Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Navsari
State : Gujarat
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Shri Raghunath
Mother's Name : Smt. Sarubai
Date of birth : 16 Mar 1955
Profession : Agriculturist Businessperson
Positions held :
25 Dec. 1989 Joined Bharatiya Janata Party1995 - 1997 Chairman, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (G.I.D.C.)1998 - 2002 Chairman, Gujarat Alkalis & Chemicals Ltd., Baroda (G.A.C.L.)2008 Ex. Treasurer, Bharatiya Janata Party, Surat (for 5 years)2009 Prabhari, BJP, Valsad District2009 Ex. Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Surat (for 2 years)Ex. Member Invitee, Executive Committee, BJP, Gujarat Pradesh2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests21 June 2010 Member, Standing Committee on DefenceMember, District Level Consultative Committee, Bank of Baroda, NavsariMember, Jilla Takedari Samiti, Navsari JillaMember, Election Organization Committee, Gujarat Vidhan SabhaMember, Consultative Committee on Food Processing IndustriesMember, Standing Co-ordination Committee, Agriculture and Co-operation Department, GujaratChairman, District Village Developemnt Agency, NavasariVice-Chairman, District Village Development Agency, SuratMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1 Sep. 2014 - 11 Aug. 2015 Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development1 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019 Member, Committee on Government AssurancesMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation11 Aug. 2015 - 25 May 2019 Member, Standing Committee on Health and Family WelfareMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (3rd term)25 June 2019 onwards Chairperson, House Committee13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development21 Nov. 2019 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok SabhaMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas20 July 2020 onwards President, BJP, Gujarat Pradesh
More Information :
Books Published
Editor and publisher, `Nav Gujarat Times`, a Gujarati daily newspaper since 1991
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Organised play titled`Janta Raja` based the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji (i) 23-31 June 2007, Surat; (ii) February, 2009, Navsari; and (iii)`Beti Bachao` or `Save the Girl Child`, Surat on the occassion of World Women`s Day.
Social And Cultural Activities
Organised, (i) Samast Maharastrian Samaj Sammelan, Surat; (ii) Govinda Utsav Samittee, Surat; (iii) blood donation camps every year; (iv) more than 70,000 women under the banner `Modi Samarthak Mahila Mandal`, provinding employment opportunities to women, and also providing food tiffins to 200 workers on daily basis; and (v) under the banner `Youth for Gujarat` helped youths in various social as well as cultural activities, and also provided Accidental Insurance cover to about 1500 youth who have donated blood in the camps; Actively participated in `Vanchitona Beli Vikas Yatra`organised by BJP; Actively involved in installation of the statue of `Chhtrapati Shivaji`, 29th May, 2008, Bilimora town, unveiled by the then Hon`ble Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi
Special Interests
Reading
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Chairman, (i) Fund Samiti for Chhtrapati Shivaji Smarak Samiti, Surat; (ii) Airport Committee, Surat; President, (i) Shri Saraswati Education Society, Surat; (ii) Maharastrian Vikas Mandal, Surat; (iii) Renuka Mata Charitable Trust, Surat; Ex-President (i) Maratha Patil Samaj Mandal, Surat; and (ii) South Gujarat Textile Processor Association, Surat; Vice-Chairman, Valsad Telecom District, Surat; Ex-Chairman (i) Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (G.I.D.C.) (Government of Gujarat) and (ii) Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd. Baroda (GACL) (Government of Gujarat); (iii) Monitoring and Advisory Committee, District Rural Development; Ex Vice-Chairman, Indo Republic Korea Friendship Group; Managing Director, Eye Witness news channel; In-charge, 8 Municipal Wards during the Municipal election since 2005; Organized mega public meeting named `Vande Gujarat` on 02.12.2007; Ex-Member, Standing Consulting Committee, Agriculture & Co-operation Department, Government of Gujarat; President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat State; Chairman, i) Airport Advisory Committee, Surat; ii) Monitoring & Advisory Committee, District Rural Development Agency, Navsari; Vice-Chairman, i) Valsad Telecom District; ii) Monitoring & Advisory Committee, District Rural Development Agency, Surat; Prabhari, Surat District, Bharatiya Janata Party; Sah-Prabhari, Bihar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party
