Jaskaur Meena

Jaskaur Meena (born 3 May 1947) is an Indian politician, a former Union minister of state in Government of India and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. She was also in charge of the Scheduled tribes (ST) Morcha (wing) of the party at the national level.

Jaskaur Meena
Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development, Government of India
In office
2003 - 2004
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
ConstituencyDausa
In office
1998 - 2004
ConstituencyTonk-Sawai Madhopur
Personal details
Born (1947-05-03) 3 May 1947
Dausa District, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Srilal Meena
Children2
OccupationPolitician, author

Early life

She was born in 1947 in Sangaroor, Punjab but her family migrated to Rajasthan when she was very young. She has a BEd and a master's degree from the University of Rajasthan. She is known to be the first female literate political leaders in her community. She served as a teacher and educational administrator in the Women and Child Development Department, Government of Rajasthan. She belongs to the community of Meenas in Rajasthan.

Positions held

  • 1999: Elected to 13th Lok Sabha (lower house) from Sawai Madhopur constituency.
  • 2003-2004: Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development
  • 2019: Elected as a Member of Parliament from Dausa constituency.

Social activism

Jaskaur set up a Gramin Mahila Vidyapeeth (Rural Girls' University) in the village of Mainpura in Sawai Madhopur District in 1993 to educate girls in the district. The Vidyapeeth includes girls in grades 1 through 12. It was constructed with the active participation of 4,000 families. She also owns her own dairy farm called 'Shabri'.

Books published

  • Inhen Bhi Jaaniye - containing detailed description of national signs and symbols
  • Samay Ki Ret - a compilation of poems
  • Geet Sangrah - a collection of folk songs of Rajasthan recited on auspicious occasions
  • Mahila Ke Badhate Charan

References


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