President CIB


President, AIIMS, Bathinda

President CIB



Educational Post Graduate (Political Science) Educated at Maharaja Krishna kumar sinhji Bhavnagar University, Gujarat
Profession Business, Agriculturist/Farmer, Political and Social Worker


Positions Held

30 May 2019 Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
5 July2016 - 30 May 2019 Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
2013 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Textiles
May2015 - July 2015 Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Real Estate (Regulation andDevelopment) Bill
Dec. 2014 - July 2016 Member,National Welfare Board for Seafarers Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
Sept. 2014 - Aug. 2015 Member, Committee on Industry
May 2012 - May 2014 and Sept. 2014 - July 2016 Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
April 2012 Elected to Rajya Sabha
Jan. 2011 - March 2012 Chairman, Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. (a Government Undertaking)
2002 - 2007 Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly