Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala

Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala | Minister of Panchayati Raj and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | Amreli | Gujarat | the Leaders Page

Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala

Minister of State for Panchayati Raj and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, MLA, MP, Amreli, Gujarat, BJP

 

Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala is the Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. He was born on 01-October-1954 to Hariben Khodabhai and Khodabhai Madhabhai. He earned his B.Sc. and B.Ed at Saurashtra University and Gujarat University. He hails from an Agricultural family.

Parshottam worked as Principal of Hamapur High School from 1977 to 1983. He was the Chief Officer of Amreli Nagarpalika from 15-11-1983 to 03-08-1987. From 1987 to 1988, he also worked as Principal of Municipal Girls High School and President of Amreli Consumer Protection Council, From 1987 to till date. He was a Member of the Bharatiya Janta Party(BJP) served as President of Amreli District from 1988-1991. He contested and elected thrice as Member of Legislative Assembly(MLA) from 1991-1995, 1995-1997, 1998-2002 from Amreli constituency. In 1992, He worked as Secretary of Gujarat State from the BJP party.

From 19-03-1995 to 20-10-1995, he worked in the departments of Narmada Development, Water Resources, and Water Supply department also from 1995-1996, Water Resources and Water Supply department. He served as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Gujarat Legislative Assembly from March 1997 to December 1997 and worked in the Department of Agriculture from 2001-2002.

He holds the positions of National In-Charge of Kisan Morcha, National Vice President of BJP, National In-Charge of Andhra Pradesh State, National In-Charge of Goa State, President of Gujarat Scout and Guide, President of All India Scout and Guide, President of Akhil Gujarat Electricity Board, President of Hemu Gadhavi Centenary Year Celebration committee, Trustee of Kadava Patidar Trust, Amreli, President of Madad Trust, Amreli. He was a member of the Champion Team of Kabbadi, Saurashtra University.

Positions which he held:

  • From 2005-2006: General Secretary and Spokesperson of Gujarat State.
  • From 2005-2007: Chairman of Youth Hostels of India, Gujarat State.
  • From 2006-2010: President of Gujarat State.
  • From 2008-2014: Member of Parliament to the Rajya Sabha.
  • In 2009: Member of Parliamentary Committee of Food and Consumer Affairs and Personnel Affairs.
  • In 2010: National Vice President, Member of Parliamentary Committee. of Ports, Chemicals, and Fertilizers.
  • In 2012: Member of Parliamentary Committee of Agriculture.
  • In 2016: Elected to Member of Parliament to the Rajya Sabha.
  • From 2016-present: Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Panchayati Raj.

Personal Life:

  • Parshottam married Savitaben in 1979. They have a daughter and one son.

Amreli, Gujarat

Mobile: 079-23238698
Email: [email protected]

Recent Activities

Video Conference

Minister Parshottam attended a video conference on Value Chain Creations for Kiwi Fruit: Farm To Fork, organized by Central Institute of Horticulture, Nagaland With Hon’ble Agriculture Minister Shree Narendra Singh Tomar.

It was great attending the Working Group Meeting with Hon’ble dignitaries Shree Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Chemical and Fertiliser, Shree Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture, Shree Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State (Chemical and Fertiliser), Shree Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Commerce and Industry), and other senior officials at Shastri Bhawan.

Meeting

 Parshottam attended a cooperative meeting with Hon’ble Agriculture Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar, Dr. Chandrapal Yadav, Shri Bhupinder Yadav, Shri Satish Marathe, and Shri Dileepbhai Sanghani at Krishi Bhawan.

Minister Rupala Parshottam paid floral tributes to the national pride and inspiration of all of us revered Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary.

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01-October-1954

Born in Amreli

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Completed B.Ed

from Gujarat University

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1977-1983

Principal

of Hamapur High School 

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15-11-1983 to 03-08-1987

Chief Officer

of Amreli Nagarpalika 

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1987-1988

Principal

of Municipal Girls High School

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1987 to till date

President

 of Amreli Consumer Protection Council

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Member of Bharatiya Janta Party

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1988-1991

President of Amreli District

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1991-1995

MLA

Member of Legislative Assembly from Amreli constituency

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1992

Secretary of Gujarat State

from the BJP party

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1995-1997

MLA

 Member of Legislative Assembly  from Amreli constituency

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1997

Chairman

of Public Accounts Committee

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1998-2002

MLA

Member of Legislative Assembly from Amreli constituency

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National In-Charge

of Kisan Morcha

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National Vice President

of BJP party

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National In-Charge

of Andhra Pradesh State

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National In-Charge

 of Goa State

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President

 of Gujarat Scout and Guide

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President

 of All India Scout and Guide

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President

of Akhil Gujarat Electricity Board

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President

of Hemu Gadhavi Centenary Year Celebration committee

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Member of the Champion Team

of Kabbadi, Saurashtra University

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2005-2006

General Secretary and Spokes person

of Gujarat State

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2005-2007

Chariman

of Youth Hostels of India

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2006-2010

President of Gujarat State

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2008-2014

Member of Parliament

to the Rajya Sabha

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2010

National Vice President

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2010

Member of Parliamentary Committee

 of Ports, Chemicals, and Fertilizers

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2012

Member of Parliamentary Committee

of Agriculture

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2016

Member of Parliament

to the Rajya Sabha

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2016-present

Minister of State

  for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Panchayati Raj