Mansukh L Mandaviya takes charge as MoS of Road Transport

NEW DELHI: Mansukh Lal Mandaviya today took charge as the Minister of State (MoS) in Ministry of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping.

A BJP MP in Rajya Sabha from Gujarat, Mandaviya has been a member of various Parliamentary Committees like Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas, Chemicals and Fertilisers, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on Real Estate Bill and National Welfare Board for Seafarers, an official statement said.

Earlier, he was Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 2002-2007 and Chairman of Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation from January 2011 to March 2012, it added.

He also took charge as Minister of State (MoS) in Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers today.

Speaking to reporters after assuming charge, Mandaviya said in the last two years there has been a dramatic improvement in the socio-economic conditions in the country.

Mandaviya, who hails from Bhavnagar district in Gujarat, is a businessman, agriculturist, political and social worker.