Ashwini Vaishnav is an Indian politician and the Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology. He is a former IAS officer of 1994 batch of Odisha cadre.
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Wiki/Biography
Ashwini Vaishnav, also known as Ashwini Vaishnav, was born on Saturday, 18 July 1970 (Age 51 years; till 2021) in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. His zodiac sign is Cancer. She did her schooling from St. Anthony’s Convent School and Mahesh School, Jodhpur. He was the topper of his state in class 11th board. He attended MBM Engineering College, Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan to pursue BE and graduated with a gold medal in 1992. In 1994, he received an M.Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. After succeeding in the Civil Services Examination, he worked as an IAS officer. In 2008, he moved to the United States to pursue an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, where he graduated in 2010.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Dau Lal Vaishnav (lawyer and tax consultant), and his mother’s name is Saraswati Vaishnav. He has a brother named Anand Vaishnav.
Ashwini Vaishnav’s parents and brother
wife and children
He is married to Sunita Vaishnav, an entrepreneur. Together, the couple has a daughter named Tanya Vaishnav (who works at Apple Inc.) and a son named Rahul Vaishnav (social entrepreneur).
Ashwini Vaishnav with his wife and son
Ashwini Vaishnav’s children
Caste
He belongs to Bairagi family. Bairagi is a class of Hindu Brahmins.
livelihood
civil Services
In 1993, he passed the UPSC examination with 27 AIR and was allotted Odisha cadre. As an IAS officer, he served as Collector in Balasore and Cuttack districts of Odisha. While he was completing his tenure in Balasore, the state was hit by a cyclone, which killed many people. Ashwini is said to have handled the situation skillfully, which brought her to the attention of politicians. The National Human Rights Commission appreciated Ashwin for the honesty, dedication and commitment displayed in organizing and implementing relief and rehabilitation work in his district. He worked as an IAS in Odisha until he was appointed as Deputy Secretary in the office of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2003.
Ashwini Vaishnav with Atal Bihari Vajpayee
While working in the PMO, he contributed to the creation of a public-private partnership framework in infrastructure projects. He was appointed as Private Secretary to Vajpayee after the BJP-led NDA lost the elections in 2004. In 2006, he became Vice Chairman of the Mormugao Port Trust, where he worked for the next two years, before moving to the US to pursue an MBA. After returning to India in 2010, he took voluntary retirement from his post due to financial debt incurred during his studies in the US.
Corporate Jobs and Entrepreneurship
After earning an MBA degree, he returned to India and joined GE Transportation as Managing Director. He then joined Siemens in Gurgaon as vice president of locomotives and head of urban infrastructure strategy. He also served as one of three directors at Thriveni Pellets Pvt Ltd, a unit of Thriveni Earth Movers Pvt Ltd, one of India’s largest mine developers. In 2012, he left his corporate job to start 3T Auto Logistics Pvt Ltd and VG Auto Components Pvt Ltd, both automotive component manufacturing units in Gujarat. Talking about this in an interview he said,
I went to Gujarat and built my units by living in a container for 7 months because I wanted that factory to be ready in record time.
Politics
In June 2019, Ashwini joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Ashwini Vaishnav is joining BJP
Vaishnav won the Rajya Sabha elections unopposed in Odisha with the help of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) members, raising eyebrows over rival BJP and RJD ties. This came as many members of the ruling BJD opposed his nomination and suspected that BJP supremo Naveen Patnaik had succumbed to Narendra Modi-Amit Shah pressure to support Vaishnav. On 28 June 2019, he was appointed as a member of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation and Petitions and the Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests. He has argued that the economic recession in India was cyclical in nature and not a structural recession. He believed that it was better to invest money rather than spend it on consumption. He supported the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Rajya Sabha on 5 December 2019. He also raised issues ranging from ship recycling bill to women’s safety in the Rajya Sabha. In April 2021, he was appointed as a member of the Press Council of India (PCI) for three years. On 8 July 2021, when there was a cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed as the Minister of Railways, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology and Minister of Communications.
Ashwini Vaishnav assumes charge as Communications Minister at Sanchar Bhawan
Signature
Ashwini Vaishnav’s signature
Address
Permanent: Flat No. 1-A, Anand Residency, Plot No. 45, Shaheed Nagar. Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751007
current: Flat No. 17/207, Heritage City, MG Road, Gurgaon, Haryana-122002
Net Worth and Assets
Ashwin has movable assets worth Rs. 13.08 crores (approx.) and immovable property worth Rs. 4.1 crore, which includes two residential buildings in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Gurgaon (Haryana). Rs 3.45 crore and non-agricultural land in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, worth Rs. 65 lakhs, which brings his net worth to Rs. 17.18 crores (approx.) (as of 2018).
car collection
Facts/General Knowledge
- Many sources have claimed that his family is from Jeevand Kallan village of Rani in Pali district of Rajasthan. Later his family settled in Jodhpur.
- In March 2021, when Rashmi Samant resigned as president of the Oxford University Students’ Union after her old racist social media posts surfaced, Aswin alleged that she was forced to do so because she was being cyber-attacked. Was done, which was inappropriate.
- He has been awarded the President’s Silver Medal, Commendation by the National Human Rights Commission of India.
- In 2021, Twitter went against the Indian government to comply with new IT rules in India which, among other requirements, mandate the appointment of three key personnel – Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Officer and Grievance Officer – by social media platforms. 50 lakh users. Instead Twitter moved the Delhi High Court. A day after taking oath as Communications Minister, Ashwini Vaishnav warned Twitter over new IT rules and said,
Anyone who lives and works in India must follow its rules and the law of the country is supreme.”
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