Madhavrao Scindia

Madhavrao J. Scindia
Madhavrao J. Scindia
	Scindia on a 2005 postage stamp of India
Union Minister of Civil Aviation
	In office; 1991–1993
Prime Minister	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded by	Harmohan Dhawan
Succeeded by	Ghulam Nabi Azad
Union Minister of Tourism
	In office; 1991–1993
Prime Minister	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Succeeded by	Ghulam Nabi Azad
Union Minister of Human Resource Development
	In office; 1995–1996
Prime Minister	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded by	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Succeeded by	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Railways
	In office; 22 October 1986 – 1 December 1989
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	Mohsina Kidwai
Succeeded by	George Fernandes
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 10 October 1999 – 30 September 2001
Preceded by	Vijaya Raje Scindia
Succeeded by	Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
Constituency	Guna, Madhya Pradesh
	In office; 31 December 1984 – 10 October 1999
Preceded by	Narayan Shejwalkar
Succeeded by	Jaibhan Singh Pavaiya
Constituency	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
	In office; 15 March 1971 – 31 December 1984
Preceded by	Acharya Kripalani
Succeeded by	Mahendra Singh Kalukheda
Constituency	Guna, Madhya Pradesh
Personal details
Born	10 March 1945; Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India; (present day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Died	30 September 2001 (aged 56); Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Other political; affiliations	Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1971–1977)
Spouse	Madhavi Raje Sahib Scindia (m. 1966)
Relations	See Scindia family
Children	Chitrangada Singh (daughter); Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (son)
Residence(s)	Jai Vilas Mahal, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Occupation	Politician

Madhavrao Jivajirao Scindia (10 March 1945 – 30 September 2001) was an Indian politician and minister in the Government of India. He was a member of the Indian National Congress.

Scindia was the son of Jiwajirao Scindia, the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Gwalior during the British Raj. Upon the death of his father in 1961, and under terms agreed to during the political integration of India, Scindia succeeded to a privy purse, certain privileges, and the use of the title "Maharaja of Gwalior,"^[1] which lasted until 1971, whereupon all were abolished by the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of India.^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ Ramusack, Barbara N. (2004). The Indian princes and their states. Cambridge University Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-521-26727-4. The crucial document was the Instrument of Accession by which rulers ceded to the legislatures of India or Pakistan control over the defence, external affairs, and communications. In return for these concessions, the princes were to be guaranteed a privy purse in perpetuity and certain financial and symbolic privileges such as exemption from customs duties, the use of their titles, the right to fly their state flags on their cars and to have police protection. ... By December 1947 Patel began to pressure the princes into signing Merger Agreements that integrated their states into adjacent British Indian provinces, soon to be called states or new units of erstwhile princely states, most notably Rajasthan, Patiala and East Punjab States Union, and Matsya Union (Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karaulli).
^ "The Constitution (26 Amendment) Act, 1971", indiacode.nic.in, Government of India, 1971, retrieved 9 November 2011
^ Ramusack, Barbara N. (2004). The Indian princes and their states. Cambridge University Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-521-26727-4. Through a constitutional amendment passed in 1971, Indira Gandhi stripped the princes of the titles, privy purses and regal privileges which her father's government had granted.
^ Schmidt, Karl J. (1995). An atlas and survey of South Asian history. M.E. Sharpe. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-56324-334-9. Although the Indian states were alternately requested or forced into union with either India or Pakistan, the real death of princely India came when the Twenty-sixth Amendment Act (1971) abolished the princes' titles, privileges, and privy purses.

[ramusack-pol-integration-1] Ramusack, Barbara N. (2004). The Indian princes and their states. Cambridge University Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-521-26727-4. The crucial document was the Instrument of Accession by which rulers ceded to the legislatures of India or Pakistan control over the defence, external affairs, and communications. In return for these concessions, the princes were to be guaranteed a privy purse in perpetuity and certain financial and symbolic privileges such as exemption from customs duties, the use of their titles, the right to fly their state flags on their cars and to have police protection. ... By December 1947 Patel began to pressure the princes into signing Merger Agreements that integrated their states into adjacent British Indian provinces, soon to be called states or new units of erstwhile princely states, most notably Rajasthan, Patiala and East Punjab States Union, and Matsya Union (Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karaulli).

[2] "The Constitution (26 Amendment) Act, 1971", indiacode.nic.in, Government of India, 1971, retrieved 9 November 2011

[3] Ramusack, Barbara N. (2004). The Indian princes and their states. Cambridge University Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-521-26727-4. Through a constitutional amendment passed in 1971, Indira Gandhi stripped the princes of the titles, privy purses and regal privileges which her father's government had granted.

[4] Schmidt, Karl J. (1995). An atlas and survey of South Asian history. M.E. Sharpe. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-56324-334-9. Although the Indian states were alternately requested or forced into union with either India or Pakistan, the real death of princely India came when the Twenty-sixth Amendment Act (1971) abolished the princes' titles, privileges, and privy purses.

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Madhavrao J. Scindia
Scindia on a 2005 postage stamp of India


Union Minister of Civil Aviation
In office 1991–1993
Prime Minister	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded by	Harmohan Dhawan
Succeeded by	Ghulam Nabi Azad
Union Minister of Tourism
In office 1991–1993
Prime Minister	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Succeeded by	Ghulam Nabi Azad
Union Minister of Human Resource Development
In office 1995–1996
Prime Minister	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded by	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Succeeded by	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Railways
In office 22 October 1986 – 1 December 1989
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	Mohsina Kidwai
Succeeded by	George Fernandes
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 10 October 1999 – 30 September 2001
Preceded by	Vijaya Raje Scindia
Succeeded by	Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
Constituency	Guna, Madhya Pradesh
In office 31 December 1984 – 10 October 1999
Preceded by	Narayan Shejwalkar
Succeeded by	Jaibhan Singh Pavaiya
Constituency	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
In office 15 March 1971 – 31 December 1984
Preceded by	Acharya Kripalani
Succeeded by	Mahendra Singh Kalukheda
Constituency	Guna, Madhya Pradesh

Personal details
Born	(1945-03-10)10 March 1945 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (present day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Died	30 September 2001(2001-09-30) (aged 56) Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Other political affiliations	Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1971–1977)
Spouse	Madhavi Raje Sahib Scindia (m. 1966)
Relations	See Scindia family
Children	Chitrangada Singh (daughter) Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (son)
Residence(s)	Jai Vilas Mahal, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Occupation	Politician