PATIL, Shri, RAVSAHEB RAMRAO

ALLIAS

R. R. PATIL

Hon. Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra State

Leader of the House of Maharashtra Legislative Council

Birth                                        :  16^th August, 1956.

Place of Birth                         :  Anjani, Taluka : Tasgaon, Dist : Sangli.

Education                                :  B.A. (Hons); L.L.B. (Special)

Language Known                   :  Marathi, Hindi and English.

Marital Status                        :  Married, Wife Smt. Suman.

Children                                  :  Total 3 (One Son and Two Daughters)

Occupation                             :  Agriculture & Lawyer

Party                                       :  National Congress Party.

Constituency                         :  273-Tasgaon, Dist. Sangli.

Other Information                  : Chairman, Virbhadra Educational Institution  Siddhewadi; Founder,   R.R. Patil Students Hoster siddhewadi; Made efforts for establishing separate hostel for girls at Tasgaon; Constant efforts for solving problem of drinking water of 40 villages in Tasgaon taluka and approval for piped water supply scheme; Fast unto death undertaken at Sangli for calling attention of the Govt. towards blocking of water of Maharashtra’s share in Krishna Valley before prescribed time and its use; Organized Pani Parishad (Water Conference) at Tasgaon; founder-Chairman, Kisan Nagri Co-operative Credit Society; Tasgoan Taluka Agriculturists Marketing Federation and swami Ramanand Bharati         Co-operative spinning Mill, Tasgaon; Founder-Vice-Chairman and Chairman, Tasgaon Taluka Shetakari Co-operative Sugar Factory, Turchi; 1979-90, Member, Zilla Parishad, Sangli; 31 March, 2004 to 18^th December, 2004 President, Rashtrawadi Congress Party Maharashtra Region; 1990-1995, 1995-1999, 1999-2004 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Whip of Legislature Congress Party 1996-97, 1998-1999 Chairman Public accounts Committee on 22 December, 1996 Felicitated by First Award of “Best Parliamentarian” in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for by Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Maharashtra Branch under a practice newly introduced on the lines of Parliament by considering studious Speeches delivered in the House on issue of Public Interest; 27 October, 1999 to 26 December, 2003, Minister for Rural Development, Water Supply & Sanitation 2006 December, 2003 to 17 October, 2004 Minister for Home; re-elected to Legislative Assembly in October, 2004; From 16 November, 2004 Deputy Chief Minister & Home Minister of Maharashtra State; From 18 December, 2004 Leader of the House of Maharashtra Legislative Council.

Foreign Tours                         : Study tour of U.K., Belgium, Netherland, Switzerland & France etc in 1997 on behalf of Maharashtra Branch of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

Hobbies                                  :  Reading literature in the context of social reforms.

Address                                  :   (1) At Post Anjani, Taluka Tasgaon, District : Sangli.

                                                          Telephone: (02345) 254066, 250166.

(2)    Chitrakut, Malbar Hill, Mumbai.

       Telephone: 23631503.

(3)    Office of Deputy Chief Minister, Room No. 614 (Main), Mantralaya, Mumbai-400 032.

       Telephone: 22025014, 22022401.