Hansraj Gangaram Ahir

Hansraj Ahir is an Indian politician and current Chairman of the National Commission for Backward classes.^[1] He is a former Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers in the First Modi Ministry. He was the former member of the 16th Lok Sabha in India.^[2][3][4] He was member of 11th Lok Sabha, 14th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha.^[5] He is famous for exposing Coal Mining Scam specially pouni-3 in WCL.

Hansraj Ahir
Chairman for National Commission for Backward Classes
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 December 2022
Preceded by	Bhagwan Lal Sahani
Minister of State, for Home Affairs
In office 5 July 2016 – 30 May 2019
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Rajnath Singh
Preceded by	Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary
Succeeded by	G Kishan Reddy Nityanand Rai
MoS for Chemicals & Fertilizers
In office 9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Ananth Kumar
Preceded by	Nihalchand
Succeeded by	Mansukh Mandaviya
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2004–2019
Preceded by	Naresh Puglia
Succeeded by	Suresh Dhanorkar
Constituency	Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency
In office 1996–1998
Preceded by	Shantaram Potdukhe
Succeeded by	Naresh Puglia
Constituency	Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office 1994–1996
Constituency	elected by Legislative Assembly members
Personal details
Born	Hansraj Gangaram Ahir (1954-11-11) 11 November 1954 (age 70) Nanded, Bombay State, India
Spouse	Lata Ahir ​ (m. 1990)​
Children	Raghuveer, Shyamal, Sanjivani Ahir
Residence	Chandrapur
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Ahir frequently requested details of coal mining to Prime Minister of India office but he didn't succeed^{[citation needed]}. Finally he (along with Prakash Javadekar) requested Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for an inquiry. Based on this, CVC ordered a CBI inquiry.^[6][7]

He has been honoured with Sansad Ratna Award in 2010, 2011,^[8] 2012,^[8] 2013^[9] and 2014.^[8]

Political career

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.^[10] 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^{[citation needed]}. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam told Hansraj Ahir is no.1 Member of parliament and role model MP for youth.

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.^[11] Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave him a position in his cabinet as the Minister of State for Chemical & Fertilizers.

Political career

Positions held

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 ^[12]
• Tobacco Board;
• Panchayati Raj Samiti;
• Rojgar Hami Yojana;
• Bhatkya Vimukta Jati Ashram Shala Samiti

Within BJP

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

Legislative

• Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council - 1994 to 1996^[12]
• 1996: First Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
• 2004: Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
• 2009: Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
• 2014: Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)
• 2019 Lost the Loksabha election to Balu (Suresh) Dhanorkar of Congress

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Countries Visited as Delegate Member

• With Hon. President of India visited countries Sweden and Belarus^[13]
• Mauritius, South Africa and U.A.E as Member of Parliament.