Prakash Javadekar Family
BJP leader Prakash Javadekar was born in a Brahmin family on January 30, 1951 in Pune. He was born to Keshav Krishna Javadekar and Ranjani Javadekar. His father was the leader of Hindu Maha Sabha and his mother was a teacher.
His father worked as a journalist in many newspapers and also held the position of the editor in Marathi Daily.
Prakash Javadekar has one sister who is working as a school teacher. His wife Dr Prachee Javadekar is a leading education researcher and consultant and is a former Director of Indira Institute of Management, Pune.
Prakash Javadekar Caste
He belongs to the brahmin community.
Prakash Javadekar Education
His mother gives Vedic education. Later he did B.Com.(Hons) from the University of Pune.
Prakash Javadekar Son
He has two sons: Dr. Ashutosh Javadekar who is a dentist and an artist, and Apoorva Javadekar, who is pursuing a PhD in Economics from Boston University.
Prakash Javadekar Biography
Active in politics since his college days, Javadekar was a member of ABVP, the student union. During the Emergency, he led a satyagraha non violent movement in Pune. Government jailed him for several months.
From 1984-1990, he was a National Secretary and then General Secretary in the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. In 1989, he was appointed State Secretary and Campaign Chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra, a position he held till 1995.
People elected Javadekar to the Maharashtra Legislative Council between 1990 and 2002. He also occupied the positions of the Executive President of the State Planning Board and then Chairman of the Task Force on IT in the Government of Maharashtra.
In 2008, people elected him to the Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament from Maharashtra. He was re-elected from Madhya Pradesh in 2014.
He was also a veteran spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Before becoming a National Spokesperson, he was also a Spokesperson for the Maharashtra BJP. He has also previously in-charge of the BJP’s Economic Forum and Cells related to the economy.
Prakash Javadekar Ministry
Following the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 Indian General Election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed him as Minister State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
He was also appointed as a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs. He led the Indian delegation to the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Between May to November 2014, he was also Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting. After taking charge of his ministry, Javadekar notably said that “the media itself suffices for self-regulation.
On 31 May 2012, based on Javadekar’s complaints about various irregularities in coal mining, the Central Vigilance Commission(CVC) directed a CBI enquiry.