Indian politician
Prakash Keshav Javadekar
(born 30 January 1951) is an Indian politician and former parliamentarian. He served as the
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
two times, from May 2014 to July 2016 and from May 2019 to July 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.
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[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]
Early life
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In 1967 he has passed 10th grade from
New English School , Ramanbaug
.Javadekar has a
B.Com.(Hons)
from the
University of Pune
.
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[8]
He also has a brother, Suhas Javadekar.
Political career
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Active in politics since his college days, Javadekar was a member of
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
, a student organization. During the
Emergency
declared by
Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
between 1975 and 1977, Javadekar participated in student movements against the government.
From 1984 to 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 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 and 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 was appointed as the Human Resource and Development Minister of India on 5 July 2016 and held the post until 30 May 2019 when he was succeeded by
Ramesh Pokhriyal
.
[9]
[10]
He is also a spokesperson of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
. Before becoming a National Spokesperson, he was 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."
[11]
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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.
[13]
In May 2019, Javadekar became the Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information and Broadcasting.
[14]
In July 2021, Prakash Javadekar was removed from all posts of cabinet ministers in
Government of India
. He was appointed as BJP’s election in-charge for Telangana on 7 July 2023.
[15]
Personal life
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He is married to Prachee Javadekar and has two sons.
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Javadekar's wife Prachee Javadekar, an education researcher and consultant, is a former Director of
Indira Institute of Management
,
Pune
. He has two sons, one who is a dentist and an artist, and the other is Assistant Professor of Finance at
Indian School of Business
.
[17]
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
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In Marathi:
[7]
- (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
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References
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"Prakash Javadekar Biography - Age, Education, Family, Political Life"
.
www.elections.in
. Retrieved
9 September
2021
.
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"Javadekar nominated BJP's Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra"
.
Thaindian News
. Archived from
the original
on 4 March 2016
. Retrieved
12 July
2008
.
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"Prakash Javadekar files Rajya Sabha nomination from MP"
.
Firstpost
. 7 June 2014.
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a
b
"Sarkaritel.com, : Ministries, Government of India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting"
.
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a
b
"Ministers & Secretary - About Ministry: Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India"
.
www.mpa.nic.in
. Archived from
the original
on 19 May 2014.
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"prakash javadekar - Bio"
. Archived from
the original
on 28 June 2012
. Retrieved
31 May
2012
.
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a
b
Layak, Suman (10 July 2016),
"Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised?"
,
The Economic Times
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a
b
"Detailed Profile - Shri Prakash Javadekar - Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India"
. Archived from
the original
on 17 August 2016
. Retrieved
5 July
2016
.
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"Irani shifted to textiles ministry, Javadekar is new HRD minister"
.
Hindustan Times
. 5 July 2016
. Retrieved
24 January
2024
.
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"Meet the new HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank"
.
The Indian Express
. 31 May 2019
. Retrieved
24 January
2024
.
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"CVC asks CBI to probe alleged coal scam despite UPA govt's attempt to brush it under the carpet"
. 31 May 2012.
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"CVC Refers Coal Block Allocation Case to CBI"
.
Outlook India
. 31 May 2012. Archived from
the original
on 31 May 2012.
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"3000 seats vacant In NIT /IIIT/GFTI; joint careers 360 initiative"
. Careers360
. Retrieved
1 September
2016
.
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"PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers"
,
Live Mint
, 31 May 2019
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Hindustan Times (7 July 2023).
"BJP appoints election in-charges for Telangana, MP, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan"
. Archived from
the original
on 7 July 2023
. Retrieved
7 July
2023
.
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"COVER STORY : Freedom of space"
.
corporatecitizen.in
. Retrieved
1 July
2020
.
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"Apoorva Javadekar Profile"
,
ISB
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