Basic Information :
[ MLA ]
Vasundhara Raje
Vasundhara - Raje
Sunday, March 8, 1953
bjp.raje@gmail.com
829047788
Jhalrapatan
Vasundhara Raje Scindia, born on 8 March 1953, is an Indian politician who has held two terms as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. She was previously a minister in the Union Cabinet of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and was India’s first Minister of Small Scale Industries and Agro and Rural Industries. She is currently one of the national vice presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). A member of the Scindia family, she is also the matriarch of the Bamraulia family of Dholpur.
Vasundhara Raje is current MLA from Jhalrapatan []. She belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party [ BJP ].
Vasundhara Raje is current MLA from Jhalrapatan []. She belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party [ BJP ].
AWARDS
INTERNATIONAL- Smt. Vasundhara Raje awarded the ‘Women Together’ Award under the aegis of United Nations for encouraging khadi products and kota doria.
- Rajasthan honoured with International UNESCO Confucius award 2006, an International Literacy Award. Rajasthan is the only state to have been given this award.
- Shipra Path Police station (ISO certified police station) in Jaipur stood first amongst the four best police stations selected globally, according to the Regional Report-Asia of police station Visitors wees. Only police station in the country to have received this award.
- Rajasthan has been polled among the best tourist destination in Asia by TravelAsia.com
NATIONAL
- Hanumangarh awarded the ‘Satyen Maitra’ award for 2006 and Chittorgarh in 2007 for remarkable achievement in the field of literacy.
- 41 police stations of the State received ISO certificates.
- “Aarakshi”, the web based software of the police department awarded the model e-governance prize in the 9th National E-Governance Conference.
- ‘Anywhere Registry Project’ bagged medal for Best Practices in citizen-centric delivery during the National E-Governance seminar organized by Govt. of India.
- ‘E-Mitra’ project awarded medal in Feb 2007 for Best Practices in citizen-centric service delivery during the National E-Governance Seminar organized by the Govt. of India.
- Under the ‘Total Sanitation Campaign’, 23 gram panchayats of 9 districts of Rajasthan selected for the first time for “Nirmal Gram Puruskar” for the year 2006.
- Rajasthan held the 1st position in the ‘India Tech Excellency Awards’ in the category of rural and urban infrastructure.
- 1st place in the ‘India Tech Excellency Awards’ for distinct achievements in watershed development works
- The National Productivity Council, New Delhi awarded the Banseli water-shed development works
- Rajasthan recognized as the most popular region of South Asia by the South Asian Tour and Travel Exchange
- Suratgarh Thermal Power Station awarded shield by Govt. of India in March 2007 for outstanding production.
- Rajasthan awarded cash prize of Rs. 1 crore by the Govt. of India for successful implementation of the “Rabi Campaign 2004-05”.
- 9th October 2007 CRISIL JNNURM awards, Rajasthan has been declared the best performing state after Orissa in Urban Reforms Initiatives. Ajmer Nagar Palika has won the first prize in the ‘other cities’ category. Raipur, Chattisgarh came second.
Personal Information:
- Full Name: Vasundhara Raje Scindia.
- Education: She completed her school education at Presentation Convent, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, and later graduated with economics and political science degrees from the Sophia College for Women, Mumbai.
- Birthdate: 8 March 1953.
- Address: Dholpur, Rajasthan, India.
- Spouse: She was married to Maharaj Rana Hemant Singh, of the royal Dholpur family, but they separated a year later.
- Children: She has a son, Dushyant Singh, who was elected to the Lok Sabha from her former constituency, Jhalawar.
- Work/Profession: She is a politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).