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Mansukh L Mandaviya takes charge as MoS Min of Road Transport

He also took charge as the Minister of State (MoS) in Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers on Monday

Mansukh Mandaviya

Mansukh Mandaviya

Press Trust of India New Delhi
on Monday took charge as the Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping.

A Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat, Mandaviya has been a member of Parliamentary Committees such as the Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas, Chemicals and Fertilisers, the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha on the Real Estate Bill and the National Welfare Board for Seafarers, an official statement said.

Earlier, he was the Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 2002-2007 and the Chairman of Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation from January 2011 to March 2012, it added.
 

He also took charge as the Minister of State (MoS) in Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers on Monday.

Speaking to reporters after assuming charge, Mandaviya said in the last two years there has been a dramatic improvement in the socio-economic conditions in the country.

Mandaviya, who hails from Bhavnagar district in Gujarat, is a businessman, agriculturist, political and social worker.

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First Published: Jul 11 2016 | 6:13 PM IST

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