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{{short description|Indian politician and social activist}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|image =[[File:Nitin Raut.jpeg|Nitin Raut|200px]]
|office = [[Cabinet Minister]] of [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Renewable Energy and Energy Department]] of [[Government of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-power-minister-nitin-raut-considering-free-power-upto-100-units-2176808 |title=Considering Free Electricity Upto 100 Units: Maharashtra Minister |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
|term_start = 28 November 2019
| term_end =
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| governor = [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| predecessor = [[Chandrashekhar Bawankule]]
| successor =
|office1 = Guardian minister of Nagpur District
[[Government of Maharashtra]]
|constituency1 = [[Nagpur North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur North]]
| term_start1 = 09 January 2020
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =

|office2 = Member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
|term_start2 = 26 November 2019
|term_end2 =
|predecessor2 = [[Milind Mane]]
|successor2 =
|constituency2 = [[Nagpur North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur North]]
|office3 =
|term_start3 = 1999
|term_end3 = 2014
|predecessor3 = Badhel Bhola Janglu
|successor3 = [[Milind Mane]]
|constituency23 = [[Nagpur North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur North]]
|birth_date = 9 October 1952
|birth_place = [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
|occupation = Business
|children = Deeksha Raut Ramteke, Kunal Raut
|party = [[Indian National Congress]]
|education = B.A., B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., F.P.C, M.F.A, C.P.L.
|alma_mater = [[Nagpur University]]
|profession = [[Politician]], Social activism
|spouse = Sumedha Raut
|parents = Kashinath Raut (father)
|relatives =
|website =
}}
'''Dr. Nitin Kashinath Raut ''' is an Indian politician and social activist from [[Maharashtra]]. He is currently serving as a [[Union Council of Ministers|Cabinet minister]] in the [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry]], [[Government of Maharashtra]]. He is the Working President of the [[Indian National Congress]] party Maharashtra and Chairman AICC (All India Congress Committee) for SC Department. He was the [[Cabinet (government)|Cabinet]] Minister of Employment Guarantee and Water Conservation in the [[Government of Maharashtra]], [[India]] until 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/government/MinisterEng.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=17 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229102325/http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/government/MinisterEng.pdf |archivedate=29 December 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-news-know-about-nitin-raut-maharashtra-new-minister-from-congress-2140883 |title=Know About Congress Leader Nitin Raut, Maharashtra's New Minister |website=NDTV.com |access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref>

He earned a B.A in commercial aviation.

==Political career==

He was elected to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nagpur North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur North]] constituency, in [[Nagpur district]] consecutively in the 1999,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S13/partycomp133.htm|title=State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 133-Nagpur North Constituency of Maharashtra|website=eci.nic.in|access-date=2016-05-23}}</ref> 2004<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_MH_2004.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2004 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MAHARASHTRA]</ref> and 2009 elections.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.drnitinraut.org/eng/index.php/2013-12-11-09-04-11/2013-12-11-09-05-17 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=21 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822021726/http://www.drnitinraut.org/eng/index.php/2013-12-11-09-04-11/2013-12-11-09-05-17 |archivedate=22 August 2014 }}</ref> As of 2014 he served as a Maharashtra Cabinet Minister for Employment Guarantee Scheme and [[Water conservation|Water Conservation]]. He was Former Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, and Fisheries, Home, Jail, State Labor and Excise Department.<ref name=":0" />

During his tenure, Nitin Raut published books and won awards for his contribution.
Prominent face of Congress from Vidarbha.
Currently cabinet minister of Maharashtra

==Held positions==
* 1999 – 2004: Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] (1st term)<ref name="tv9marathi.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv9marathi.com/latest-news/nitin-raut-profile-nitin-raut-age-nitin-raut-caste-nitin-raut-wife-nitin-raut-son-147255.html|title=Nitin Raut Profile : नितीन राऊत यांचा परिचय|date=28 November 2019}}</ref>
* 2004 – 2009: Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] (2nd term)<ref name="tv9marathi.com"/>
* 2008 - 2009 : [[Maharashtra]] [[state minister]] for Department of Home, Prison, State Labor and Excise<ref name="tv9marathi.com"/>
* 2009 – 2014: Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] (3rd term)<ref name="tv9marathi.com"/>
* 2009 - 2014 : [[Maharashtra]] [[Cabinet minister]] for Horticulture, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Employment Guarantee Scheme and Water Resources<ref name="tv9marathi.com"/>
*2009-Appointed as guardian minister of [[Yavatmal]] District<ref>https://www.esakal.com/vidarbha/nitin-raut-sworn-cabinet-minister-maharashtra-239441?amp#aoh=16105500291494&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s</ref>
*2019 – current: Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] (4th term)
* 2019 – 2019 : [[Cabinet minister]] for Public Works (excluding PSUs), Tribal Development, Women and Child Development, Textiles, Relief and Rehabilitation, Other Backward Classes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Deprived Castes, Nomadic Tribes and Special Backward Classes Welfare<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv9marathi.com/politics/cm-uddhav-thackeray-maharashtra-portfolio-allocation-which-minister-get-ministry-152114.html|title = ठाकरे सरकारचे खाते वाटप जाहीर, कोणत्या मंत्र्यांकडे कोणतं खातं?|date = 12 December 2019}}</ref>
*2019 – current: [[Maharashtra]] [[Cabinet Minister]] for Renewable Energy and Energy Department<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/nagpur/dr-nitin-raut-has-directed-prepare-plan-of-work-related-to-electricity-for-sc-and-sc-constituency-says-energy-minister-nitin-raut/articleshow/80149089.cms|title = पायाभूत आराखडा तयार करा; ऊर्जामंत्री डॉ. नितीन राऊत यांचे आदेश}}</ref>
*2020- Appointed as guardian minister of [[Nagpur]] district<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.esakal.com/maharashtra/district-wise-list-new-guardian-ministers-released-maharashtra-state-250419|title = नवीन पालकमंत्र्यांची जिल्हानिहाय यादी जाहीर; पाहा कोणत्या जिल्ह्याला कोण पालकमंत्री}}</ref>

===Legislative Council positions===
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*Member, Statutory Committee SC/ST Welfare
* Member, Statutory Committee Employment Guarantee Scheme
* Member, Statutory Standing Committee, Home department
* Member, Statutory Committee Reservation Act
* Member, Statutory Committee Theft of Forest Products
* Member, Statutory Committee Employment and Self Employment
* Member, Statutory Committee Joint Selection Committee, Andh Shraddha Nirmulan
* Member, Publishing society of Dr, Babasaheb Ambedkar's writings and speeches, Maharashtra state
* Member, DUDA
* Chairman and former trustee, Nagpur Improvement Trust
* President, Advisory Committee, MSRTC
* Chairman, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Visitor's Board\
* Chairman, Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana
* Chairman, Food and Civil Supplies District Committee

===Party posts===
*Working President, Maharashtra State Congress Committee
* Vice president, Maharashtra State Congress Committee
* Member, AICC, Since 2001.
* Former Joint secretary, Maharashtra State Congress Committee.
* PCC In-Charge / Districts: 1. Bhandara, 2. Gondia, 3. Pimpri Chinchwad, 4, Navi Mumbai.
* Member, MPCC, Major Group.
* Member, MPCC Media Committee.
* Member, State Policy Committee.
* Member of the Jail Bharo Movement, for the great and adorable leader Indira Gandhi.
* AICC Inspector, Jharkhand Assembly Election 2005.
* AICC Inspector, West Bengal Assembly Elections 2006.
* AICC Inspector, Gujarat Assembly Elections 2007.
* AICC Inspector, Goa assembly Elections 2007.
* AICC Inspector, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Elections 2008.
* Active participation in the campaigns of Madhya Pradesh Assembly and General Elections. Apart from politics, his other interests involve social work; which he carries out through an NGO, Sankalp.
* Educational qualifications

=== Other positions ===

He became the Vice President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) in 2001.

He served as the General Secretary MPCC.

He is an active member of the MPCC Core Group and Media Committee.

He began serving as a member of the All India Congress Committee in 2001.

==Books and publications==
* ''Buddhist Marriage and Succession Act, 2007''
* ''Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's views on Birth Control and its Relevance with Modern India''
* ''Buddhism and Dalit: Social Philosophy and Tradition''

== Personal life ==
Raut's mother's name is Tuljabai and father's name is Kashinath Raut. He is married to Mrs Sumedha Raut. They Have a daughter Diksha Raut and a son Kunal Raut. Raut is an [[Ambedkarism|Ambedkarite]] and [[Buddhist]]. His family, inspired by [[B. R. Ambedkar]], follows [[Buddhism]] and he strongly believes in [[Buddhist philosophy]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/Ministers-pilot-daughter-gets-kidnap-threat/articleshow/15948824.cms |title=Nitin Rauts family |last=Aug 22 |website=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref>

==Social work==
Nitin Raut carries out social work through 'Sankalp', an NGO that works to aid Dalits and other downtrodden people. It provides relief to victims of natural and man-made calamities such as floods and communal riots.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-10-10 |title=City gets ready for Dhamma Diwas ‘Power Show’ at Deekshabhoomi; Nitin Raut’s Sankalp Foundation all set for massive ‘bhojandaan’ |language=en-US |url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/city-gets-ready-for-dhamma-diwas-power-show-at-deekshabhoomi-nitin-rauts-sankalp-foundation-all-set-for-massive-bhojandaan/10101813 |access-date=2021-12-27}}</ref>

==Awards==
* 2002: “Man Of The Year 2002” award by the Biographical Society, USA
* 2009: “Vijay Ratna Puraskar” by the A.I. Bhikku Sangha, [[Bodh Gaya|Buddha Gaya]], [[Bihar]]

==References==
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