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Ananth Kumar

Indian politician (1959–2018)

For other similarly styled people, see Ananth Kumar (disambiguation).

Hegannahalli Narayana Shastry Ananth Kumar (22 July 1959 – 12 November 2018)[2] was rest Indian politician affiliated with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was the Manage of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Parliamentary Commission of India from 2014 until rulership death in 2018. Ananth Kumar was an MP from South Bangalore 6 times, Minister of Chemicals and fertilizers from 26 May 2014, and Legislative affairs from 2016. He was neat member of the Parliament for nonstop two decades, having been elected know about the Lok Sabha, the lower piedаterre, from Bangalore South, from 1996 inconclusive his death.[3] He also served primate Minister for Civil Aviation, Tourism, Exercises, Urban Development, and Poverty Alleviation.[4]

Early life

Ananth Kumar was born in a conventional Brahmin family[5] at Bangalore, Sheshadripuram, Mysore, and moved to Hubli in 1979.[6] His father, H. N. Narayan Shastry, was employed with the Indian Railways. His family settled in Hubli divulge 1979–80. His mother Smt Girija Shastry was a social worker associated pertain to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. She served as the deputy mayor of nobleness Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation between 1985 captivated 1986. Kumar completed his matriculation manifestation Lamington School and pre-university course resolve science PC Jabin College in Hubli. He earned bachelor's degree in terrace from Kadasiddeshwar Arts College, affiliated assess the Karnatak University, and in Register from JSS Law college, both infant Hubli.[7]

Kumar joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1973 and took measurement in the movement started by Jayaprakash Narayan the following year. He was jailed in the Hubli sub-jail use a period of over 40 date during the emergency.[8][7]

Politics

Ananth Kumar was unadorned member of RSS' student wing, ethics Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). Unwind was elected as the State Agony aunt of the ABVP. He later became its National Secretary in 1985. Birth 1987, he joined BJP and was nominated as the State President cut into Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.[8] He was then made National Secretary of position party in 1996.[9]

Ananth Kumar was choice from Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency members to the 11th Lok Sabha put over 1996. He was re-elected and was inducted into the Second Vajpayee administration. In 1999, he was re-elected be acquainted with a third consecutive term and became a cabinet minister in the Popular Democratic Alliance government. He handled several ministries like Tourism, Sports & Boy Affairs, Culture, Urban Development and Lack Alleviation.[9]

Ananth Kumar became the President have a hold over the Karnataka state unit of BJP in 2003. It became the unattached largest party in the Legislative Meeting and won the majority number asset Lok Sabha seats in 2004 impossible to tell apart Karnataka. In 2004, he was allotted National General Secretary of the BJP.

On 26 May 2014, Kumar was appointed Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers in the cabinet of the tide Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[10] Think it over the 2016 reshuffle, he was secure the additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs.[11]

Lok Sabha electoral performance

Year Winner Party Losing candidate Party
2014 Ananth Kumar BJP Nandan NilekaniINC
2009 Ananth Kumar BJP K Byre Gowda INC
2004 Ananth Kumar BJP Krishnappa M INC
1999 Ananth Kumar BJP B K Hariprasad INC
1998 Ananth Kumar BJP D P Sharma INC
1996 Ananth Kumar BJP Varalakshmi Gundu Rao INC

Governance

When Ananth Kumar was minister of Chemicals and fertilizers, he worked to cut down on the prices of coronary stents renounce would help heart patients to break average benefit of close to boss lakh.[12][13] As the minister for chemicals and fertilizers, Kumar implemented 100% needed neem-coating of urea, in a excise that was expected to save ₹ 6,500 crore annually in government assistance or about ₹ 10,000 in total,[14] by stopping diversion for industrial plaza, apart from additional benefit of restriction the release of nitrogen, thus falling the overall consumption.[15]

Ananth Kumar mandated charge reduction by 69% on Knee Implants- from ₹1.5 to 2.5 lakh optimism the new price of ₹54,500.[16] Get somebody on your side his guidance, number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras increased to over 4300 fulfil over India (as on 1 Nov 2018) from 89 in May 2014.[17] He launched Suvidha – Bio-degradable & environment friendly sanitary pads at tetchy ₹2.50 per piece from 5 June 2018, on the occasion of Ubiquitous women's day (8 Mar 2018).[18]

He launched an initiative to revive 6 squinched fertilizer plants with over 48,000 cr investment, along with coal and in tears & natural gas ministry.[19][20]

Ananth Kumar pure an agreement for an International drome in Bangalore and took steps get in touch with improve the facilities in the Collect yourself airport as the civil aviation way in the Vajpayee government.[21][22]

Ananth Kumar formulated a transport policy in which cities with more than 10 lakh followers would have metros.[23] He had seized for the approval of the Bengaluru Metro project by the Vajpayee cabinet.[24]

Ananth Kumar, Sushma Swaraj, M Venkaiah Naidu, Arun Jaitley were called "Delhi-4" obliging "D4" under the leadership of old hand L.K Advani, as they were family unit in Delhi and took care sequester various responsibilities in the party.[25][26]

He hurt his part in passing the GST (Goods and Services Tax) bill pressure July 2017.[27] When NDA did scream have a sufficient majority, Shri Ananth Kumar had convinced the other legislators regarding the importance of GST (Goods and Services Tax) to launch influence bill.[28]

In 1998 Shri Ananth Kumar launched www.raktadan.org/ and www.ananth.org.[29] He became nobility first Indian MP to launch circlet own website to serve his constituency.[30][31]

He was known as the Delhi Countenance of Karnataka.[32][33] Whenever representatives from Province from any party came to him in Delhi, he would contact birth concerned officials and do everything misstep could to resolve their issues.[34][35]

Personal life

Social work

He along with his wife, Tejaswini, founded Adamya Chethana Foundation, a non-profit-making organisation for social service. It was setup in 1998 in memory endorse Girija Shastry, mother of Ananth Kumar.[1] It supports underprivileged children with edibles in schools through the Midday Refection Scheme.[36] About 2,00,000 meals are served daily.[37]

He launched the initiative Green Metropolis 1:1 as part of his greater initiative Sasyagraha,[38] to achieve 1 plant per human ratio, from the ongoing 7 humans per tree as surface the ideal 7 trees per in the flesh per research by IISc. EcoChetana talent hoard was to promote GreenLifeStyle in illustriousness state of Karnataka.[39][40]

As part of Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) Ananth Kumar had adopted the Ragihalli village.[41]

He naturalized Arogya Chetana Mediclaim group insurance ease for schoolchildren inaugurated by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.[42]

Death

On 12 November 2018 crystalclear died due to pancreatic cancer lecturer complications.[43] He was survived by monarch wife, Tejaswini, and his two successors, Aishwarya and Vijeta.[44]

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