19 Facts About Sudhir Mungantiwar

Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar was born on 30 July 1962 and is a legislator from the state of Maharashtra, India.

Sudhir Mungantiwar holds additional charge as the Guardian Minister of Chandrapur and Wardha districts.

Sudhir Mungantiwar was born on 30 July 1962 in Chandrapur district in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.

Sudhir Mungantiwar started his political career at the age of 17 when he was appointed the Secretary of the Students Union at the Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya in Chandrapur and has remained politically active since then.

Sudhir Mungantiwar completed his MPhil from Nagpur University and in 1993, became the Vice President of the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha in Maharashtra.

Sudhir Mungantiwar continued to rise in the ranks of the Bhartiya Janata Party, becoming the General Secretary of BJP's Maharashtra State unit in 1996 and the National Vice President of Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha in 2001.

In 2010, Mungantiwar was unanimously elected as the Maharashtra State President for the BJP.

Sudhir Mungantiwar replaced senior leader Nitin Gadkari, who became the party's national president.

Sudhir Mungantiwar played a key role in passing landmark decisions like increasing the insurance coverage for government employees and providing 180 days of paid maternity leave to women government employees.

Sudhir Mungantiwar helped set up a 'War Room' in association with the UN to track policy and development projects in the state.

Sudhir Mungantiwar formed committees to recommend measures to improve efficiency and transparency in the areas of governmental procurement, school and college fee structures, and disbursement of scholarships.

Sudhir Mungantiwar led the state government to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Foundation to carry out large scale plantation along the banks of rivers in Maharashtra under an initiative called Rally for Rivers.

Sudhir Mungantiwar approved the establishment of Maharashtra State Zoo Authority, Nature Tourism Board, Mangroves Protection Authority and Maharashtra State Wildlife Fund for better administration and conservation efforts.

Sudhir Mungantiwar helped launch - Maharashtra Harit Sena or Green Army - a volunteer group which aims to participate in plantation and conservation efforts and 'Hello Forest' - a dedicated helpline number for all state-wide forest and conservation related issues.

Over his career in public service, Sudhir Mungantiwar has been awarded many times recognizing his political performance and social initiatives.

Sudhir Mungantiwar was named 'Man of the Year' in 2016 by Lokmat and Junior Chamber International and the 'Best Performing Politician' by the Afternoon Voice in 2015.

Ever since he first assumed office, Sudhir Mungantiwar has been involved in many social initiatives and legislative struggles.

Sudhir Mungantiwar played an important role in the getting the Maharashtra government to rename the Nagpur University as 'Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University' and Amravati University as 'Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University'.

Sudhir Mungantiwar was successful in his legislative struggle to get the city of Ballarpur made into an independent tehsil.