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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Vishnu Savara<br />
| honorific-prefix = <br />
| image =<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|06|01|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Vada, Palghar|Wada]], Maharashtra, India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|12|09|1950|6|1|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital]], Mumbai<br />
| occupation = Politician<br />
| spouse = Jayshree Savara<br />
| children = Hemant Savara (son) <br /> Nisha Savara (daughter) <br /> Sandesh Savara (son)<br />
| office = Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| constituency = [[Vikramgad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vikramgad]] (Oct 2014 to Oct 2019); [[Bhiwandi Rural (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhiwandi Rural]] (Oct 2009 to Oct 2014); [[Wada (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Wada]] (March 1990 to Oct 2009)<br />
| term_start = March 1990<br />
| term_end = October 2019<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| assembly = Maharashtra Legislative <br />
| residence = [[Mumbai]]<br />
| education = <br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Vishnu Savara''' (1 June 1950 – 9 December 2020) was a leader of the [[Politics of India|Indian]] [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. His parents belonged to a family of farmers residing in the village of Galtare in [[Vada, Palghar|Wada]], a [[tehsil]] in [[Palghar district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mahabjp.org/Eng/BjpBadal/cabinet.aspx |title=::: Bharatiya Janata Party – Maharashtra ::: |publisher=Mahabjp.org |date= |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> Savara, a cabinet minister for tribal development<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenmaharashtra.in/ministries/tribal-development/ |title=Tribal Development &#124; Golden Maharashtra Development Council |publisher=Goldenmaharashtra.in |date= |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> in the [[government of Maharashtra]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribal.maharashtra.gov.in/1001/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0 |title=Tribal Development Department, Government of Maharashtra, India |publisher=Tribal.maharashtra.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref><ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/maharashtra-cabinet-portfolios-announced-cm-fadnavis-keeps-home-housing|title=Indian Express: Rane sworn in along with jumbo team|publisher=expressindia.indianexpress.com|accessdate=2014-06-07}}</ref> was elected to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from the Wada constituency in 1990, 1995, 1999, and 2004.<ref name="ECI">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S13/partycomp59.htm|title=SAVARA VISHNU RAMA(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- WADA (ST)(District1) – Affidavit Information of Candidate:|publisher=myneta.info|accessdate=2014-06-07}}</ref> In 2009, after [[Redistribution (election)|delimitation]], he won the [[Bhiwandi Rural (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhiwandi Rural]] [[Vidhan Sabha]] election.<ref name="elections.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/bhiwandi-rural.html |title=Bhiwandi Rural (Maharashtra) election Results 2014, Current and Previous MLA |publisher=Elections.in |date=2015-02-17 |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> In the 2014 assembly election, Savara won the [[Vikramgad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vikramgad Vidhan Sabha]] seat.<ref name="elections.in"/><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Savara completed his [[Bachelor of Commerce]] degree in 1973, and was a senior cashier at Dairy Project Dapchari-Dahanu from 1973 to 1976. In 1976, he was hired by the [[State Bank of India]] after a competitive examination and worked in [[Boisar]], [[Talasari]] from 1976 to 1980.<br />
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==Political career==<br />
Since university, Savara has been a member of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]. In 1980, he left the State Bank of India to work for the BJP. That year, Savara was the BJP candidate for the Wada [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] constituency<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S13/partycomp59.htm |title=State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 59-Wada Constituency of Maharashtra |publisher=Eci.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> (now Bhiwandi Rural). He was elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] for Wada or Bhiwandi Rural in 1990, 1995, 1999, 2004 and 2009, and in 2014 for Vikramgad.<br />
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=={{anchor|Positions held|Others Distinguished Positions}}Positions==<br />
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==={{anchor|Within [[BJP]]}}BJP===<br />
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* Maharashtra secretary, 1980<br />
* President, Aadivasi Aaghadi<br />
* National council member (twice)<br />
* President, Thane Gramin District (1996–97, 2000–03 and 2013–14)<br />
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===Legislative===<br />
* 1990–2014: Maharashtra Legislative Assembly member (six consecutive terms)<br />
* 1999: Maharashtra Cabinet Minister for Tribal Development (1999, 2014–2019)<br />
* Guardian minister, Palghar district (2014– ?)<br />
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Savara's other positions include chairman of Arvind Smruti, running three residential schools (Dadade, Kalambhai and Devgaon) in Palghar district; president of Utkarsh Nagri Sahakari Pathpedi in [[Vada, Palghar|Wada]]; vice-president of the Chatrapati Shikshan [[Tehsil|mandal]] in [[Kalyan]], and<br />
director of the Vasai Janata Sahakari Bank.<br />
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=={{anchor|Achievements and contribution towards tribal area development}}Tribal-area development==<br />
Savara participated in the following projects for people living below the poverty line in tribal areas:<br />
* The [[Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996#Implementation of PESA in Maharashtra and Role of Governor under the Fifth Schedule|Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996]] (PESA), allocating five percent of the tribal-government budget to the 2,835 [[gram panchayat]]s in scheduled areas.<br />
* E Scholarship for tribal students<br />
* Clean India – Residence-School cleaning programme<br />
* Toll-free help line for tribal youth<br />
* Issuing online Caste Verification Certificates (CVC) to tribal people<br />
* Bandhkam Vayvasthapan Kaksha – Government hostel and residential school<br />
* Centralized kitchen for hostel students at Kambalgaon (Palghar) and Mundegaon (Nashik)<br />
* Krida Prabodhini Yojna – to encourage participation in sports<br />
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=={{anchor|New Initiatives taken}}Initiatives==<br />
* Implementation of a scheme, funded by the central government in cooperation with the Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA), for a 1,000-village (in Gadhchiroli, Palghar and Pune) climate-smart village project<br />
* Project planning for water management and [[climate-smart agriculture]] by the government of Maharashtra with the assistance of [[Wageningen University and Research Centre]] in the Netherlands<br />
* Lighting in remote areas through Saur Urja Prakalp<br />
* Scholarships and consideration of a five-percent bonus to students participating in state-level sports<br />
* The Warli Aadivasi Hut Project, on a six-acre site in [[Manor, India|Manor]], to maintain and publicise tribal art and culture<br />
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==Death==<br />
He died on 9 December 2020 after being admitted to [[Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital]], Mumbai, for a few days for [[cirrhosis]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Maharashtra minister Vishnu Savara passes away at 70 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/former-maharashtra-minister-vishnu-savara-passes-away-at/692644 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Timesnownews.com |date=9 December 2020}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Devendra Fadnavis ministry (2014–)]]<br />
* [[Narayan Rane ministry]]<br />
* [[Make in India]]<br />
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