Party Name : Shiv Sena
Constituency : Mumbai-South
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Shri Ganpat Pandurang Sawant
Mother's Name : Smt. Aashalata Ganpat Sawant
Date of birth : 31 Dec 1951
Profession : Social Worker Trade Unionist
Positions held :
1996 - 2010 Member, Maharashtra Legislative CouncilMay, 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha14 Aug. 2014 - 25 May 2019 Member, Estimates Committee1 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019 Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural GasMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology3 July 2015 Member, Sub Committee-II, Committee on EstimatesMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)30 May 2019 - 12 Nov. 2019 Union Cabinet Minister, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise13 Sept. 2020 onwards Member, Standing Committee on RailwaysMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Shipping
More Information :
Books Published
Published a book, namely "BALKADU" (Compilation of his speeches in Maharashtra Legislative Council)
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Strong supporter of art and literature and actively participated in drama during college days; Supports artists and their causes so that traditional art forms do not get lost; Has undertaken several projects through Marathi Literary Board
Social And Cultural Activities
Conducted “Blood Donation” Camps; Provided aid to all the ‘Fayan’ (cyclone) affected fishermen; Provided nutritious food to 450 tribal children till they became healthy; As part of the environmental protection measure, provided 110 Gas Cylinders in ‘Balwadis’ and `Shegadis` of Mokhada Tal. (Tribal Tal.) Dist. Thane, Maharashtra; Consistently distributed cloth, food supply to tribal people; provided aid to flood affected people Led many humanitarian teams during the crisis situations and natural disasters in Mumbai, Maharashtra and also at the National level; worked for the welfare and betterment of the lives of workers/employees for the last 35 years; worked life long to safeguard the interests of employees and company working in ST/Telephone Nigam; worked for the well-being of Malnourished Tribal children by adopting them and in order to ensure their sound health providing all types of health care facilities; distributed medicines, books stationary, cloths in order to improve their standard of living; these services are in operation for the last 25 years
Special Interests
Sports and listening to music (particularly old Hindi and Marathi songs)
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Travelling, visiting sea shores and hill stations; watching TV and reading
Sports and Clubs
Cricket, Kabaddi, Kho Kho, Carrom, Lawn Tennis and Swimming (diving & synchronised swimming)
Countries Visited
China, Europe (England, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands) Malaysia, Thailand and U.S.A.
Other Information
President, (i) Mahanagar Telephone Kamgar Sangh for the last more than 25 years (ii) Maharashtra State Transport Kamgar Sena (iii) MTNL Sthaniya Lokdhikar Samittee; (i) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Trade Union (ii) Employees of State Transport; Trustee, Shivai Trust; succeded in making two outstanding wage agreements for MTNL employees without resorting to strikes or agitation and achieved a major demand of Govt. Pension to MTNL employees; conferred the “Best Orator” Award by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association for his speeches in the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
