Prem Prakash Pandey Explained

Prem Prakash Pandey
Office:Minister of Revenue, Disaster Management and Rehabilitation, Government of Chhattisgarh
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Raman Singh
Successor:Jai Singh Agrawal
Predecessor:Amar Agrawal
Term Start:9 December 2013
Term End:11 December 2018
Office1:Minister of Higher and Technical Education,
Government of Chhattisgarh
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Raman Singh
Successor1:Umesh Nandkumar Patel
Predecessor1:Hemchand Yadav
Term Start1:9 December 2013
Term End1:11 December 2018
Office2:2nd Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Successor2:Dharamlal Kaushik
Predecessor2:Rajendra Prasad Shukla
Term Start2:22 December 2003
Term End2:5 January 2009
Office3:Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly for Bhilai Nagar
Term Start3:9 December 2013
Term End3:11 December 2018
Predecessor3:Badruddin Qureshi
Successor3:Devendra Singh Yadav Bhilai
Term Start4:7 December 2003
Term End4:7 December 2008
Predecessor4:Badruddin Qureshi
Successor4:Badruddin Qureshi
Office5:Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Bhilai
Term Start5:1990
Term End5:1998
Predecessor5:Ravi Arya
Successor5:Badruddin Qureshi
Birth Date:9 June 1958
Birth Place:Bhurwar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse:Krishnavati Pandey
Children:3

Prem Prakash Pandey (born March 8, 1958) is an Indian politician who served as the 2nd Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was Cabinet Minister in Raman Singh's government. He is one of the architects of Chhattisgarh, which was formed in 2000 after the bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh. As a compliment to his efficiency and grasp on the political aspect, he was chosen for the distinguished post of Speaker of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh. He was also a minister in Government of unpartitioned Madhya Pradesh.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life

Prem Prakash Pandey was born on March 8, 1958, in Bhurwar, Thana-Bankata, District Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Pandey hails from a typical Indian middle-class family. His father was a serviceman at the Bhilai Steel Plant and his mother was a homemaker. He was 11 years younger than the Independent India but was more worried and affected by the growth and political development in India. The gory emergence of Naxalites in the country and in his state had an indelible impact on him. Many other local and national occurrences affected him subconsciously and chiselled him, in later years, to actively contribute to nation-building.

Political life

Prem Prakash Pandey began his political career in 1976, when he was pursuing education. One major political crisis that triggered his zeal to serve the nation is when India was reeling under the attack on democracy in the garb of emergency in 1975. He was imbued, especially by Atalji, during this phase. His first step into politics was when he decided to join the Akhil Bharthi Vidhyarthi Parishad. He took this decision when he was only in Class 11. This very well exemplifies his deep conviction and commitment towards serving the public and solving their maladies. In 1976, he officially entered politics at Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University. He gradually moved up the ladder with his grit and determination. In 1990, he won the first election and was entrusted with the charge of Minister of Education, Skill Development, and Technical Education in undivided Madhya Pradesh.

In 1993, he became an Elected member of the Legislative Assembly, and later in 1995, he was elected as an executive member of the BJP Yuva Morcha. A commendable milestone that he earned was being elected as the Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha on December 22, 2003.

Initiatives

He is leaving no stone unturned in unleashing progress and development in Bhilai. His activities are receiving support from the people. He wants the youth to be empowered, practice positive developmental politics, and be a conduit of change. His campaigns, such as #BaatBhilaiki, were met with fervour by the locals of Bhilai. He is the only minister in Chhattisgarh to initiate Facebook Live, where people beforehand send their queries, and their complaints are solved in the aftermath. He has exemplified his visionary attribute through his effort to solve the water woes of his constituency and earned the sobriquet "Paaniwala Baba.". He gave a new identity to Bhilai as he got the IIT (the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology) campus in Bhilai. It was the fruit of his persistent effort that Bhilai has become an educational hub. Akin to this, he is contemplating many other strategies to make Bhilai a smart city as well as a city that achieves sustainable growth.

"Swacchata Utsav"

He also gave vigour to the "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" campaign in Bhilai to inculcate behavioural change and to keep the environment clean.Prem Prakash Pandey being the MLA of Bhilai constituency has started (on 28 August 2016) an initiative named "Swacchhata Utsav" under which he visits a part of the constituency every Sunday in the morning with a group of followers and volunteers, where Prem Prakash Pandey and volunteers clean the streets (though symbolically) to spread the message of cleanliness. The idea is to spread the word of "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" started by nation's prime minister Shri Narendra Modi. It has now become a big 34 weeks long campaign which contributed significantly in improving Bhilai's cleanliness index.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official website . Chhatishgarh Legislative Assembly . 14 December 2018 .
  2. News: Upper caste dominates Chhattisgarh new cabinet. 25 March 2014. The Hindu. 11 December 2013.
  3. Web site: Speaker. Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha website. 10 December 2010.
  4. News: Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: List of MLAs. https://web.archive.org/web/20131211013006/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chhattisgarh-assembly-elections-list-of-mlas/438504-80-259.html. dead. 11 December 2013. 25 March 2014. IBN Live.
  5. http://cgvidhansabha.gov.in/hindi_new/mla_biodata_4th/65.pdf