Summary
Hansraj Ahir is an Indian politician and current Chairman of the National Commission for Backward classes. He is a former Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers in the First Modi Ministry. He was the former member of the 16th Lok Sabha in India.[1][2][3] He was member of 11th Lok Sabha, 14th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha.[4] He is famous for exposing Coal Mining Scam specially pouni-3 in WCL.
Hansraj Ahir | |
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| Minister of State, for Home Affairs | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Rajnath Singh |
| Preceded by | Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary |
| Succeeded by | G Kishan Reddy Nityanand Rai |
| MoS for Chemicals & Fertilizers | |
| In office 9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Ananth Kumar |
| Preceded by | Nihalchand |
| Succeeded by | Mansukh Mandaviya |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Naresh Puglia |
| Succeeded by | Suresh Dhanorkar |
| Constituency | Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Shantaram Potdukhe |
| Succeeded by | Naresh Puglia |
| Constituency | Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 1994–1996 | |
| Constituency | elected by Legisaltive Assembly members |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hansraj Gangaram Ahir 11 November 1954 Nanded, Bombay State, India |
| Spouse | Lata Ahir (m. 1990) |
| Children | Raghuveer, Shyamal, Sanjivani Ahir |
| Residence | Chandrapur |
| Source: [1] | |
Ahir frequently requested details of coal mining to Prime Minister of India office but he didn't succeed[citation needed]. Finally he (along with Prakash Javadekar) requested Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for an inquiry. Based on this, CVC ordered a CBI inquiry.[5][6]
He has been honoured with Sansad Ratna Award in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Political career edit
He represented the Chandrapur constituency of Maharashtra 4th time from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He had been re-elected from the Chandrapur Lok Sabha Constituency as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, the results of which were declared on 16 May 2009.[7] In the 14th Lok Sabha, then Speaker Somnath Chatterjee had hailed Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, member of BJP from Chandrapur in Maharashtra as role model for MPs[citation needed]. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam told hansraj ahir is no.1 Member of parliament and role model MP for youth
Achievements edit
Prime Point Foundation (PPF) has rated BJP MP from Chandrapur, Hansraj Ahir as the best parliamentarian for introduction of 24 private bills out of a total of 288 bills that were introduced so far in the 15th Lok Sabha and Shri Ahir was felicitated with Sansad Ratna Award.[8] Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave him a position in his cabinet as the Minister of State for Chemical & Fertilizers.
Political career edit
Positions held edit
In Parliament edit
- 2004: Member, Committee on Coal & Steel
- 2004: Member, Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex
- 2004: Member, Committee on Agriculture
- 2 Jan. 2006: Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf
- 5 Aug. 2007: Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel
- 31 Aug. 2009: Member, Committee on Coal and Steel
- 23 Sep. 2009: Member, Committee on Privileges
- 15 Mar. 2010: Member, Railway Convention Committee
- 1 May 2013: Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
- 3 May 2013: Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)
- 13 June 2014: onwards Member, Business Advisory Committee
- 1 Sep. 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014: Chairperson, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel [9]
- Tobacco Board;
- Panchayati Raj Samiti;
- Rojgar Hami Yojana;
- Bhatkya Vimukta Jati Ashram Shala Samiti
Within BJP edit
- District President: Chandrapur (1991 to....
Legislative edit
- Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council - 1994 to 1996[9]
- 1996: First Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
- 2004: Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- 2009: Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
- 2014: Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)
- 2019 Lost the Loksabha election to Balu (Suresh) Dhanorkar of Congress
Countries Visited as Delegate Member edit
- With Hon. President of India visited countries Sweden and Belarus[10]
- Mauritius, South Africa and U.A.E as Member of Parliament.
References edit
- ^ "Hansraj Ahir: The Man Who Exposed the Coal Scam".
- ^ "हंसराज गंगाराम अहीर ने संभाला गृह राज्य मंत्री का कार्यभार – Abhay Banga Patrika". 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Home Page | Department of Fertilizers". Fert.nic.in. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "CVC asks CBI to probe alleged coal scam despite UPA govt's attempt to brush it under the carpet". 31 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "CVC Refers Coal Block Allocation Case to CBI". Outlook India. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Results are available for 297 Seats Archived 19 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine 15th Lok Sabha Election Results
- ^ Sansad Ratna Award
- ^ a b c "Detailed Profile - Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "The President of India".
External links edit
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website