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| name = Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat | | name = Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat | ||
| image =The Higher Education Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Dhan Singh Rawat calls on the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharti, in New Delhi on July 14, 2017.jpg | | image =The Higher Education Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Dhan Singh Rawat calls on the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharti, in New Delhi on July 14, 2017.jpg | ||
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'''Dhan Singh Rawat''' (born 7 October 1972) is the Cabinet Minister<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/who-is-dhan-singh-rawat-the-man-who-will-likely-be-chosen-by-bjp-as-new-uttarakhand-cm-4480525/|title= Who Is Dhan Singh Rawat: The Man Who Will Likely Be Chosen By BJP as New Uttarakhand CM|website= india.com|language=en |access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/first-time-mla-dhan-singh-rawat-can-be-next-chief-minister-of-uttarakhand-1809460|title= Dhan Singh Rawat Profile: पहली बार विधायक बने धन सिंह रावत को मिल सकती है उत्तराखंड की कमान, जानिए इनके बारे में|website= abp news|language=hi |access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/uttarakhand-cm-candidate-who-is-dhan-singh-rawat-1777477-2021-03-09|title= Uttarakhand CM candidate: Who is Dhan Singh Rawat?|website= India Today|language=en |access-date=2021-03-09}}</ref> of Uttarakhand and a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of [[Uttarakhand]], representing the constituency of Srinagar Garhwal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/ukhand-cm-expands-cabinet-11-ministers-take-oath/articleshow/81472778.cms|title= Uttarakhand CM expands cabinet; 11 ministers take oath|website= Times of India|language=en |access-date=2021-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/who-is-dhan-singh-rawat-uttarakhand-chief-minister-689803|title= Dhan Singh Rawat frontrunner to replace Trivendra Singh Rawat as Uttarakhand Chief Minister|website= India Tv|language=en |access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/uttarakhand/story/dhan-singh-rawat-who-can-become-new-cm-of-uttarakhand-after-trivendra-singh-rawat-1219628-2021-03-10|title= कौन हैं धन सिंह रावत? जो बन सकते हैं उत्तराखंड के नए मुख्यमंत्री!|website= Aajtak|language=hi |access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref> | '''Dhan Singh Rawat''' (born 7 October 1972) is the Cabinet Minister<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/who-is-dhan-singh-rawat-the-man-who-will-likely-be-chosen-by-bjp-as-new-uttarakhand-cm-4480525/|title= Who Is Dhan Singh Rawat: The Man Who Will Likely Be Chosen By BJP as New Uttarakhand CM|website= india.com|language=en |access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/first-time-mla-dhan-singh-rawat-can-be-next-chief-minister-of-uttarakhand-1809460|title= Dhan Singh Rawat Profile: पहली बार विधायक बने धन सिंह रावत को मिल सकती है उत्तराखंड की कमान, जानिए इनके बारे में|website= abp news|language=hi |access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/uttarakhand-cm-candidate-who-is-dhan-singh-rawat-1777477-2021-03-09|title= Uttarakhand CM candidate: Who is Dhan Singh Rawat?|website= India Today|language=en |access-date=2021-03-09}}</ref> of Uttarakhand and a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of [[Uttarakhand]], representing the constituency of Srinagar Garhwal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/ukhand-cm-expands-cabinet-11-ministers-take-oath/articleshow/81472778.cms|title= Uttarakhand CM expands cabinet; 11 ministers take oath|website= Times of India|language=en |access-date=2021-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/who-is-dhan-singh-rawat-uttarakhand-chief-minister-689803|title= Dhan Singh Rawat frontrunner to replace Trivendra Singh Rawat as Uttarakhand Chief Minister|website= India Tv|language=en |access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/uttarakhand/story/dhan-singh-rawat-who-can-become-new-cm-of-uttarakhand-after-trivendra-singh-rawat-1219628-2021-03-10|title= कौन हैं धन सिंह रावत? जो बन सकते हैं उत्तराखंड के नए मुख्यमंत्री!|website= Aajtak|language=hi |access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref> | ||
==Personal | ==Personal life and career== | ||
Dhan Singh Rawat was born in a hamlet in [[Pauri Garhwal district|Pauri Garhwal]] and educated at the village school. He earned master's and doctoral degrees from [[Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University]].<ref name=bio>[http://drdhansinghrawat.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html "About Us"], Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat, Blogspot, retrieved 10 March 2020.</ref> | Dhan Singh Rawat was born in a hamlet in [[Pauri Garhwal district|Pauri Garhwal]] and educated at the village school. He earned master's and doctoral degrees from [[Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University]].<ref name=bio>[http://drdhansinghrawat.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html "About Us"], Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat, Blogspot, retrieved 10 March 2020.</ref> | ||
A party secretary for the BJP in Uttarakhand,<ref>PTI, [https://www.ndtv.com/assembly/bjp-declares-candidates-for-uttarakhand-polls-567795 "BJP declares candidates for Uttarakhand polls"], NDTV, 9 January 2012.</ref> he failed to gain election to the state legislature in 2012 in the constituency of [[Srinagar, Uttarakhand|Srinagar Garhwal]];<ref name=bio/> he entered the legislature in 2017<ref>Sanjay Singh, [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/trivendra-singh-rawat-sworn-in-as-uttarakhand-cm/articleshow/57704754.cms?from=mdr "Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn in as Uttarakhand CM"], ''The Economic Times'', 18 March 2017.</ref> and has since served as a State Minister (Independent Charge) with responsibility for higher education,<ref>PNS, [https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/higher-education-min-dhan-singh-rawat-draws-flak.html "Higher Education Min Dhan Singh Rawat draws flak"], ''Daily Pioneer'', 14 January 2020.</ref> cooperatives, disaster management, dairy development and protocols.<ref>[https://cm.uk.gov.in/pages/display/1200-state-minister-(independent-charge) "State Minister (Independent Charge)"], Chief Minister, Government of Uttarakhand, retrieved 10 March 2020.</ref> | A party secretary for the BJP in Uttarakhand,<ref>PTI, [https://www.ndtv.com/assembly/bjp-declares-candidates-for-uttarakhand-polls-567795 "BJP declares candidates for Uttarakhand polls"], NDTV, 9 January 2012.</ref> he failed to gain election to the state legislature in 2012 in the constituency of [[Srinagar, Uttarakhand|Srinagar Garhwal]];<ref name=bio/> he entered the legislature in 2017<ref>Sanjay Singh, [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/trivendra-singh-rawat-sworn-in-as-uttarakhand-cm/articleshow/57704754.cms?from=mdr "Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn in as Uttarakhand CM"], ''The Economic Times'', 18 March 2017.</ref> and has since served as a State Minister (Independent Charge) with responsibility for higher education,<ref>PNS, [https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/higher-education-min-dhan-singh-rawat-draws-flak.html "Higher Education Min Dhan Singh Rawat draws flak"], ''Daily Pioneer'', 14 January 2020.</ref> cooperatives, disaster management, dairy development and protocols.<ref>[https://cm.uk.gov.in/pages/display/1200-state-minister-(independent-charge) "State Minister (Independent Charge)"], Chief Minister, Government of Uttarakhand, retrieved 10 March 2020.</ref> | ||
== Controversy == | |||
Dhan Singh Rawat has landed into controversy after he purportedly said in a viral video that the government was thinking of "using an app to control the intensity of rainfall". The statement is believed to have been made at a recent media interaction which detailed steps taken by the government to tackle rain-related damage. | |||
To which former chief minister and Congress veteran [[Harish Rawat]] took a jibe saying, “Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Dhami should propose his cabinet minister's name for Bharat Ratna.”<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 September 2021|title=Working on app to control rain: Uttarakhand minister Dhan Singh Rawat|work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/working-on-app-to-control-rain-ukhand-min/articleshow/85812331.cms|access-date=18 October 2021}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 12:49, 30 December 2021
Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat | |
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 The Higher Education Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Dhan Singh Rawat calls on the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharti, in New Delhi on July 14, 2017 | |
| Minister of Higher Education, Govt of Uttarakhand, Member of legislative assembly | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Tirath Singh Rawat |
| Constituency | Srinagar Garhwal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1972 Paithani (Naugoan), Pauri Garhwal |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Deepa Rawat |
| Residence | Dehradun |
Dhan Singh Rawat (born 7 October 1972) is the Cabinet Minister[1][2][3] of Uttarakhand and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand, representing the constituency of Srinagar Garhwal.[4][5][6]
Personal life and career
Dhan Singh Rawat was born in a hamlet in Pauri Garhwal and educated at the village school. He earned master's and doctoral degrees from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University.[7]
A party secretary for the BJP in Uttarakhand,[8] he failed to gain election to the state legislature in 2012 in the constituency of Srinagar Garhwal;[7] he entered the legislature in 2017[9] and has since served as a State Minister (Independent Charge) with responsibility for higher education,[10] cooperatives, disaster management, dairy development and protocols.[11]
Controversy
Dhan Singh Rawat has landed into controversy after he purportedly said in a viral video that the government was thinking of "using an app to control the intensity of rainfall". The statement is believed to have been made at a recent media interaction which detailed steps taken by the government to tackle rain-related damage.
To which former chief minister and Congress veteran Harish Rawat took a jibe saying, “Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Dhami should propose his cabinet minister's name for Bharat Ratna.”[12]
References
- ↑ "Who Is Dhan Singh Rawat: The Man Who Will Likely Be Chosen By BJP as New Uttarakhand CM". india.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ "Dhan Singh Rawat Profile: पहली बार विधायक बने धन सिंह रावत को मिल सकती है उत्तराखंड की कमान, जानिए इनके बारे में". abp news (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ "Uttarakhand CM candidate: Who is Dhan Singh Rawat?". India Today. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ↑ "Uttarakhand CM expands cabinet; 11 ministers take oath". Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ "Dhan Singh Rawat frontrunner to replace Trivendra Singh Rawat as Uttarakhand Chief Minister". India Tv. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ "कौन हैं धन सिंह रावत? जो बन सकते हैं उत्तराखंड के नए मुख्यमंत्री!". Aajtak (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "About Us", Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat, Blogspot, retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ↑ PTI, "BJP declares candidates for Uttarakhand polls", NDTV, 9 January 2012.
- ↑ Sanjay Singh, "Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn in as Uttarakhand CM", The Economic Times, 18 March 2017.
- ↑ PNS, "Higher Education Min Dhan Singh Rawat draws flak", Daily Pioneer, 14 January 2020.
- ↑ "State Minister (Independent Charge)", Chief Minister, Government of Uttarakhand, retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ↑ "Working on app to control rain: Uttarakhand minister Dhan Singh Rawat". Times of India. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.