Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit

Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit
Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit
Cabinet Minister; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 14 August 2022 – 26 November 2024
Minister	Tribal Development;
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari; Ramesh Bais *C. P. Radhakrishnan;
Chief Minister	Eknath Shinde;
Deputy CM	Devendra Fadnavis (First); Ajit Pawar (Second);
Guardian Minister	NA
Preceded by	Adv. Kagda Chandya Padvi ; (Tribal Development Ministry); Adv. Kagda Chandya Padvi ; (Nandurbar District);
Cabinet Minister; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 11 November 2010 – 26 September 2014
Minister	Medical Education Ministry; Horticulture Ministry; Employment Guarantee Ministry;
Governor	K. Sankaranarayanan; Om Prakash Kohli (additional charge); C. Vidyasagar Rao;
Chief Minister	Prithviraj Chavan
Guardian Minister	NA;
	In office; 07 November 2009 – 09 November 2010
Minister	Medical Education Ministry; Horticulture Ministry; Tourism Ministry;
Governor	S. C. Jamir; K. Sankaranarayanan;
Chief Minister	Ashok Chavan
Guardian Minister	NA;
	In office; 8 December 2008 – 6 November 2009
Minister	Tribal Development; Marathi Language Ministry;
Governor	S. C. Jamir;
Chief Minister	Ashok Chavan
Guardian Minister	NA;
	In office; 1 November 2004 – 4 December 2008
Minister	Tribal Development;
Governor	Mohammed Fazal; S. M. Krishna; S. C. Jamir;
Chief Minister	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Guardian Minister	NA;
Minister of State ; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 1 February 1999 – 17 October 1999
Minister	Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra); Ministry of Nomadic Tribes (Maharashtra); Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra);
Governor	P. C. Alexander;
Chief Minister	Narayan Rane
Guardian Minister	NA
Succeeded by	Vishwajeet Kadam
	In office; 14 March 1995 – 31 January 1999
Minister	Ministry of Tribal Development (Maharashtra); Ministry of Labour (Maharashtra); Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra);
Governor	P. C. Alexander;
Chief Minister	Manohar Joshi
Guardian Minister	NA
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1995
Preceded by	Valvi Pratap Rubja
Constituency	Nandurbar
Personal details
Born	22 July 1955 (age 69); Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party Since 2014
Other political; affiliations	Nationalist Congress Party Since 1999 Till 2014
Spouse	Kumudini Gavit
Children	Heena Gavit; Supriya Gavit
Education	MBBS ; MD. Medicine
Occupation	Politician

Vijaykumar Gavit is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Nandurbar.^[2]

Vijaykumar Gavit was welcomed to the party fold by Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Eknath Khadse on 6 September 2014.^[3]

Political career

Vijaykumar Gavit took oath in the new government which has 18 ministers from the Congress and 20 from NCP, including Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on 7 November 2009.^[4]

Political Reception

As Tribal Development Minister Vijaykumar Gavit admitted in the Maharashtra Legislative Council to the prevalence of bonded labour among tribal children in the state. The opposition accused the government of failing to prevent the practice in the state. Bonded labor is legally banned in Maharashtra.^[5]^[6]

Positions held

Within BJP

Legislative

*Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - Since 1995^[7]

Minister of state (Maharashtra) of Health and Family Welfare : 1995–1999.
Minister of state (Maharashtra) of Tribal Affairs: 1999–2004.
Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra (Minister of Tribal Affairs): 2004–2009.
Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra (Minister of Medical Education and Food Production): 2009–2014.
Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra (Minister of Tribal Affairs): 2022

References

^ "Political dynasties in Maharashtra". Hindustantimes. 27 May 2024. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
^ Suryawanshi, Sudhir (10 October 2014). "Gavits are the true tribal leaders of Nandurbar, our work speaks for itself: Vijay Kumar Gavit". DNA. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
^ "Former Maharashtra NCP Minister Vijaykumar Gavit Joins BJP".
^ "Ashok Chavan 37 More Ministers Take Oath in Maharashtra". www.daijiworld.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017.
^ "Tribal girl's death: Maharashtra minister admits she was a bonded labourer". The Indian Express. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
^ "Maharashtra: Govt admits 10-year-old deceased tribal girl was a 'bonded labourer'". Deccan Herald. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
^ "Live Nandurbar (Maharastra) Assembly Election Results 2019 Updates, Winner, Runner-up Candidates 2019 Updates, Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs".

[Political_dynasties_in_Maharashtra-1] "Political dynasties in Maharashtra". Hindustantimes. 27 May 2024. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

[2] Suryawanshi, Sudhir (10 October 2014). "Gavits are the true tribal leaders of Nandurbar, our work speaks for itself: Vijay Kumar Gavit". DNA. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

[3] "Former Maharashtra NCP Minister Vijaykumar Gavit Joins BJP".

[4] "Ashok Chavan 37 More Ministers Take Oath in Maharashtra". www.daijiworld.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017.

[5] "Tribal girl's death: Maharashtra minister admits she was a bonded labourer". The Indian Express. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

[6] "Maharashtra: Govt admits 10-year-old deceased tribal girl was a 'bonded labourer'". Deccan Herald. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

[7] "Live Nandurbar (Maharastra) Assembly Election Results 2019 Updates, Winner, Runner-up Candidates 2019 Updates, Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs".

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