Shri Sanjay Dhotre
Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India
Profile:
An engineer by training, a practicing agriculturist and industrialist Mr Sanjay Dhotre has remained active in social and political life for last four decades. He has been public representative making his mark at all the important positions held in fields ranging from academics to agriculture to new age technology. He has keen interest to bring changes in the life of a common man by transforming agriculture in every possible way.
| 1999- 2004 | Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| 2004 | Elected to 14th Lok Sabha |
| 2004 - 2007 - | Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology |
| 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 2009 | Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development |
| 2014 | Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 2014 - 2019 | Member, Committee on Estimates |
| 2014 - 2016 | Member, Standing Committee on Railways |
| 2014 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture |
| 2015 | Convenor, Sub Committee-III, Committee on Estimates |
| 2016 - 2017 | Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development |
| 2017 - 2019 | Member, Business Advisory Committee |
| 2017 - 2019 | Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture |
| May, 2019 | Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
| Since May 2019 | Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development; Ministry of Communications; and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
Educational Qualifications
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), LLB
Profession Politician-Parliamentarian, Agriculturist, Engineer, Industrialist
Social And Cultural Activities
Participated actively in Art of Living and conducted Navchetana Shivir
Special Interests
Infrastructure development in rural and semi-urban areas, water conservation, organic farming, yoga, personality development, spirituality, reading
Sports and Clubs
Cricket and Tennis
Countries Visited
Thailand, South Africa, China, Singapore, Switzerland, Seychelles, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
Other Information
Awards Conferred:
1. Maharashtra Government Industry Award for excellent performance 1987; and
2. Late Shri Vasantrao Naik Memorial Award for outstanding work in agricultural sector;
Other Positions
1. Vice Chairman, Maharashtra, Maharashtra Council Of Agriculture Education And Research
2. President, Akola Engineers and Architects Association;
3. Vice President, Sinchai Sahayog, Akola;
4. Director, Maharashtra State Seeds Corporation Ltd.;
5. Member, Executive Council, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University, 2000-04
| Father's Name | Mr. Shamrao Dhotre |
| Mother's Name | Ms. Shakuntala Dhotre |
| Date of Birth | 26 Feb 1959 |
| Place of Birth | Akola (Maharashtra) |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Date of Marriage | 27 Apr 1983 |
| Spouse's Name | Ms. Suhasini Dhotre |
| No. of Sons | 2 |
| Permanent Address | At & Post. Palso, (Badhe), Teh. Akola, Distt. Akola-444001, Maharashtra Tels. : (0724) 2457214, 2452000 |
| Present Address | AB-95, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi -110 003 Tel : (011) 23078281 |
| E-mail : | mos-office[at]meity[dot]gov[dot]in |
