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	'''Prakash Keshav Javadekar''' (born 30 January 1951) is an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) who previously served as the [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change\|Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]], [[Minister of Information and Broadcasting]] and [[Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises]] between 2014 to 2021.		'''Prakash Keshav Javadekar''' (born 30 January 1951) <ref>{{Cite web\|title=Prakash Javadekar Biography - Age, Education, Family, Political Life\|url=https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/prakash-javadekar.html\|access-date=2021-09-09\|website=www.elections.in}}</ref> is an Indian politician. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) who previously served as the [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change\|Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]], [[Minister of Information and Broadcasting]] and [[Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises]] between 2014 and 2021.

	Javadekar was elected to the upper house [[Rajya Sabha]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Maharashtra]] in 2008, and re-elected from [[Madhya Pradesh]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/javadekar-nominated-bjps-rajya-sabha-member-from-maharashtra_10029181.html\|title=Javadekar nominated BJP's Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra\|work=Thaindian News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/prakash-javadekar-files-rajya-sabha-nomination-from-mp-1560251.html\|title=Prakash Javadekar files Rajya Sabha nomination from MP\|work=Firstpost\|date=7 June 2014}}</ref>		Javadekar was elected to the upper house [[Rajya Sabha]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Maharashtra]] in 2008, and re-elected from [[Madhya Pradesh]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/javadekar-nominated-bjps-rajya-sabha-member-from-maharashtra_10029181.html\|title=Javadekar nominated BJP's Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra\|work=Thaindian News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/prakash-javadekar-files-rajya-sabha-nomination-from-mp-1560251.html\|title=Prakash Javadekar files Rajya Sabha nomination from MP\|work=Firstpost\|date=7 June 2014}}</ref>

	Following the victory of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the [[2014 Indian General Election]], he was appointed Minister State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is also a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs,<ref name="sarkaritel.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.sarkaritel.com/ministries/ministrydetail.php?min_id=28\|title=Sarkaritel.com, : Ministries, Government of India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting}}</ref> and briefly held the portfolio of Information and Broadcasting.<ref name="mpa.nic.in">[http://www.mpa.nic.in/MPA/photo_new.aspx] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519104400/http://www.mpa.nic.in/MPA/photo_new.aspx \|date=19 May 2014 }}</ref>		Following the victory of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the [[2014 Indian General Election]], he was appointed Minister State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]. He is also a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs,<ref name="sarkaritel.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.sarkaritel.com/ministries/ministrydetail.php?min_id=28\|title=Sarkaritel.com, : Ministries, Government of India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting}}</ref> and briefly held the portfolio of Information and Broadcasting.<ref name="mpa.nic.in">[http://www.mpa.nic.in/MPA/photo_new.aspx] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519104400/http://www.mpa.nic.in/MPA/photo_new.aspx \|date=19 May 2014 }}</ref>

	Javadekar is an official [[spokesperson]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]].<ref name="prakash javadekar - Bio">{{cite web\|title=prakash javadekar - Bio \|url=http://www.prakashjavadekar.com/sketch.htm \|access-date=31 May 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628110916/http://www.prakashjavadekar.com/sketch.htm \|archive-date=28 June 2012 }}</ref>		Javadekar is an official [[spokesperson]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]].<ref name="prakash javadekar - Bio">{{cite web\|title=prakash javadekar - Bio \|url=http://www.prakashjavadekar.com/sketch.htm \|access-date=31 May 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628110916/http://www.prakashjavadekar.com/sketch.htm \|archive-date=28 June 2012 }}</ref>

	He is married to ~~Dr.~~ Prachee Javadekar and has two sons. He also has a brother, Suhas Javadekar.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=COVER STORY : Freedom of space\|url=https://corporatecitizen.in/v2-issue19/cover-story-freedom-of-space.html\|access-date=2020-07-01\|website=corporatecitizen.in}}</ref>		He is married to Prachee Javadekar and has two sons. He also has a brother, Suhas Javadekar.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=COVER STORY : Freedom of space\|url=https://corporatecitizen.in/v2-issue19/cover-story-freedom-of-space.html\|access-date=2020-07-01\|website=corporatecitizen.in}}</ref>

	== Education ==		== Education ==
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	== Political career ==		== Political career ==
	[[File:Shri Prakash Javadekar taking charge as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in New Delhi on May 29, 2014.jpg\|thumb\|~~Shri~~ Prakash Javadekar taking charge as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in New Delhi on May 29, 2014]]		[[File:Shri Prakash Javadekar taking charge as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in New Delhi on May 29, 2014.jpg\|thumb\|Prakash Javadekar taking charge as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in New Delhi on May 29, 2014]]
	[[File:Shri Prakash Javadekar takes charge as Union Minister for Human Resource Development, in New Delhi on July 07, 2016.jpg\|thumb\|~~Shri~~ Prakash Javadekar takes charge as Union Minister for Human Resource Development, in New Delhi on July 07, 2016]]		[[File:Shri Prakash Javadekar takes charge as Union Minister for Human Resource Development, in New Delhi on July 07, 2016.jpg\|thumb\|Prakash Javadekar takes charge as Union Minister for Human Resource Development, in New Delhi on July 07, 2016]]
	Active in politics since his college days, Javadekar was a member of ABVP, the student union. During the [[The Emergency (India)\|Emergency]] declared by Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] between ~~1975–77~~, Javadekar participated in student movements against the government~~. During this period, he led a satyagraha non-violent movement in Pune and was arrested for several months~~.		Active in politics since his college days, Javadekar was a member of ABVP, the student union. During the [[The Emergency (India)\|Emergency]] declared by Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] between 1975 and 1977, Javadekar participated in student movements against the government.

	From 1984-1990, Javadekar was a National Secretary and then General Secretary in the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. In 1989, he was appointed State Secretary and Campaign Chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra, a position he held till 1995. Javadekar was elected to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]] between 1990 and 2002. He also occupied the positions of the Executive President of the State Planning Board and then Chairman of the Task Force on IT in the [[Government of Maharashtra]].		From 1984 to 1990, Javadekar was a National Secretary and then General Secretary in the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]. In 1989, he was appointed State Secretary and Campaign Chief of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in Maharashtra, a position he held till 1995. Javadekar was elected to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]] between 1990 and 2002. He also occupied the positions of the Executive President of the State Planning Board and then Chairman of the Task Force on IT in the [[Government of Maharashtra]].

	In 2008, Javadekar was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Maharashtra]]. He was re-elected from [[Madhya Pradesh]] in 2014.		In 2008, Javadekar was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Maharashtra]]. He was re-elected from [[Madhya Pradesh]] in 2014.

	Following the victory of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the [[2014 Indian General Election]], Javadekar was appointed Minister State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was also appointed as a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs.<ref name="sarkaritel.com"/> He led the Indian delegation to the [[2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference]].		Following the victory of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the [[2014 Indian General Election]], Javadekar was appointed Minister State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change by [[Narendra Modi\|Prime Minister Narendra Modi]]. He was also appointed as a Minister of State for [[Parliamentary Affairs]].<ref name="sarkaritel.com"/> He led the Indian delegation to the [[2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference]].

	Between May to November 2014, he was also Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting.<ref name="mpa.nic.in"/> After taking charge of his ministry, Javadekar notably said that “the media itself suffices for self-regulation. Institutions are important for the functioning of democracy and priorities would be worked out after due consultation with the stakeholders”.		Between May to November 2014, he was also Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting.<ref name="mpa.nic.in"/> After taking charge of his ministry, Javadekar notably said that “the media itself suffices for self-regulation. Institutions are important for the functioning of democracy and priorities would be worked out after due consultation with the stakeholders”.

	Javadekar is now the Human Resource and Development Minister of India and also a veteran spokesperson of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Before becoming a National Spokesperson, he was also a Spokesperson for the Maharashtra BJP. He has also previously in-charge of the BJP's Economic Forum and Cells related to the economy.		Javadekar is now the Human Resource and Development Minister of India and also a veteran spokesperson of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Before becoming a National Spokesperson, he was also a Spokesperson for the [[Maharashtra]] BJP. He has also previously in-charge of the BJP's Economic Forum and Cells related to the economy.

	On 31 May 2012, based on Javadekar's complaints about various [[Coal Mining Scam\|irregularities in coal mining]], the [[Central Vigilance Commission]] (CVC) directed a [[Central Bureau of Investigation\|CBI]] enquiry. He said,"We have made a formal complaint to CVC because there were so many glaring lacunae which needed to be probed. If the inquiry has been ordered, it's good."<ref name="CVC asks CBI to probe alleged coal scam despite UPA govt's attempt to brush it under the carpet">{{cite news\|title=CVC asks CBI to probe alleged coal scam despite UPA govt's attempt to brush it under the carpet\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cvc-refers-alleged-coal-scam-to-cbi-for-preliminary-inquiry/1/198459.html\|date=31 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="CVC Refers Coal Block Allocation Case to CBI">{{cite news\|title=CVC Refers Coal Block Allocation Case to CBI\|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=764309\|newspaper=Outlook India\|date=31 May 2012\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531180317/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=764309\|archive-date=31 May 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		On 31 May 2012, based on Javadekar's complaints about various [[Coal Mining Scam\|irregularities in coal mining]], the [[Central Vigilance Commission]] (CVC) directed a [[Central Bureau of Investigation\|CBI]] enquiry. He said,"We have made a formal complaint to CVC because there were so many glaring lacunae which needed to be probed. If the inquiry has been ordered, it's good."<ref name="CVC asks CBI to probe alleged coal scam despite UPA govt's attempt to brush it under the carpet">{{cite news\|title=CVC asks CBI to probe alleged coal scam despite UPA govt's attempt to brush it under the carpet\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cvc-refers-alleged-coal-scam-to-cbi-for-preliminary-inquiry/1/198459.html\|date=31 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="CVC Refers Coal Block Allocation Case to CBI">{{cite news\|title=CVC Refers Coal Block Allocation Case to CBI\|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=764309\|newspaper=Outlook India\|date=31 May 2012\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531180317/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=764309\|archive-date=31 May 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Javadekar's wife ~~Dr.~~ Prachee Javadekar is an education researcher and consultant and is a former Director of Indira Institute of Management, Pune. He has two sons: ~~Dr.~~ Ashutosh Javadekar who is a dentist and an artist, and Apoorva Javadekar, who is Assistant Professor of Finance at [[Indian School of Business]].<ref>{{citation \|title=Apoorva Javadekar Profile\|url=https://www.isb.edu/faculty-research/faculty/directory/javadekar-apoorva \|work=[[Indian School of Business\|ISB]]}}</ref> On 16 April 2021, he tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web\|author=Staff Writer\|date=2021-04-16\|title=Union Minister Prakash Javadekar tests positive for Covid-19\|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/prakash-javadekar-tests-positive-for-covid19-11618574754633.html\|access-date=2021-04-16\|website=mint\|language=en}}</ref>		Javadekar's wife Prachee Javadekar is an education researcher and consultant and is a former Director of [[Indian Institutes of Management\|Indira Institute of Management]], [[Pune]]. He has two sons: Ashutosh Javadekar who is a dentist and an artist, and Apoorva Javadekar, who is Assistant Professor of Finance at [[Indian School of Business]].<ref>{{citation \|title=Apoorva Javadekar Profile\|url=https://www.isb.edu/faculty-research/faculty/directory/javadekar-apoorva \|work=[[Indian School of Business\|ISB]]}}</ref> On 16 April 2021, he tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web\|author=Staff Writer\|date=2021-04-16\|title=Union Minister Prakash Javadekar tests positive for Covid-19\|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/prakash-javadekar-tests-positive-for-covid19-11618574754633.html\|access-date=2021-04-16\|website=mint\|language=en}}</ref>

	== Positions held ==		== Positions held ==

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| office = [[Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
| predecessor = [[Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore]]
| successor = [[Anurag Singh Thakur]]
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start = 30 May 2019
| term_end = 7 July 2021
| predecessor1 = [[Manish Tewari]]
| successor1 = [[Arun Jaitley]]
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
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| term_end1 = 9 November 2014
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| term_start2 = 30 May 2019
| term_end2 = 7 July 2021
| primeminister2 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor2 = [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Harsh Vardhan]]
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| term_end3 = 5 July 2016
| primeminister3 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor3 = [[Veerappa Moily]]
| successor3 = [[Anil Madhav Dave]]
| office4 = [[Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises]]
| primeminister4 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor4 = [[Arvind Sawant]]
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| term_start4 = 12 November 2019
| term_end4 = 7 July 2021
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| term_start5 = 5 July 2016
| term_end5 = 30 May 2019
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| successor5 = [[Ramesh Pokhriyal]]
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| successor6 = [[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]]
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| spouse = Prachee
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Suhas Javadekar]] (brother)
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'''Prakash Keshav Javadekar''' (born 30 January 1951) is an [[India]]n politician. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) who previously served as the [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]], [[Minister of Information and Broadcasting]] and [[Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises]] between 2014 to 2021.

Javadekar was elected to the upper house [[Rajya Sabha]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Maharashtra]] in 2008, and re-elected from [[Madhya Pradesh]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/javadekar-nominated-bjps-rajya-sabha-member-from-maharashtra_10029181.html|title=Javadekar nominated BJP's Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra|work=Thaindian News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/prakash-javadekar-files-rajya-sabha-nomination-from-mp-1560251.html|title=Prakash Javadekar files Rajya Sabha nomination from MP|work=Firstpost|date=7 June 2014}}</ref>

Following the victory of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the [[2014 Indian General Election]], he was appointed Minister State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is also a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs,<ref name="sarkaritel.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.sarkaritel.com/ministries/ministrydetail.php?min_id=28|title=Sarkaritel.com, : Ministries, Government of India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting}}</ref> and briefly held the portfolio of Information and Broadcasting.<ref name="mpa.nic.in">[http://www.mpa.nic.in/MPA/photo_new.aspx] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519104400/http://www.mpa.nic.in/MPA/photo_new.aspx |date=19 May 2014 }}</ref>

Javadekar is an official [[spokesperson]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]].<ref name="prakash javadekar - Bio">{{cite web|title=prakash javadekar - Bio |url=http://www.prakashjavadekar.com/sketch.htm |access-date=31 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628110916/http://www.prakashjavadekar.com/sketch.htm |archive-date=28 June 2012 }}</ref>

He is married to Dr. Prachee Javadekar and has two sons. He also has a brother, Suhas Javadekar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=COVER STORY : Freedom of space|url=https://corporatecitizen.in/v2-issue19/cover-story-freedom-of-space.html|access-date=2020-07-01|website=corporatecitizen.in}}</ref>

== Education ==
Javadekar has a [[Bachelor of Commerce|B.Com.(Hons)]] from the [[University of Pune]].<ref name=et0716>{{citation |title=Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised? |url=http://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cabinet-reshuffle-modi-governments-got-talent-but-is-it-being-fully-utilised/articleshow/53132757.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=10 July 2016 |last1=Layak |first1=Suman }}</ref><ref name="archive.india.gov.in">http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2050</ref>

== Political career ==
[[File:Shri Prakash Javadekar taking charge as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in New Delhi on May 29, 2014.jpg|thumb|Shri Prakash Javadekar taking charge as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in New Delhi on May 29, 2014]]
[[File:Shri Prakash Javadekar takes charge as Union Minister for Human Resource Development, in New Delhi on July 07, 2016.jpg|thumb|Shri Prakash Javadekar takes charge as Union Minister for Human Resource Development, in New Delhi on July 07, 2016]]
Active in politics since his college days, Javadekar was a member of ABVP, the student union. During the [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency]] declared by Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] between 1975–77, Javadekar participated in student movements against the government. During this period, he led a satyagraha non-violent movement in Pune and was arrested for several months.

From 1984-1990, Javadekar was a National Secretary and then General Secretary in the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. In 1989, he was appointed State Secretary and Campaign Chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra, a position he held till 1995. Javadekar was elected to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]] between 1990 and 2002. He also occupied the positions of the Executive President of the State Planning Board and then Chairman of the Task Force on IT in the [[Government of Maharashtra]].

In 2008, Javadekar was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Maharashtra]]. He was re-elected from [[Madhya Pradesh]] in 2014.

Following the victory of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the [[2014 Indian General Election]], Javadekar was appointed Minister State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was also appointed as a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs.<ref name="sarkaritel.com"/> He led the Indian delegation to the [[2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference]].

Between May to November 2014, he was also Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting.<ref name="mpa.nic.in"/> After taking charge of his ministry, Javadekar notably said that “the media itself suffices for self-regulation. Institutions are important for the functioning of democracy and priorities would be worked out after due consultation with the stakeholders”.

Javadekar is now the Human Resource and Development Minister of India and also a veteran spokesperson of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Before becoming a National Spokesperson, he was also a Spokesperson for the Maharashtra BJP. He has also previously in-charge of the BJP's Economic Forum and Cells related to the economy.

On 31 May 2012, based on Javadekar's complaints about various [[Coal Mining Scam|irregularities in coal mining]], the [[Central Vigilance Commission]] (CVC) directed a [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] enquiry. He said,"We have made a formal complaint to CVC because there were so many glaring lacunae which needed to be probed. If the inquiry has been ordered, it's good."<ref name="CVC asks CBI to probe alleged coal scam despite UPA govt's attempt to brush it under the carpet">{{cite news|title=CVC asks CBI to probe alleged coal scam despite UPA govt's attempt to brush it under the carpet|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cvc-refers-alleged-coal-scam-to-cbi-for-preliminary-inquiry/1/198459.html|date=31 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="CVC Refers Coal Block Allocation Case to CBI">{{cite news|title=CVC Refers Coal Block Allocation Case to CBI|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=764309|newspaper=Outlook India|date=31 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531180317/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=764309|archive-date=31 May 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Javdekar's ministry conducts a common admission process for national institutes via the [[Joint Seat Allocation Authority]]. In 2016 more than 3000 seats were still vacant in the 92 institutes involved in the system, leading to calls for a further round of placements to fill the vacancies. To date the ministry has refused to conduct a "spot round" of further placements.<ref name="Engg Careers 360">{{cite web|title=3000 seats vacant In NIT /IIIT/GFTI; joint careers 360 initiative|url=http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/3000-seats-vacant-in-nits-iiits-gftis-join-careers360-campaign-demand-spot-round|publisher=Careers360|access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref>

In May 2019, Javadekar became the Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information and Broadcasting.<ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Javadekar's wife Dr. Prachee Javadekar is an education researcher and consultant and is a former Director of Indira Institute of Management, Pune. He has two sons: Dr. Ashutosh Javadekar who is a dentist and an artist, and Apoorva Javadekar, who is Assistant Professor of Finance at [[Indian School of Business]].<ref>{{citation |title=Apoorva Javadekar Profile|url=https://www.isb.edu/faculty-research/faculty/directory/javadekar-apoorva |work=[[Indian School of Business|ISB]]}}</ref> On 16 April 2021, he tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Writer|date=2021-04-16|title=Union Minister Prakash Javadekar tests positive for Covid-19|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/prakash-javadekar-tests-positive-for-covid19-11618574754633.html|access-date=2021-04-16|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>

== Positions held ==
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*Union [[Minister of Human Resource Development]] - {5 July 2016 to 30 May 2019}
* Union [[Minister of State (India)|Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change]] portfolio.
*[[Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] [[Uttar Pradesh|(UP)]] as a candidate from [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
* October 2011 onwards - Member, Committee on the Implementation of the [[Right to Education Act]]
* Union [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting]] (May 2014 - November 2014)
* Union [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs]] (May 2014 - November 2014)
*[[Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] ([[Maharashtra]]) (2008–14)
* Member, Standing Committee on Defence (2008–10 and 2012–14)
* Member, [[Press Council of India]] (2010–14)
* Member, Standing Committee on Human Resources and Development (2010–12)
* Member, [[Public Accounts Committee (India)|Public Accounts Committee]]
* Member, Consultative Committee for [[Ministry of Power (India)|Ministry of Power]]
* Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
* Member, Committee on Waqf
* Chairman, Working Group on "IT for Masses", [[Government of India]]. (2000)
* President, NOINO (National Organization of Insurance Officers)
* President, KCKU (Khadi Commission Karmachari Union)
* Executive President, State Planning Board Maharashtra (1995-1999)
* Member of Legislative Council – Maharashtra from the Pune Division Graduate Constituency (1990-2002)
* Chairman, TASK FORCE ON IT, [[Government of Maharashtra]] (1997-1999)
* President, GLOBE India (Global Legislators Organisation for Balanced Environment)

== Books published ==
In Marathi:<ref name=et0716/>
* (i) Bekaricha Jwalamukhi (Problem of Unemployment), 1986,
* (ii) Nanenidhiche Karz (IMF Loan), 1987
* (iii) Shetkaryanchi Karzmukti (Farm Loan Waiver), 1988
* (iv) Mahagaicha Bhasmasoor (Problem of Inflation), 1999 and 2010
* Presented over 300 articles in various newspapers on contemporary subjects; has also written many booklets on unemployment, inflation, IMF loan and other political issues<ref name="archive.india.gov.in"/>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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{{Wikiquote}}
* [https://www.prakashjavadekar.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2050 Detailed Profile: Shri Prakash Javadekar]
* [https://www.facebook.com/PrakashJavadekarOfficial/ Prakash Javadekar] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/PrakashJavdekar Prakash Javdekar] on [[Twitter]]

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