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Arjun Munda
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
In office 7 December 2023 – 11 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Narendra Singh Tomar
Succeeded by	Shivraj Singh Chauhan
Minister of Tribal Affairs
In office 30 May 2019 – 11 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Jual Oram
Succeeded by	Jual Oram
2nd Chief Minister of Jharkhand
In office 11 September 2010 – 8 January 2013
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	President's rule
In office 12 March 2005 – 14 September 2006
Preceded by	Shibu Soren
Succeeded by	Madhu Koda
In office 18 March 2003 – 2 March 2005
Preceded by	Babulal Marandi
Succeeded by	Shibu Soren
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 23 May 2019 – 5 June 2024
Preceded by	Karia Munda
Succeeded by	Kali Charan Munda
Constituency	Khunti
President, Archery Association of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2019
Preceded by	Vijay Kumar Malhotra
Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly for Kharsawan Constituency
In office 2010 - 2014
Preceded by	Mangal Singh Soy
Succeeded by	Dashrath Gagrai
In office 2000 - 2009
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Mangal Singh Soy
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office 1995 - 2000
Succeeded by	office abolished
Constituency	Kharsawan
Personal details
Born	(1968-05-03) 3 May 1968 (age 56) Krangajhar, Jamshedpur, Bihar (now Jharkhand), India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Meera Munda
Children	3
Residence	Jamshedpur / New Delhi
Website	arjunmunda.in

Arjun Munda (born 3 May 1968; Hindi pronunciation: [əɾd͡ʒʊn̪ mʊɳɖaː]) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, a former Chief Minister of the Indian state of Jharkhand and the former Minister of Tribal Affairs and Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare in the Second Modi ministry. He has also served as a member of parliament, having been elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the Jamshedpur constituency in the 2009 parliamentary elections. The BJP has appointed him as one of the general secretary of the party.

He lost his seat to Dashrath Gagrai of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha by 11,966 votes in Kharasawan in a 2014 state assembly election.

Early life

Arjun Munda was born on 3 May 1968 in Khrangajhar, Jamshedpur to Ganesh and Saira Munda. After completing high school education in the Jamshedpur area, he graduated from Ranchi University and went on to earn a PG Diploma in Social Sciences from Indira Gandhi National Open University.

Political career

Munda began his political career in his teens during early 1980s when he joined the Jharkhand movement spearheaded by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) which sought to create a separate state for tribals from the southern regions of Bihar. A believer in the welfare of indigenous people of his region, Munda felt passionate about the issue and took an active part in the movement. Soon his political influence grew due to his inclusive philosophy and he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Kharsawan constituency in 1995 on a JMM ticket.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) strongly espoused the cause of Jharkhand and ran on a promise to create the state. Munda was attracted to the aspects of selfless nation building and sacrifice in the ideology of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He believed in its policy of championing the cause of Jharkhand and joined the BJP. He was elected again to the Bihar Assembly in 2000 elections on a BJP ticket from his old constituency of Kharsawan. After Jharkhand's formation, he was elected to the Jharkhand Assembly from the same constituency in 2005 and again in the 2011 by-election after assuming responsibility as the Chief Minister in September 2010.

When the NDA government came to power in 1999 under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, it kept its promise and created Jharkhand along with Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh. Munda became the Tribal Welfare Minister in the 1st Babulal Marandi-led NDA coalition government of Jharkhand, which was carved out from Bihar on 15 November 2000. As welfare minister, he crafted many policies and programs to ameliorate a lot of the poor and downtrodden. His vision, his work ethic, and his performance matrix soon catapulted him to the top leadership grade and his popularity and support base soared meteorically. His inclusive philosophy and his commitment to Jharkhand's high growth and development made him chief minister in 2003 at the young age of 35 when he was chosen as the consensus candidate to lead the state in the aftermath of Babulal Marandi's divisive domicile policy.

He took the oath as union minister in Narendra Modi's second cabinet on 30 May 2019 and became the Minister of Tribal Affairs.

Major achievements

Arjun Munda defused the tension that was created due to the "Domicile movement" in 2001–2002 and insisted that every citizen of India had the fundamental right granted by the Indian Constitution to live and work in any part of the country.

During his tenure, Jharkhand got the 1st Lokayukta and the State successfully conducted the 34th National Games in 2011.

A 32-year-long jinx was broken when Jharkhand scripted history by conducting panchayat elections and empowered PRIs for participatory governance.

His government introduced an e-tender system in government contracts to bring transparency and efficiency and to provide equal opportunity in the procurement process.

He also took initiatives for setting up of new power plants with a view to making Jharkhand a power surplus state.

He introduced some of the famous welfare schemes and programs that were later emulated by other Indian states, such as:

• Kanyadan Yojana: To provide assistance in solemnising marriages of girls from underprivileged classes.
• Mukhya Mantri Ladli Laxmi Yojana: To promote welfare of girls born to a BPL family and APL families having an annual income of less than Rs. 72,000, her education and safe motherhood.
• Aapka-cm: The Grievance Management System was established to enable people to communicate directly with their CM and voice their grievances to the State leadership for prompt consideration and redressal.
• Mukhya Mantri Dal Bhat Yojna: To provide wholesome food and nutrition to the poorest sections of society. Under this scheme, BPL families get dal, bhat and sabji for Rs 5 at railway stations, bus stands, hospitals and public places.
• Free Laptop/Tablet: To prepare the youth to face challenges of the 21st century, tablets were to be given to students passing matriculation examinations under Yuwa Kaushal Vikas Scheme launched in 2013.

Personal life

An avid golfer, Munda is also interested in promoting archery at national and international levels. He plays flute and almost all tribal musical instruments widely used in the area. He has 3 sons.

Munda is a multi-linguist who speaks English, Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Santhali, Mundari, Ho, Oraon.

References

1. "Arjun Munda to become Union Agriculture Minister after Narendra Tomar's resignation". India Today. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
2. The Hindu (23 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly results: Women kin of top politicians fare badly; two ex-CMs' wives lose". Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
3. "BJP gets clear majority in Jharkhand; Arjun Munda loses election". The Indian Express. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
4. ^ Former Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda gets tribal affairs ministry
5. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Retrieved 25 August 2014.
6. Jharkhand's crisis Retrieved 25 August 2014.
7. Dangerous divide Retrieved 25 August 2014.
8. Domicile debacle still haunts Babulal Marandi Retrieved 25 August 2014.
9. Agitation for domicile policy in Jharkhand Retrieved 25 August 2014.
10. "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
11. "Jharkhand domicile policy kicks off a storm". The Economic Times. 22 July 2002. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
12. "Development in Jharkhand Under Arjun Munda". India Today. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
13. "Jharkhand launches Ladli Laxmi Yojna". igovernment.in. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
14. "Arjun Munda | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
15. Bureau, O. B. (30 May 2019). "Four Ministers In Modi 2.0 Team Can Speak Odia!". odishabytes. Retrieved 4 July 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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