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Who is Jyotiraditya Scindia?

Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia is an Indian politician and Union Minister of Communications. He served as the Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel in the second term of the Narendra Modi government.
 
He was a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha representing the state of Madhya Pradesh from 2020 till his win in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.[1] He is a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing the Guna constituency in Madhya Pradesh from 2002 until his defeat in the 2019 Indian general election, and then since 4 June 2024.


Early life

Scindia was born on January 1, 1971 in Mumbai. He is a grandson of Jiwajirao Scindia, and the son of politician Madhavrao Scindia, the last leader of the princely state of Gwalior during the British Raj in India. Jyotiraditya was momentarily the nominal Crown prince of Gwalior in 1971, until the privy totes and titles of Indian royals were annulled by the government in 1971.
 
He was taught at Campion School, Mumbai and at The Doon School, Dehradun. Scindia got admission to the University of Delhi's St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He then transferred to Harvard College, Harvard University's undergraduate liberal arts college and graduated in BA Economics in 1993. He graduated from Stanford Graduate School of Business with a Master of Business Administration degree in 2001.
 
Political career
Madhavrao Scindia, Scindia's father and a sitting MP, died in an aeroplane crash in Uttar Pradesh on September 30, 2001, leaving the Guna constituency vacant. On 18 December, he officially joined the INC and vowed to maintain the "secular, liberal and social justice values" of his dad. Scindia served as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from 2002 until his defeat in the Indian general election in 2019. He represented the Guna constituency in Madhya Pradesh at that time. He has been a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2020 and was previously a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) from 2001 to 2020. While from the INC, he served as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and Corporate in the second Manmohan Singh ministry from 2012 to 2014.
 
 He served as the Minister of State for Communication in 2007, later as minister of state independent charge for Power in a cabinet reshuffle which drafted various more youthful politicians into the Indian cabinet, including two different scions of regal families, RPN Singh and Jitendra Singh.
 
He was elected from Guna in 2014. He was defeated by Krishna Pal Singh Yadav for his seat in 2019. In 2019, he was designated as General Secretary in-charge for Uttar Pradesh West alongside Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
 
Scinidia left Congress on March 10, 2020, citing discontent with INC leadership. After that, a statement from the Congress party said that he had been “kicked out” for "anti-party activities." On March 11, 2020, he joined the BJP. In addition to him, his other loyal MLAs quit the INC and their positions.

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Scindia also said that the government under PM Modi was committed to the progress of the nation and believed in 100 percent saturation of all schemes

Updated On: 18 Dec 2024 | 1:19 PM IST

The company said that it has deployed 15 mobile towers in Kupwara, Baramulla and Bandipore districts

Updated On: 18 Dec 2024 | 12:44 PM IST

Scindia said that the manufacturing zone is the next step following the establishment of the one lakh BSNL towers across the country and the upgrade of 5G technology

Updated On: 18 Dec 2024 | 9:50 AM IST

Scindia emphasised the efforts of the Home Ministry in setting up a network to tackle cyber fraud which had helped to prevent fraud worth Rs 4,000 crore

Updated On: 18 Dec 2024 | 9:46 AM IST

The minister said the shift is particularly relevant in the context of e-commerce growth

Updated On: 14 Dec 2024 | 2:51 PM IST

Speaking at the India Economic Enclave 2024, the minister said India Post has about 6,40,000 points of sales across the country and no one in the world can match its scale

Updated On: 13 Dec 2024 | 8:54 PM IST

Scindia said there is a scientific argument and then an economic argument linked to the spectrum allocation

Updated On: 13 Dec 2024 | 8:22 PM IST

He said that in 70 years of the previous regime, there were 74 airports which have been more than doubled to 157 under the Modi government

Updated On: 13 Dec 2024 | 1:20 PM IST

As soon as the House met, some members belonging to the ruling alliance stood up to raise the issue of the remarks made by Banerjee

Updated On: 12 Dec 2024 | 12:10 PM IST

The All India Trinamool Congress member alleged non-cooperation by the central government during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai countered it, saying it was

Updated On: 11 Dec 2024 | 5:24 PM IST

Despite these setbacks, there has been some success in breeding, with 17 cubs born in India and 12 of them surviving, bringing the current cheetah population in Kuno, including cubs, to 24

Updated On: 28 Nov 2024 | 10:45 AM IST

Mawkdok is a popular viewpoint, and is a must stop destination for tourist during their visit to Sohra tourism circuit

Updated On: 16 Nov 2024 | 2:05 PM IST

Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the North East Region has witnessed significant development in the last decade under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Updated On: 15 Nov 2024 | 6:47 AM IST

The minister said the satellite internet services provider is in process of completing all the requirements

Updated On: 12 Nov 2024 | 5:44 PM IST

Bharti Group-backed OneWeb and Jio Satcom have received permits for satcom services but their parent firms have opposed allocation of spectrum without auction for mobility services

Updated On: 12 Nov 2024 | 5:41 PM IST

The government has put in a new software where it is integrating law enforcement agencies as well as banks, he said, adding that '520 agencies have been onboarded'

Updated On: 10 Nov 2024 | 11:58 AM IST

Satellite broadband spectrum to be allocated, Trai to set price, said telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

Updated On: 07 Nov 2024 | 4:59 PM IST

Responding to Scindia's post, Pawan Khera said, 'His Highness Scindia ji, you took Rahul ji's attack on the monopolistic corporation a little too personally'

Updated On: 07 Nov 2024 | 2:52 PM IST

The minister said that technology unfolds tremendous opportunities, but must also have in its heart the concepts of inclusion, the concept of equity, the concept of progress and concept of ethics

Updated On: 24 Oct 2024 | 9:16 PM IST

Speaking at Express Adda, he said Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is offering telephone services in remotest village and a network upgrade is improving its service

Updated On: 23 Oct 2024 | 11:18 PM IST