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

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as a Member of Parliament from

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in 2008, and re-elected from

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in 2014. Following the victory of the

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in the

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, he was appointed Minister State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change by Prime Minister

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. He is also a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, and briefly held the portfolio of Information and Broadcasting. Javadekar is an official

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of the BJP.

Early life

In 1967 he has passed 10th grade from New English School, Ramanbaug. Javadekar has a B.Com.(Hons) from the

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. He also has a brother, Suhas Javadekar.

Political career

Active in politics since his college days, Javadekar was a member of

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, a student organization. During the

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declared by

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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

in Maharashtra, a position he held till 1995. Javadekar was elected to the

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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

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. In 2008, Javadekar was elected to the

as a Member of Parliament from

. He was re-elected from

in 2014. Following the victory of the

in the

, 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

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. He led the Indian delegation to the

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. Between May and November 2014, he was also Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting. 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. He is also a spokesperson of the

. Before becoming a National Spokesperson, he was a Spokesperson for the

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." 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. In May 2019, Javadekar became the Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information and Broadcasting. In July 2021, Prakash Javadekar was removed from all posts of cabinet ministers in

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. He was appointed as BJP’s election in-charge for Telangana on 7 July 2023.

Personal life

He is married to Prachee Javadekar and has two sons. Javadekar's wife Prachee Javadekar, an education researcher and consultant, is a former director of Indira Institute of Management,

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. He has two sons, one who is a dentist and an artist, and the other is Assistant Professor of Finance at

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Positions held

*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. *

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(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) *

(

) (2008–14) * Member, Standing Committee on Defence (2008–10 and 2012–14) * Member,

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(2010–14) * Member, Standing Committee on Human Resources and Development (2010–12) * Member,

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* Member, Consultative Committee for Ministry of Power * Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation * Member, Committee on Waqf * Chairman, Working Group on "IT for Masses",

. (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,

(1997-1999) * President, GLOBE India (Global Legislators Organisation for Balanced Environment)

Books published

In Marathi: * (i) Bekaricha Jwalamukhi (Problem of Unemployment), 1986, * (ii) Nanenidhiche Karz (IMF Loans), 1987 * (iii) Shetkaryanchi Karzmukti (Farmers' Loan Waiver), 1988 * (iv) Mahangaicha Bhasmasur (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 loans and other political issues

References

External links

Official website

Detailed Profile: Shri Prakash Javadekar

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