Shri Sanjay Dhotre
Union Minister of State for Education, 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.
| Since May 2019 | Union Minister of State, Ministry of Education; Ministry of Communication; and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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| May, 2019 | Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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| 2017-2019 | Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture |
| 2017-2019 | Member, Business Advisory Committee |
| 2016-2017 | Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development |
| 2015 | Convenor, Sub Committee-III, Committee on Estimates |
| 2014 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture |
| 2014-2016 | Member, Standing Committee on Railways |
| 2014-2019 | Member, Committee on Estimates |
| 2014 | Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 2009 | Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development |
| 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 2004-2007 | Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology |
| 2004 | Elected to 14th Lok Sabha |
| 1999-2004 | Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
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, Mexico
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 | 1, K. Kamraj Marg, New Delhi -110011 Tel : (011) 23018181 |
| E-mail : | mos-office[at]meity[dot]gov[dot]in |
