Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
Hansraj Ahir is an Indian politician and current Chairman of the National Commission for Backward classes. He is a former Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers in the First Modi Ministry. He was the former member of the 16th Lok Sabha in India. He was member of 11th Lok Sabha, 14th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha. He is famous for exposing Coal Mining Scam specially pouni-3 in WCL.
Hansraj Ahir | |
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| Minister of State, for Home Affairs | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Rajnath Singh |
| Preceded by | Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary |
| Succeeded by | G Kishan Reddy Nityanand Rai |
| MoS for Chemicals & Fertilizers | |
| In office 9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Ananth Kumar |
| Preceded by | Nihalchand |
| Succeeded by | Mansukh Mandaviya |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Naresh Puglia |
| Succeeded by | Suresh Dhanorkar |
| Constituency | Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Shantaram Potdukhe |
| Succeeded by | Naresh Puglia |
| Constituency | Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 1994–1996 | |
| Constituency | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hansraj Gangaram Ahir 11 November 1954 Nanded, Bombay State, India |
| Spouse |
Lata Ahir (m. 1990) |
| Children | Raghuveer, Shyamal, Sanjivani Ahir |
| Residence | Chandrapur |
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Ahir frequently requested details of coal mining to Prime Minister of India office but he didn't succeed. Finally he (along with Prakash Javadekar) requested Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for an inquiry. Based on this, CVC ordered a CBI inquiry.
He has been honoured with Sansad Ratna Award in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.