Rajkumar Dhoot Explained

Rajkumar Dhoot
Office:MP of Rajya Sabha for Maharashtra
Constituency:Maharashtra
Term Start:3 April 2014
Term End:2 April 2020
Successor:Priyanka Chaturvedi
Birth Date:11 September 1955
Birth Place:Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Residence:Aurangabad, Maharashtra and New Delhi, India
Profession:Politician, Industrialist
Party:Shiv Sena
Alma Mater:S.B. College, Aurangabad
(B.Com. Honors)
Termstart1:2008
Termend1:2014
Termend2:2008
Termstart2:2002

Rajkumar Dhoot (born 11 September 1955) is a Member of the Parliament (Rajya Sabha) representing the State of Maharashtra, India, as a member of the Shiv Sena party.[1] He is the ex-president of the Apex Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, ASSOCHAM[2] and Promoter & Co-Owner of the diversified Videocon Group of Companies.[3] [4] His father, the late Shri Nandlal Madhavlal Dhoot, was an Indian Industrialist and the founder of Videocon Group.[5]

Early life

Rajkumar Dhoot was born in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India on the 11th of September 1955 and graduated with Honours in Commerce from the S.B. College, in Aurangabad.[6]

Politics

Dhoot was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in April 2002 and served the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, Consultative Committees for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation. He has been a regular member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Finance & Special invitee of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Communications & IT and for the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. He was a special invitee to the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India). In April 2008, he was re-elected to Rajya Sabha for a second term and had been a Member of the Standing Committee on IT apart from being a Member of the Hindi Salahkar Samiti of the Ministry of Textiles. He was consecutively re-elected for a third term for the Rajya Sabha in 2014.[7]

Currently, he is a member of the Standing Committee on Health & Family Welfare. He has introduced Private Members Bills in the Rajya Sabha. His areas of focus include the prevention of suicides of farmers of Maharashtra, the welfare of pavement dwellers and slum dwellers of Mumbai.[8] He regularly writes to Union Ministers and Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the redressal of problems of Mumbai and rest of Maharashtra.[9] [10]

Dhoot, being a third-term senior parliamentarian actively campaigned with his party chief, Uddhav Thackeray and other Shiv Sena leaders in the key cities of Maharashtra such as Kolhapur, Nashik, Shirdi, Aurangabad, Ratnagiri amongst others before the general elections 2014 and also in the Maharashtra State Assembly Elections in 2014.[11] [12]

Dhoot, in the winter session of the Parliament in November 2014, introduced 3 Bills - The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (amendment of Article 371 on special provision with respect to the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat), The Illegal Immigrants and Missing Foreign Nationals Identification and Deportation Authority of India Bill, 2014, and The Homeless Pavement Dwellers (Welfare) Bill, 2014.

Chamber work and other interests

At the end of the two terms as a member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, Dhoot was elected as the President of the Apex Industry body, The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) by its Managing Committee on the 21st February 2012.[13] He held this position till the19th of July 2013 and was instrumental in leveraging the Apex Chambers’ contribution to the development of the industry to a great degree with several proactive and engaging events.[14]

While Dhoot held office as the Senior Vice President of ASSOCHAM in 2011-12 and earlier was an active member of the industry body, he also holds the unique distinction of being the first Parliamentarian to become the President of ASSOCHAM. Dhoot ended his tenure with the Annual event of ASSOCHAM in July 2013, which had the Prime Minister of India as the Chief Guest. Dhoot continues to be closely associated with ASSOCHAM as its Past President and plays an active role in its affairs.[15] [16]

Dhoot was president of Marathwada Industries Association, now Chamber of Marathwada Industries & Agriculture (CMIA) in 1994-95.[17]

Philanthropy

Dhoot runs a leading multi-Super Specialty Charitable Hospital - ‘Nandlal Dhoot Charitable Hospital’[18] at Aurangabad with an investment of over ₹100 crores from primary to all tertiary level health care facilities to help the people suffering from critical and life-threatening conditions.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mr. Dhoot with Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray . 19 July 2013 . 5 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140303155434/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Shiv-Sena-not-ready-to-back-Modi-for-PM/2013/07/19/article1691671.ece#.UvHaHWKSy58 . 3 March 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: Detailed Profile: Shri Rajkumar Dhoot. Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025910/http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=1857. 4 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Mr. Dhoot with PM . 19 July 2013 . 5 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140308141431/http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/PM-asks-industry-leaders-to-remain-positive/5735031995 . 8 March 2014 . live .
  4. Web site: Videocon may exit Indonesian oil block . 5 Feb 2014 . 11 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140208053551/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/videocon-may-exit-indonesian-oil-block/article5657504.ece . 8 February 2014 . live .
  5. News: Independence Day Special: How Videocon changed the country's viewing experience with colour TVs. Bhatt. Shephali. 2015-08-12. The Economic Times. 2020-01-26.
  6. Web site: The Growth Net. en-US. 2020-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200126221311/http://www.thegrowthnet.com/dhoot_2015/. 26 January 2020. live.
  7. Web site: Statewise Retirement. 164.100.47.5. 2020-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160601202436/http://164.100.47.5/NewMembers/RetLMemState.aspx. 1 June 2016. live.
  8. Web site: Private member's bill in Rajya Sabha to ban use of white asbestos. 2014-11-28. Zee News. en. 2020-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225132/http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/private-members-bill-in-rajya-sabha-to-ban-use-of-white-asbestos_1506286.html. 3 March 2016. live.
  9. News: PTI. Industrialist, MP Rajkumar Dhoot demands IIT at Aurangabad. Business Standard. No byline: Press Trust of India, Mumbai. Business Standard India . 2 February 2014. 4 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222203512/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/industrialist-mp-rajkumar-dhoot-demands-iit-at-aurangabad-114020200349_1.html. 22 February 2014. live.
  10. Web site: PTI . Industrialist, MP Rajkumar Dhoot demands IIT at Aurangabad . . 2 February 2014 . 4 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140215214629/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-02/news/46923702_1_aurangabad-babasaheb-ambedkar-marathwada-university-iit-campus . 15 February 2014 . live .
  11. Web site: Senior Parliamentarian Rajkumar Dhoot attends historic Modi swearing-in ceremony as the Prime Minister . 27 May 2014 . 24 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140627092916/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/who-got-in-first/15384173 . 27 June 2014 . live .
  12. Web site: Senior Parliamentarian Rajkumar Dhoot attends historic Modi swearing-in ceremony as the Prime Minister . 27 May 2014 . 24 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701130932/http://groundreport.com/india-inc-including-mukesh-ambani-present-at-modis-swearing-in-ceremony/ . 1 July 2014 . live .
  13. Web site: PM intellectually dishonest, says BJP; India Inc seeks more reforms. News18. 2020-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200126221308/https://www.news18.com/videos/india/yashwant-on-pm-speech-sajjan-jindal-rana-kapoor-rakumar-dhoot-624935.html. 26 January 2020. live.
  14. Web site: Mr. Dhoot with Manmohan Singh . 19 July 2013 . 30 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227144607/http://photogallery.outlookindia.com/default.aspx?pt=3&ptv=0&date=07%2F19%2F2013&pgid=76312#TopImage . 27 February 2014 . live .
  15. Web site: Mr. Dhoot on Korean investments in the manufacturing sector . 23 Jan 2014 . 13 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223130713/http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowBussinessNews.asp?id=47459 . 23 February 2014 . live .
  16. Web site: Delay is out, Decision is in - mantra for Narendra Modi-led govt- Minister Prakash Javadekar . 23 Jun 2014 . 24 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140704001757/http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=51066 . 4 July 2014 . live .
  17. Web site: CMIA PAST PREDIENTS. www.cmia-aurangabad.com. 2020-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200126222819/http://www.cmia-aurangabad.com/frontend/past_president.php. 26 January 2020. live.
  18. Web site: Nandlal Dhoot Charitable Hospital . 13 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221100537/http://www.dhoothospital.com/mission/index.php . 21 February 2014 . live .