Prithviraj Chavan

Prithviraj Chavan Biography

•Full name-  Prithviraj Chavan
•Born- 1st March, 1951 in Indore Madhya Pradesh
•Political Party- Indian National Congress
•Spouse-  Satvasheela
•Official Address- Chief Minister Secretariat , Sixth Floor Mantrayala, Mumbai- 32.
•Permanent Address- Patan Colony, Shaniwar Peth, Karad, Distt.-Satara,Maharashtra 415410
•Previous Post  held- Member of the  Rajya Sabha
•Minister  of State in Prime Minister’s Office  
•Present Post- Chief Minister of Maharashtra ( 11th November 2011- present)

Prithviraj Chavan is certainly one of the most respected names in politics. While many state him to be a true loyalist, it is his integrity, hardwork and image as a technocrat that made him choice. He took charge of a one of the strongest holds of power but also one of the most critical of all. In a bid to establish professionalism he has infused a keen sense of political engineering to manage the fractured coalition government and sustain the vaulting ambitions of his partymen. Particularly keeping in mind that the Chief Minster’s chair and its past chronology. Moreover throughout his career he had portrayed and continues to do so as a fighting leader.

Prithviraj Chavan Early Career- He was born to politician Anandrao alias Dajisaheb Chavan Premalakaki Chavan. His father was a member from the Loksabha Constituency of Karad and served in the cabinets of Prime Minister’s Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadhur Shastri and Indira Gandhi. Following his father’s demise his mother contested for the seat and won in consecutive terms before her death in 1991. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from BITS Pilani and holds a degree in Masters of Science from the University of California.

Prithviraj political Career- He started his political Career in 1991 following the death of his mother and in the seat that she held till he death.  He won the seat for three consecutive terms in 1991, 1996, 1998. However he lost the seat in 1999. After this he assumed the Ministry of state in charge of the department of Atomic Energy.  After which he served as the Minister of State for various ministries like the Ministry of Science and technology, Ministry of Personnel, public Grievances and Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs before assuming charge as Minister of State in charge of the PM office.

His untarnished image and vision as a technocrat made him one of the preference for the seat of CM vacated by Ashok Chavan following the revelation of the Adarsh Scam. As a chief Minister he has been instrumental in getting the environmentally clearances for the Navi Mumbai International Airport.  He was instrumental in fostering establishment of Jaitapur Power Project through direct counseling of citizens and concerned individuals.  He has announced constructive reforms in secondary and technical education.  He is also instrumental for providing scholarships for research at the University level.  He also admonished the Builder lobby that is active in Mumbai and Pune.

Prithviraj Chavan Personal life- Prithviraj Chavan is married to Satvasheela and they have a daughter Ankita and a son Jai.  His other interests include reading, and he loves playing Golf Chess and table tennis, badminton and is also a self professed cricket fan.

Prithviraj Chavan Quotes-
?On the UPA victory in 2009- “The entire credit for the victory goes to Rahul Gandhi and the UPA policies.”
? PM Manmohan constant vigil during the elections- “Given the current economic situation Manmohan Singh is constantly concerned about the formation of the state. “
?In praise of Rahul Gandhi-“The ground was prepared ever since Rahul Gandhi led from the front. He enthused the youth. The able governance of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's leadership were also the other factors.”
?Agenda for development- “We will take the reforms agenda forward, but not at the cost of development and not at the cost of state firms.”

Prithviraj Chavan Controversies- After taking up the post of Chief Minister he was accused of getting a flat meant for those below the poverty line. His name has also sprung up in the S Band Controversy and has also been named in the matter. In his stinct in the PMO office he was also accused of hiding information from the Prime Minster.  They have also been media reports that have linked him to the Thomas controversy.  There was also another controversy wherein the minster acquired a 40 lakh flat in mere 4 lakhs and this was just a day after he was sworn in PM.

Prithviraj Chavan Assets and Net worth- The Chief Minister of  Maharashtra’s Assets and   Net worth are as follows
?His collective assets are estimated at Rs 6, 81 crores, including 42, 27,810 held by his wife.
?He has a movable property of Rs 4, 18, 17,779 and Rs 30, 42,810 by his wife.
?He has an immovable property of Rs 2, 21, 30,000 and 8, 25,000 by his wife.
?He also own shares in Applied Electromagnetic at Rs3.18 crores and his wife holds shares in tehb same company worth Rs 2,80,336/-
?He also owns shares in companies like HPCL, Hindustan Lever, Lohia Machine and Uniabex Alloy Product.
?He also has a 2004 Maruti Esteem that is estimated at Rs 1,00,000/-
?He has accounts in the State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and Bank of India in Karad, Delhi and Noida branches respectively.
?He possesses 11.5 kg silver utensils worth Rs 6.32 lakh and 250 gm gold worth Rs five lakh while Satvasheela Chavan owns 80 tolas of jewelery worth Rs 16 lakh.
?As inheritance he owns two plots of 6 acres that are collectively worth Rs 14.30 lakhs and in the non-agricultural land of 2,534 square feet worth Rs 15 lakh.

Prithviraj Chavan Latest News-
CM hits out at BJP over FDI
Prithviraj Chavan  criticsed  the BJP stating that they were solely for creating doubts in the mind of people.  He stated that the congress will make every possible efforts to dispel the understanding posed by the BJP against FDI. He stated on record that Foreign investment was necessary for pushing mega infraprojects too. Claiming that the opposition to FDI stemmed from pre-independence days thus praising Manmohan Singh efforts as finance Minister as fundamental

Prithviraj Chavan Post served:
 Ministry of Scienceand Technology1998-99 Member.
Twelfth Lok Sabha Member, ConsultativeCommittee for the Ministry of Home Affairs Member.
Committee onGovernment Assurances (resigned on 20 November 1998)1998-99 and April 2002-Feb.2004.
 Member, Committee on Finance2000-01 Spokesperson, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)April 2002 .
Elected to Rajya SabhaAug. 2002-Feb. 2004 Member, Consultative Committee for theMinistry of DefenceMay 2004-22 May 2009 and 28 May 2009 onwards Minister of Statein the Prime Minister's OfficeSeptember 2007 onwards Member, Congress Working Committee(C.W.C.) .
General-Secretary, AICCApril 2008
 Re-elected to Rajya SabhaApril 2008-22 May 2009 Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel,Public Grievances and Pensions
 (Additional charge)28 May 2009 onwards Minister of State (Independent Charge) of theMinistry of Science and Technology Minister of State
 (IndependentCharge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences Minister of State in theMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.