Paras Chandra Jain

Paras Chandra Jain
Member of the Legislative Assembly from Madhya Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
2003
Preceded byRajendra Bharti
ConstituencyUjjain North
Minister of Energy and New & Renewable Energy,
Madhya Pradesh Government
In office
2016 – December 2018
Succeeded byPriyvrat Singh,
Harsh Yadav
Personal details
Born (1950-06-20) 20 June 1950 (age 74)
Ujjain, Madhya Bharat, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseAngurbala Jain
Children2
Residence(s)Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
Alma materVikram University
ProfessionPolitician

Paras Chandra Jain (born 20 June 1950)[1] is a former Cabinet Minister of Energy and New & Renewable Energy in Government.[2] He represents Ujjain North constituency in Madhya Pradesh Assembly,[3][4] He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly from same constituency since 1990 to 1998 & 2003 to present.[5][6]

He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in central India. From 2005 to 2013, he has been Minister of State in Madhya Pradesh Government for various departments, including Forest Department, School Education Department, Higher Education Department, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection Department. In December 2013, he was made Cabinet Minister of Department of School Education,[7][8] and in cabinet reshuffle of 2016 was given responsibility of Energy Ministry.[9][10][11]

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  3. ^ "Welcome to official website of District Administration Ujjain (M.P.) India". ujjain.nic.in. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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  11. ^ "::Department Of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh::". mpinfo.org. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.