Smriti Irani as the HRD Minister
It was expected that Narendra
Modi would provide a government with quite a few Technocrats and Professionals
but the list of ministers is nothing but a representation of politicians. On
top of it you have a HRD minister, who isn’t even a graduate. It is also
understood that she has submitted different affidavits about her education qualifications,
which (if it is true) demonstrates questionable integrity. Congress the
opposition party points this out. Surprisingly they are shouted down in two of
the major News Hour debates (Times Now & CNN IBN). I fail to understand
some of these TV debates.
Comparing Apple to Apple, Smriti
Irani replaces Shri Pallam Raju who was a member of 9th, 14th and 15th Lok Sabha of India. He finished his schooling in
Hyderabad Public School (HPS), Begumpet (1971–1979). He is an Electronics &
Communications Engineering graduate (BE) from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh (1979–1983) and has an MBA from Temple University, Philadelphia,
USA (1983–1985). Pallam Raju started his career in the IT field. He worked in
Philadelphia and Boston in the USA and in Oslo, Norway, in the field of
Computers and Information Technology.
A
look at the List of former Ministers in charge of Education/HRD Government will
also show that this Ministry was always headed by a senior/proficient/erudite
individual:
S. No.
|
Name
|
Period
| |
From
|
To
| ||
1.
|
15.08.1947
|
22.02.1958
| |
2.
|
22.02.1958
|
10.08.1962
| |
3.
|
10.08.1962
|
31.08.1963
| |
4.
|
01.09.1963
|
21.11.1963
| |
5.
|
21.11.1963
|
13.11.1966
| |
6.
|
14.11.1966
|
13.03.1967
| |
7.
|
16.03.1967
|
14.02.1969
| |
8.
|
14.02.1969
|
18.03.1971
| |
9.
|
18.03.1971
|
20.03.1972
| |
10.
|
24.03.1972
|
24.03.1977
| |
11.
|
Prof. Pratap Chandra Chunder
|
26.03.1977
|
28.07.1979
|
12.
|
30.07.1979
|
14.01.1980
| |
13.
|
14.01.1980
|
17.10.1980
| |
14.
|
17.10.1980
|
08.08.1981
| |
15.
|
10.08.1981
|
31.12.1984
| |
16.
|
31.12.1984
|
25.09.1985
| |
17.
|
25.09.1985
|
25.06.1988
| |
18.
|
25.06.1988
|
02.12.1989
| |
19.
|
02.12.1989
|
10.11.1990
| |
20.
|
Shri Rajmangal Pandey
|
21.11.1990
|
21.06.1991
|
21.
|
23.06.1991
|
24.12.1994
| |
22.
|
25.12.1994
|
09.02.1995
| |
23.
|
10.02.1995
|
17.01.1996
| |
24.
|
17.01.1996
|
16.05.1996
| |
25.
|
16.05.1996
|
01.06.1996
| |
26.
|
05.06.1996
|
19.03.1998
| |
27.
|
19.03.1998
|
21.05.2004
| |
28.
|
22.05.2004
|
22.05.2009
| |
29.
|
Shri Kapil Sibal
|
29.05.2009
|
29.10.2012
|
30.
|
Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju
|
30.10.2012
|
26.05.2014
|
*
Ministry of HRD constituted w.e.f. 26th September, 1985.
In comparison to the above
erudite list, selection of Smriti Irani appears to be a poor choice. An
argument that education qualifications aren’t important for a portfolio such as
Education/HRD will not hold water. Further the incumbent has apparently
submitted incorrect details of her qualifications. In the corporate world such
action would be investigated and if proven would lead to immediate termination
and black listing of the candidate.
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