Ram Shankar Katheria
Ram Shankar Katheria | |
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 Ram Shankar Katheria in 2018
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| Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes | |
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Assumed office 31 May 2017 - 30 May 2020 |
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| Succeeded by | Vijay Sampla |
| Minister of State for Human Resource Development | |
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In office 26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Shashi Tharoor |
| Succeeded by | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
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In office 16 May 2009 - 23 May 2019 |
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| Preceded by | Raj Babbar |
| Succeeded by | S.P. Singh Baghel |
| Constituency | Agra |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
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Assumed office 23 May 2019 |
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| Preceded by | Ashok Kumar Doharey |
| Constituency | Etawah |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 September 1964 Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Citizenship | India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Spouse |
Mridula Katheria (m.
2001) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Agra and New Delhi |
| Alma mater | Kanpur University |
| Profession | Professor, Politician |
| Committees | Member of four committees |
Ram Shankar Katheria (born 21 September 1964), is an Indian politician and former Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. He is a member of the 17th Lok Sabha of India representing Etawah constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He represented the Agra constituency of Uttar Pradesh previously. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry till 6 July 2016.
Life
Katheria was born in Nagriya Sarawa village, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh on 21 September 1964 to Sone Lal and Shanti Devi. He spent his early years at the local Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) unit, which also facilitated his education. He holds PhD from Kanpur University. He worked as a pracharak of the RSS in Agra for 13 years.
Before joining politics, he was a Professor of Hindi at the Agra University where he has taught Dalit Chetna (Dalit upliftment) and wrote several books on the subject.
On 17 February 2001, he married Mridula Katheri, with whom he has two sons and one daughter.
Political career
Katheria was appointed as a National General-Secretary of the BJP in August 2014 and, in October, he was made in charge of the Chhattisgarh and Punjab states. However, in his November cabinet expansion, Narendra Modi inducted Katheria as a Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry, where he served till 6 July 2016.
| # | From | To | Position |
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| 01 | 2009 | 2014 | Member, 15th Lok Sabha |
| 02 | 2009 | 2014 | Member, Committee on Urban Development |
| 03 | 2009 | 2014 | Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table |
| 04 | 2009 | 2014 | Member, Committee on Petitions |
| 05 | 2009 | 2014 | Member, Consultative Committee on Rural Development |
| 06 | 2017 | 2020 | Chair, National Commission for Scheduled Castes |
Controversies
Katheria has been charged with forging two of his degree mark-sheets (for BA and MA) allegedly to secure a job at the Agra University. The case is being heard in an Agra court. Katheria has also listed 20 other pending cases against him in his election affidavit.
Publications
Katheria has written four books.