Father's Name: Shri Keshav
Mother's Name: Shrimati Rajani
Date of Birth: 30 January 1951
Place of Birth: Pune (Maharashtra)
Marital Status: Married
Date of Marriage: 18 December 1977
Spouse's Name: Dr. Prachee
No.of Sons: 2
No.of Daughters: -
Educational Qualifications: B. Com. Educated at University of Pune, Pune
Permanent Address:11,Suvan Apartment, Mayur Colony, Kothrud, Pune. 411038
Present Address: 24, Mahadev Road New Delhi. 110001
Position Held:
1990 - 2002 : Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council
1995 - 99 : Executive President, State Planning Board, Maharashtra
1997 - 99 : Chairman, Task Force on IT, Government of Maharashtra
2000 : Chairman, Working Group on 'IT for Masses', Government of India
April 2008 : Elected to Rajya Sabha
May 2008 onwards : Member, Parliamentary Forum on Youth Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table Member, Committee on Energy
Chairman, GRAMSHAKTI, an NGO working in the area of rural development; successfully completed the Government of India's Watershed Development Project, Kolvan Valley, Mulshi Tehsil, District Pune, 1996 - 2000; has worked in the tribal areas of Thane District for the revival of a development project launched by the Bank of Maharashtra, 1978 - 80; received, 'Sir Purshottam Das Thakur Memorial' National Award for research paper on 'Rural Development and Banks' role in Co-ordinated approach'
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Countries Visited
U.S.A and Europe; visited U.S.A in 1985 as a Member of the Young Political Leaders under the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) Programme; in 1998 as a member of the Government of Maharashtra IT delegation; and in 2000 led a delegation to Boston (U.S.A) to negotiate MIT'S Media Lab Asia Project; attended, GLOBE Conference in Japan, June 2008.
Other Information
Led the students' movements under the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in various capacities, 1969 - 77; worked with the Bank of Maharashtra for 10 years (1971-81), also worked in the Employment Promotion Programme, Sick Unit Cell, Rural Development Department, Bank of Maharashtra; organised Satyagraha against the emergency rule and was imprisoned for 16 months; Elected Senate Member, Pune University for 12 years (1975-87); full time party worker, Bharatiya Janata Party since 1981; National Secretary and General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, 1984-90; State Secretary and Campaign Chief, B.J.P., Maharashtra, 1989-95; Spokesman, B.J.P., Maharashtra, 1994 - 96 and 2002-03; All India Spokesperson, Bharatiya Janata Party since 2005
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