Mohan Dharia
Mohan Dharia (14 February 1925 - 14 October 2013) 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
Mohan Dharia | |
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| Born | 14 February 1925 Raigad district |
| Died | 14 October 2013 (aged 88) |
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| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
| Political party | Janata Party |
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| Position held | Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission (1990–1991) |
He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour in 2005, by Government of India for his contribution in social work.
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