Jaskaur Meena

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Jaskaur Meena (born 1947) is an Indian politician, 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. She belongs to the community of the Meenas in the Rajasthan.

1 Positions held
2 Books published
3 Social activism
4 External links

[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] 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 activism

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Jaskaur set up a “Gramin Mahila Vidyapeeth” (Rural Girls' University) in village Mainpura in Sawai Madhopur District in 1993 with aim 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.