Madhu Dandavate

Madhu Dandavate (21 January 1924 – 12 November 2005) was an Indian politician.

He was born in a Deshastha family. He was popularly known as an Economist.

During 1970-71 he was member of Maharashtra Legislative Council. From 1971 to 1990 he was an M.P., elected to the Lok Sabha for 5 times consecutively from Rajapur in Konkan, Maharashtra.^[1] He was one of the prominent opposition leaders when Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were the Prime Ministers.

He was the Minister for Railways in the Morarji Desai Ministry. He initiated improvements in second-class railway travel for passengers by replacing the wooden berths with berths consisting of two inches foam. He was also the Finance minister in the cabinet of V. P. Singh. He actively campaigned for the Konkan Railway and is considered one of its founders. He was also the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission in 1990 and again from 1996 to 1998. He was associated with the Janata Dal (Secular), a party led by H. D. Deve Gowda. He was known for his probity in public life.

He was also the president of 'All India Life Insurance Employees Association' (AILIEA), a non-political association of LIC employees, for 24 years till his death. His wife, Pramilla Dandavate was also prominently involved in the Socialist movement in India.

As per his wish, his body was donated to J. J. Hospital, Mumbai. V. P. Singh observed: `Even in death he served the country and the mankind by donating his body, and he has left only friends and no enemy.'

References

1. ↑ "Member's Profile -9th Lok Sabha". Retrieved 22 Feb 2012. 

• Page 9 of The Hindu Bangalore edition, dated 12 November 2005.
• Page 9 of Eenadu Karnataka edition, dated 12 November 2005.
• R. C. Rajamani: `A politician with wit and integrity', The Hindu, 16 Nov. 2005.
• Ramachandra Guha: `Two inches of foam', The Hindu, 20 Nov. 2005.
• Obituary of Mrs. Pramila Dandavate, The Hindu, 2 Jan. 2002.
• `Madhu Dandavate's body donated to J. J. Hospital', The Hindu, 15 Nov. 2005.

Further reading

• Madhu Dandavate: `The battle for justice', The Hindu, 6 Jan. 2002.
• Madhu Dandavate: `Vote-on-account: use and misuse', The Hindu, 4 Feb. 2004.
• Madhu Dandavate: `Gandhis dialogue with the nation', The Hindu, 6 Apr. 2005.

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