Hansraj Gangaram Ahir

Hansraj Ahir
Chairman for National Commission for Backward Classes
Assumed office
2 December 2022
Preceded byBhagwan Lal Sahani
Minister of State, for Home Affairs
In office
5 July 2016 – 30 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterRajnath Singh
Preceded byHaribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary
Succeeded byG Kishan Reddy
Nityanand Rai
MoS for Chemicals & Fertilizers
In office
9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterAnanth Kumar
Preceded byNihalchand
Succeeded byMansukh Mandaviya
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2004–2019
Preceded byNaresh Puglia
Succeeded bySuresh Dhanorkar
ConstituencyChandrapur Lok Sabha constituency
In office
1996–1998
Preceded byShantaram Potdukhe
Succeeded byNaresh Puglia
ConstituencyChandrapur Lok Sabha constituency
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
1994–1996
Constituencyelected by Legislative Assembly members
Personal details
Born
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir

(1954-11-11) 11 November 1954 (age 69)
Nanded, Bombay State, India
Spouse
Lata Ahir
(m. 1990)
ChildrenRaghuveer, Shyamal, Sanjivani Ahir
ResidenceChandrapur
Source: [1]

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.

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, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

  1. ^ "National Commission for Backward Classes". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Hansraj Ahir: The Man Who Exposed the Coal Scam".
  3. ^ "हंसराज गंगाराम अहीर ने संभाला गृह राज्य मंत्री का कार्यभार – Abhay Banga Patrika". 11 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Home Page | Department of Fertilizers". Fert.nic.in. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "CVC asks CBI to probe alleged coal scam despite UPA govt's attempt to brush it under the carpet". 31 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  7. ^ "CVC Refers Coal Block Allocation Case to CBI". Outlook India. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.

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