Jaskaur Meena
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Jaskaur Meena is a former Union minister of state in Government of India and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party .She is currently in charge of Schedule Tribes ST Morcha ( wing) of the party at national level.
She was born in 1947 in Dausa District in Rajasthan and studied MA and BEd from University of Rajasthan . She served as a teacher and educational administrator in Women and Child Development Department, Government of Rajasthan.
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[edit] Positions Held
- 1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha from Sawai Madhopur .
- 29 Jan. 2003- 2004 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development
[edit] Literary accomplishments
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
[edit] Social Activities
Jaskaur set up a “Gramin Mahila Vidyapeeth” ( Rural Girls' University ) in village Mainpura in Sawai Madhopur District in 1993 with aim to to bring thousands of girl children devoid of educational facilities under the purview of education.The Vidyapeeth set up with public co-operation imparts education to the girl child from class I to XII .It has been constructed with the active participation of 4,000 families .