Ram Shankar Katheria

Prof (Dr)
Ram Shankar Katheria
Minister of State for Human Resource Development
In office
26 May 2016 – 5 July 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Preceded by Shashi Tharoor
Succeeded by Mahendra Nath Pandey
Member of the India Parliament
for Agra
Assumed office
16 May 2009
Preceded by Raj Babbar
Constituency Agra
Personal details
Born (1964-09-21) 21 September 1964[1]
Nagariyasarawha, Etawah, (Uttar Pradesh)[1]
Citizenship  India
Nationality  India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)[1]
Spouse(s) Dr Mridula Katheriya[1]
Children 2 sons & 1 daughters[1]
Residence Agra & New Delhi[1]
Alma mater Kanpur University[1]
Profession Professor,[1] Politician
Committees Member of four committees[1]

Ram Shankar Katheria (also called Ram Shankar) is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Agra constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.[1] He was a Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry till 6 July 2016.[2]

Life

Shankar was born in Nagariyasarawha, Etawah (Uttar Pradesh). He spent his early years at the local Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) unit, which also facilitated his education. He holds PhD from Kanpur University.[3] He worked as a pracharak of the RSS in Agra for 13 years.[4]

Before joining politics, he was a Professor of Hindi at the Agra University where he has taught Dalit Chetna (Dalit upliftment) and wrote several books on the subject.[1][4]

Katheria is married to Mridula Katheria and has two sons and one daughter.[5]

Political career

Katheria was appointed as a National General-Secretary of the BJP in August 2014 and, in October, he was made in charge of the Chhattisgarh and Punjab states.[4] However, in his November cabinet expansion, Narendra Modi inducted Katheria as a Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry,[2] where he served till 6 July 2016.[6]

# From To Position
01 2009 2014 Member, 15th Lok Sabha
02 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Urban Development
03 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
04 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Petitions
05 2009 2014 Member, Consultative Committee on Rural Development

Controversies

Katheria has been charged with forging two of his degree mark-sheets (for BA and MA) allegedly to secure a job at the Agra University. The case is being heard in a court. Katheria has also listed 20 other pending cases against him in his election affidavit.[7]

Publications

Katheria has written four books.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Lok Sabha profile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved Dec 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. 1 2 "2 profs to help Yale returned Smriti Irani". Deccan Chronicle. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  3. 1 2 "Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised?", The Economic Times, 10 July 2016
  4. 1 2 3 "For charge of states, Amit Shah puts most faith in UP leaders". Indian Express. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  5. ↑ "Dr. Ramshankar Katheria Factsheet". Elections.in. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  6. ↑ "Najma Heptulla, G M Siddeshwara resign from Modi Cabinet", India Today, 12 July 2016
  7. ↑ "Smriti Irani's new deputy at HRD ministry, an Agra University professor, accused of forging BA and MA marksheets". India Today. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
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