Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit

Indian politician

Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 August 2022
Minister
  • Tribal Development
Governor
  • Bhagat Singh Koshyari
  • Ramesh Bais
Chief Minister
  • Eknath Shinde
Deputy CM
  • Devendra Fadnavis (First)
  • Ajit Pawar (Second)
Guardian MinisterNA
Preceded by
  • Adv. Kagda Chandya Padvi
    (Tribal Development Ministry)
  • Adv. Kagda Chandya Padvi
    (Nandurbar District)
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
11 November 2010 – 26 September 2014
Minister
  • Medical Education Ministry
  • Horticulture Ministry
  • Employment Guarantee Ministry
Governor
  • K. Sankaranarayanan
  • Om Prakash Kohli (additional charge)
  • C. Vidyasagar Rao
Chief MinisterPrithviraj Chavan
Guardian Minister
  • NA
In office
07 November 2009 – 09 November 2010
Minister
  • Medical Education Ministry
  • Horticulture Ministry
  • Tourism Ministry
Governor
Chief MinisterAshok Chavan
Guardian Minister
  • NA
In office
8 December 2008 – 6 November 2009
Minister
Governor
Chief MinisterAshok Chavan
Guardian Minister
  • NA
In office
1 November 2004 – 4 December 2008
Minister
  • Tribal Development
Governor
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
Guardian Minister
  • NA
Minister of State
Government of Maharashtra
In office
1 February 1999 – 17 October 1999
Minister
  • Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra)
  • Ministry of Nomadic Tribes (Maharashtra)
  • Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra)
Governor
Chief MinisterNarayan Rane
Guardian MinisterNA
Succeeded byVishwajeet Kadam
In office
14 March 1995 – 31 January 1999
Minister
  • Ministry of Tribal Development (Maharashtra)
  • Ministry of Labour (Maharashtra)
  • Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)
Governor
Chief MinisterManohar Joshi
Guardian MinisterNA
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1995
Preceded byValvi Pratap Rubja
ConstituencyNandurbar
Personal details
Born (1955-07-22) 22 July 1955 (age 68)
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party Since 2014
Other political
affiliations		Nationalist Congress Party Since 1999 Till 2014
SpouseKumudini Gavit
ChildrenHeena Gavit
Supriya Gavit
EducationMBBS
MD. Medicine
OccupationPolitician

Vijaykumar Gavit is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Nandurbar.[1]

Vijaykumar Gavit was welcomed to the party fold by Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Eknath Khadse on 6 September 2014.[2]

Political career

Vijaykumar Gavit took oath in the new government which has 18 ministers from the Congress and 20 from NCP, including Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on 7 November 2009.[3]

Political Reception

As Tribal Development Minister Vijaykumar Gavit on admitted in the Maharashtra Legislative Council to the prevalence of bonded labour among tribal children in the state. The opposition accused the government of failing to prevent the practice in the state. Bonded labor is legally banned in Maharashtra.[4][5]

Positions held

Within BJP

Legislative

  • Minister of state (Maharashtra) of Health and Family Welfare : 1995–1999.
  • Minister of state (Maharashtra) of Tribal Affairs: 1999–2004.
  • Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra (Minister of Tribal Affairs): 2004–2009.
  • Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra (Minister of Medical Education and Food Production): 2009–2014.
  • Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra (Minister of Tribal Affairs): 2022

References

  1. ^ Suryawanshi, Sudhir (10 October 2014). "Gavits are the true tribal leaders of Nandurbar, our work speaks for itself: Vijay Kumar Gavit". DNA. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Former Maharashtra NCP Minister Vijaykumar Gavit Joins BJP".
  3. ^ "Ashok Chavan 37 More Ministers Take Oath in Maharashtra". www.daijiworld.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Tribal girl's death: Maharashtra minister admits she was a bonded labourer". The Indian Express. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Maharashtra: Govt admits 10-year-old deceased tribal girl was a 'bonded labourer'". Deccan Herald. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Live Nandurbar (Maharastra) Assembly Election Results 2019 Updates, Winner, Runner-up Candidates 2019 Updates, Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs".