Children 2 sons & 1 daughters. Name Ram Katheria | Nationality India Spouse(s) Dr. Mridula Katheriya. | |
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Education Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Office Member of Lok Sabha since 2009 | ||
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Ram Shankar Katheria (born 21 September 1964), also called Ram Shankar, is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Agra constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. He was a Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry till 6 July 2016.
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- Life
- Political career
- Controversies
- Publications
- References
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Life
Shankar was born in Nagariyasarawha, Etawah (Uttar Pradesh) on 21 September 1964 to Sone Lal and Shanti Devi. He spent his early years at the local Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) unit, which also facilitated his education. He holds PhD from Kanpur University. He worked as a pracharak of the RSS in Agra for 13 years.
Before joining politics, he was a Professor of Hindi at the Agra University where he has taught Dalit Chetna (Dalit upliftment) and wrote several books on the subject.
Katheria is married to Mridula Katheria and has two sons and one daughter. Now he is working as a chairperson of national SC Commission.
Political career
Katheria was appointed as a National General-Secretary of the BJP in August 2014 and, in October, he was made in charge of the Chhattisgarh and Punjab states. However, in his November cabinet expansion, Narendra Modi inducted Katheria as a Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry, where he served till 6 July 2016.
Controversies
Katheria has been charged with forging two of his degree mark-sheets (for BA and MA) allegedly to secure a job at the Agra University. The case is being heard in a court. Katheria has also listed 20 other pending cases against him in his election affidavit.
Publications
Katheria has written four books.