is now the Human Resource and Development Minister of India and also a veteran spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Before becoming a National Spokesperson, he was also a Spokesperson for the Maharashtra BJP. He has also previously in-charge of the BJP's Economic Forum and Cells related to the economy.

On 31 May 2012, based on Javadekar's complaints about various irregularities in coal mining, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) directed a CBI enquiry. He said,"We have made a formal complaint to CVC because there were so many glaring lacunae which needed to be probed. If the inquiry has been ordered, it's good."^[10][11]

Javdekar's ministry conducts a common admission process for national institutes via the Joint Seat Allocation Authority. In 2016 more than 3000 seats were still vacant in the 92 institutes involved in the system, leading to calls for a further round of placements to fill the vacancies. To date the ministry has refused to conduct a "spot round" of further placements.^[12]

In May 2019, Javadekar became the Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information and Broadcasting.^[13]

Personal life[]

Javadekar's wife Dr. Prachee Javadekar is an education researcher and consultant and is a former Director of Indira Institute of Management, Pune. He has two sons: Dr. Ashutosh Javadekar who is a dentist and an artist, and Apoorva Javadekar, who is Assistant Professor of Finance at Indian School of Business.^[14] On 16 April 2021, he tested positive for COVID-19.^[15]

Positions held[]

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• Union Minister of Human Resource Development - {5 July 2016 to 30 May 2019}
• Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change portfolio.
• Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (UP) as a candidate from BJP
• October 2011 onwards - Member, Committee on the Implementation of the Right to Education Act
• Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting (May 2014 - November 2014)
• Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs (May 2014 - November 2014)
• Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) (2008–14)
• Member, Standing Committee on Defence (2008–10 and 2012–14)
• Member, Press Council of India (2010–14)
• Member, Standing Committee on Human Resources and Development (2010–12)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee
• Member, Consultative Committee for Ministry of Power
• Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
• Member, Committee on Waqf
• Chairman, Working Group on "IT for Masses", Government of India. (2000)
• President, NOINO (National Organization of Insurance Officers)
• President, KCKU (Khadi Commission Karmachari Union)
• Executive President, State Planning Board Maharashtra (1995-1999)
• Member of Legislative Council – Maharashtra from the Pune Division Graduate Constituency (1990-2002)
• Chairman, TASK FORCE ON IT, Government of Maharashtra (1997-1999)
• President, GLOBE India (Global Legislators Organisation for Balanced Environment)

Books published[]

In Marathi:^[8]

• (i) Bekaricha Jwalamukhi (Problem of Unemployment), 1986,
• (ii) Nanenidhiche Karz (IMF Loan), 1987
• (iii) Shetkaryanchi Karzmukti (Farm Loan Waiver), 1988
• (iv) Mahagaicha Bhasmasoor (Problem of Inflation), 1999 and 2010
• Presented over 300 articles in various newspapers on contemporary subjects; has also written many booklets on unemployment, inflation, IMF loan and other political issues^[9]

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