Hansraj Gangaram Ahir

Hansraj Ahir is a former member of the 16th Lok Sabha in India. He was Minister of State Home Affairs.[1][2][3] He was member of 11th Lok Sabha, 14th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha.[4] He is famous for exposing Coal Mining Scam specially pouni-3 in WCL.

Hansraj Ahir
Minister of State Ministry of Home Affairs
In office
5 July 2016 – 25 July 2019
Served along with Kiren Rijiju (2016-19),
Nityanand Rai (2019) and
G. Kishan Reddy (2019)
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byHaribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary
Member of Parliament
In office
2004 - 2019
Preceded byNareshkumar Chunnalal Puglia
Succeeded bySuresh Narayan Dhanorkar
ConstituencyChandrapur
Member of Parliament
In office
1996 - 1998
Preceded byShantaram Potdukhe
Succeeded byNareshkumar Chunnalal Puglia
ConstituencyChandrapur
Personal details
Born
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir

(1954-11-11) 11 November 1954
Nanded, Bombay State, India
Nationality Indian
Spouse(s)Lata
ChildrenRaghuveer, Shyamal, Sanjivani Ahir
Residence(s)Chandrapur
As of 16 September, 2006
Source:

Ahir frequently requested details of coal mining to Prime Minister of India office but he didn't succeed. Finally he (along with Prakash Javadekar) requested Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for an inquiry. Based on this, CVC ordered a CBI inquiry.[5][6]

He has been honoured with Sansad Ratna Award in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Representative of people

He represented the Chandrapur constituency of Maharashtra 4th time from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He had been re-elected from the Chandrapur Lok Sabha Constituency as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, the results of which were declared on 16 May 2009.[7] In the 14th Lok Sabha, then Speaker Somnath Chatterjee had hailed Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, member of BJP from Chandrapur in Maharashtra as role model for MPs.

Achievements

Prime Point Foundation (PPF) has rated BJP MP from Chandrapur, Hansraj Ahir as the best parliamentarian for introduction of 24 private bills out of a total of 288 bills that were introduced so far in the 15th Lok Sabha and Shri Ahir was felicitated with Sansad Ratna Award.[8] Because of his workaholic nature, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave him a position in his cabinet as the Minister of State for Chemical & Fertilizers.

Political career

In Parliament
  • 2004: Member, Committee on Coal & Steel
  • 2004: Member, Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex
  • 2004: Member, Committee on Agriculture
  • 2 Jan. 2006: Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf
  • 5 Aug. 2007: Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel
  • 31 Aug. 2009: Member, Committee on Coal and Steel
  • 23 Sep. 2009: Member, Committee on Privileges
  • 15 Mar. 2010: Member, Railway Convention Committee
  • 1 May 2013: Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
  • 3 May 2013: Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)
  • 13 June 2014: onwards Member, Business Advisory Committee
  • 1 Sep. 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014: Chairperson, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel [9]
  • Tobacco Board;
  • Panchayati Raj Samiti;
  • Rojgar Hami Yojana;
  • Bhatkya Vimukta Jati Ashram Shala Samiti

Within BJP
  • District President: Chandrapur (1991 to....

Legislative

[9]

Countries Visited as Delegate Member

References
  1. "Hansraj Ahir: The Man Who Exposed the Coal Scam".
  2. "हंसराज गंगाराम अहीर ने संभाला गृह राज्य मंत्री का कार्यभार – Abhay Banga Patrika".
  3. http://fert.nic.in/
  4. http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/briefbioprofiles.aspx?mpsno=3640
  5. "CVC asks CBI to probe alleged coal scam despite UPA govt's attempt to brush it under the carpet". 31 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  6. "CVC Refers Coal Block Allocation Case to CBI". Outlook India. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  7. http://eciresults.nic.in/Results.htm 15th Lok Sabha Election Results
  8. Sansad Ratna Award
  9. http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3640
  10. "The President of India".
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