Mansukh Mandaviya

Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya (born 1 June 1972) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers of India.[3] He is also a Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat.[4]

Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Assumed office
7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byDr. Harsh Vardhan
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Assumed office
7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byD. V. Sadananda Gowda
Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
In office
30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byNitin Gadkari
Succeeded bySarbananda Sonowal
Minister of state for Chemicals and Fertilizers
In office
5 July 2016 – 7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterAnanth Kumar
D. V. Sadananda Gowda
Preceded byRao Inderjit Singh
Succeeded byBhagwanth Khuba
Minister of state for Road Transport and Highways
In office
5 July 2016 – 30 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterNitin Gadkari
Preceded byKrishan Pal Gurjar
Succeeded byVijay Kumar Singh
Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways
In office
5 July 2016 – 30 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterNitin Gadkari
Succeeded byShantanu Thakur
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
24 April 2012
Preceded byKanjibhai Patel
ConstituencyGujarat
Chairman of Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited
In office
2011–2012
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office
2002–2007
Preceded byconstituency created
Succeeded byMahendrasinh Sarvaiya
ConstituencyPalitana
Personal details
Born (1972-06-01) 1 June 1972
Hanol, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Neeta Mandaviya
​
(m. 1995)​
ChildrenOne son, one daughter
EducationM.A., Ph.D.
Alma mater
ProfessionPolitician
Websitemansukhmandaviya.in
Source:
Mansukh Mandaviya taking oath as Union Minister

Early life

Mandavaiya was born in a small village named Hanol in Palitana Taluka of Bhavnagar district of Gujarat State.[5] Born to a middle-class farmer family, (Patidar-patel-kurmi caste), he is the youngest amongst four brothers. He completed his primary education from the Government Primary School, Hanol and his high school studies from Songadh Gurukul.[6]

After completion of HSC, he did a certificate course in Veterinary Live Stock Inspector and has been educated at Songadh Gurukul and Gujarat Agriculture University, Gujarat.[7] He later completed his MA in political science from Bhavnagar University.[6]

In 2021, Mandavia obtained a Ph.D. in political science from Gujarat Institute of Development Research.[2]

Political career

Mansukh Mandaviya is currently the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare India and Chemicals and Fertilizers.[3]

Positions served

Gujarat state leader

He became a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and soon became a State Executive Committee Member of ABVP, Gujarat Unit.[8][9] He was appointed a leader of Yuva Morcha and then the President of BJP Unit of Palitana. Mr. Mandaviya also became the youngest Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Gujarat, when he was first elected in 2002.[8] After his tenure, in 2010, he became the chairman of Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited.[10]

National politics

At the young age of 38, Mansukh Mandaviya was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.[11] He was appointed the Secretary for State Unit, BJP Gujarat, in 2013 and General Secretary in 2014.[12] Later, in 2014, he was appointed the Gujarat State Incharge of BJP's High-tech & Mega Membership Drive Campaign.[13]

MoS Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemicals and Fertilizers

On July 5, 2016, Mansukh Mandaviya was sworn in as the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemicals and Fertilizers, in the Government of India.[14] He was re-elected for a second term as an MP in Rajya Sabha in March 2018.[15]

In the Asian continent, he has visited China, Israel, Oman, Nepal, Dubai and Uzbekistan.[16] He has also visited European countries including England, Germany and Hungary, along with South American countries such as Brazil and Argentina. The African continent has also been explored by Mr. Mandaviya, including countries of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini and Zambia. In an Oceania Region, he has visited New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji and Australia.[17]

MoS Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

In May 2019, Mansukh Mandaviya took oath as a Minister of State in the Council of Ministers, Government of India. He was the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, along with being the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers. Mr. Mandaviya also represented India in the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland in January 2020.[18]

Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers

Mansukh Mandaviya took charge as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare in the Government of India on July 7, 2021, with an additional charge of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers.[19]

Awards and recognition
Mansukh Mandaviya awarded with ET Business Reformer of the year Award 2022

Mandaviya was honored by UNICEF for his contribution to women health-care initiatives and for distributing 10 crore sanitary napkins through Jan Aushadhi Kendras.[20][21]

He was also honored by The Economic Times with the Business Reformer of the Year Award 2022 for Corporate Excellence. Credited with raising India's vaccination coverage to more than 70%, his leadership during and after the pandemic has been instrumental in the economy bouncing back from Covid.[22] [23]

India’s renowned newspaper The Indian Express in its prestigious list of 100 Most Powerful Indians in 2022 & 2023 placed him at number 25 & 27 respectively for boosting COVID-19 vaccination and improving the overall healthcare system. [24]

Initiatives
  • In 2004, he organized a 123 km long Padyatra, titled "Kanya Kelavani Jyot Padyatra" for the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' social campaign for 45 educational backward villages of his constituency.[25]
  • In 2006, he organized a 127 km Padyatra connecting 52 villages of his constituency with the title "Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao, Vyasan Hatao".[25]
  • As a part of the 150th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth, Mandaviya undertook a 150 km long Padyatra. He started the Padyatra with tree plantation and explained the relation among the Gandhian thoughts and nature. He also flagged off the 22,000 km and 3-month long bike journey by three youngsters from Surat.
  • In October 2023, He initiated E-Clearance for Afterlife Remains portal to conduct clearance procedures to timely transportation of human remains. (dead body) across international borders.

Personal life

Mansukh Mandaviya is married to Neetaben Mandaviya and they have two children.[8]

References
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  3. "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
  4. "Gujarat Vidhan Sabha". www.gujaratassembly.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. Abintika, Ghosh (20 July 2021). "In 10 days, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya shows how he's different from Harsh Vardhan". ThePrint.
  6. "Youth Leader, Public Servant: Who is Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya?". TheQuint. 8 July 2021.
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  17. Network, eHealth. "We Believe Technology is Inevitable for Transforming India's Primary Healthcare Sector: WISH Foundation, CEO, Rajesh R Singh - eHealth Magazine". Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  18. "Shri Mansukh Mandaviya meets Secretary General of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Mr. Kitack Lim at the 50th Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  19. "Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge as Union health minister". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  20. "Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge as health minister: Two-time MP honoured by UNICEF for contribution to women's health". Firstpost. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  21. "Mansukh Mandaviya: All you need to know about Mansukh Mandaviya, new Union health minister". The Times of India. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  22. "ET Awards 2022 Business Reformer of the Year: Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Chemicals and Fertilisers, Economic Times". Economics Times. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  23. "ET Awards: India's Covid success story rooted in ethos of service, solidarity: Mansukh Mandaviya". Economics Times. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  24. "IE 100 2022: List of most powerful Indians, Indian Express". IndianExpress. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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