Mohan Dharia

Mohan Dharia
Born14 February 1925
Raigad district
Died14 October 2013 (aged 88)
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician, lawyer
Political partyJanata Party Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
Position heldDeputy Chairman of the Planning Commission (1990–1991) Edit this on Wikidata

Mohan Dharia (14 February 1925 - 14 October 2013[1]) was a Union minister, a lawyer and social worker. During his last days he stayed in Pune. Dharia was an environmentalist and ran a non-government organisation Vanarai. He was elected to the Lok Sabha twice from Pune Lok Sabha constituency, first in 1971 as an Indian National Congress (INC) member and became a Minister of State, and later in 1977 as a Bharatiya Lok Dal member, and joined the Morarji Desai Ministry as Union Minister of Commerce. Prior to it, he remained member of the Rajya Sabha twice from INC, first 1964-1970 and then 1970- 1971[2]

He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour in 2005, by Government of India for his contribution in social work.[3]

  1. ^ "Mohan Dharia passes away". The Hindu. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ Statewise Members list Archived 19 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 30 May 2007.