Jagdish Nehra

Jagdish Nehra
Minister of Education and Irrigation, Government of Haryana
MinisterParliamentary Affairs and Irrigation Minister
ConstituencyRania, Sirsa
ConstituencyRori
ConstituencyBhattu Kalan
Personal details
Bornc. 1943[1]
Bhakran Wali, Sangria, British India
Died (aged 79)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Children2
Residence(s)Sirsa, Haryana
EducationMA LLB
Alma materDelhi University, Kurukshetra University, Panjab University
ProfessionAgriculturist and Business
Profile

Jagdish Nehra (c. 1943 – 18 January 2023) was an Indian politician who served as Education and Irrigation Minister in Haryana and Chairman of Haryana Hindi Granth Academy. He took a number of steps to improve the standard of education in Haryana. He promoted use of Hindi in offices.[2]

Nehra graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Punjab University in 1963, followed by an L.L.B. from Delhi University in 1966. He did his masters in Mass Communication from Kurukshetra University in 2003.[1]

Nehra died on 18 January 2023, at the age of 79.[3]

  1. ^ a b "My Neta profile 2014". MyNeta. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Ellenabad bypoll: Former Haryana minister Jagdish Nehra joins Congress". Deccan Herald. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ सिंह, भूपेंद्र (18 January 2023). "हरियाणा: पूर्व शिक्षा एवं सिंचाई मंत्री जगदीश नेहरा का निधन, दो दिन बाद थी घर में शादी". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 18 January 2023.