Former Member, Planning Commission
Dr. Narendra Jadhav served as a
Member, Planning Commission (in the rank and status of
Union Minister of State). He took over this responsibility on June 16, 2009
and was sworn in by the Prime Minister on July 27, 2009. Planning Commission
is chaired by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh with
Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia as the Deputy Chairman. As Member, Planning
Commission, Dr.Jadhav’s sectoral responsibilities included Education,
Labour-Employment-Skill Development, Sports & Youth Affairs, and Social
Justice and Empowerment. In addition, Dr. Jadhav looked after the States of
Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and Goa, besides the Union Territories of Diu-Daman and
Dadra-Nagar Haveli. Dr. Jadhav played an important role in formulating the
12th Five Year Plan especially in respect of Education, Skill Development,
and Social Justice and Empowerment.
Dr. Narendra Jadhav also served as a Member, National Advisory Council (NAC),
chaired by Smt. Sonia Gandhi, with effect from May 31,
2010. Dr. Jadhav has made significant contributions to the deliberations of
the NAC, especially in the areas of ‘Food Security’, ‘Skill Development for
the Marginalised’, and the ‘Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes’