Ram Shankar Katheria
Indian politician
Ram Shankar Katheria | |
|---|---|
 Ram Shankar Katheria in 2018 | |
| Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 31 May 2017 - 30 May 2020 [1] | |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Sampla |
| Minister of State for Human Resource Development | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Shashi Tharoor |
| Succeeded by | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Kumar Doharey |
| Constituency | Etawah |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Raj Babbar |
| Succeeded by | S.P. Singh Baghel |
| Constituency | Agra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-09-21) 21 September 1964 (age 59) Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Citizenship | India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Spouse | Mridula Katheria (m. 2001) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Agra and New Delhi[2] |
| Alma mater | Kanpur University |
| Profession | Professor, Politician |
| Committees | Member of four committees[2] |
Ram Shankar Katheria (born 21 September 1964), is an Indian politician and former Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. He is a member of the 17th Lok Sabha of India representing Etawah constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He represented the Agra constituency of Uttar Pradesh previously. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] He was a Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry till 6 July 2016.[3]
Life
Katheria was born in Nagriya Sarawa village, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh on 21 September 1964 to Sone Lal and Shanti Devi.[2] He spent his early years at the local Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) unit, which also facilitated his education. He holds PhD from Kanpur University.[4] He worked as a pracharak of the RSS in Agra for 13 years.[5]
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.[2][5]
On 17 February 2001, he married Mridula Katheri, with whom he has two sons and one daughter.[2][6]
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.[5] However, in his November cabinet expansion, Narendra Modi inducted Katheria as a Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry,[3] where he served till 6 July 2016.[7]
| # | 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 |
| 06 | 2017 | 2020 | Chair, National Commission for Scheduled Castes[8] |
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 an Agra court. Katheria has also listed 20 other pending cases against him in his election affidavit.[9]
Publications
Katheria has written four books.[4]
See also
India portal
- List of members of the 15th Lok Sabha of India
- Politics of India
- Parliament of India
- Government of India
- Agra (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
- ^ "Ram Shankar Katheria, former union minister, appointed as chief of NCSC". 31 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Katheria, Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ a b "2 profs to help Yale returned Smriti Irani". Deccan Chronicle. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ a b Layak, Suman (10 July 2016). "Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised?". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "For charge of states, Amit Shah puts most faith in UP leaders". Indian Express. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "Dr. Ramshankar Katheria Factsheet". Elections.in. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ PTI (12 July 2016). "Najma Heptulla, G M Siddeshwara resign from Modi Cabinet". India Today. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Former union minister to head national commission for schedule caste". Deccan Herald. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "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 16 November 2014.
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