Kumudben Joshi

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Kumudben Joshi
Deputy Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Government of India
In office
January 1982 – December 1984
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Personal details
Born
Kumudben Manishankar Joshi

31 January 1934
British Raj
Died14 March 2022 (aged 88)
Changa Dhanori, Navsari district, Gujarat, India
Political partyIndian National Congress

Kumudben Manishankar Joshi (31 January 1934 – 14 March 2022) was an Indian politician and Deputy Minister in Government of India headed by Indira Gandhi.

Biography

She was the Governor of the Indian state of

Deputy Minister of Health and Family Welfare (January 1982 – December 1984).[2]

Joshi was a member of the Rajya Sabha thrice, from 15 October 1973 to 2 April 1976, 3 April 1976 to 2 April 1982 and from 3 April 1982 to 25 November 1985. She was also the General Secretary, Gujarat P.C.C.

Soon after taking charge, she travelled to all the state's 23 districts and often outside, to create a record of sorts - that of being more active than her 13 predecessors in Hyderabad's

Raj Bhavan. Between 26 November 1985 and 30 September 1987 she travelled to the districts on 108 occasions, and outside the state 22 times. N. T. Rama Rao
, the then Chief Minister and his partymen saw this as an attempt by Joshi to build a stronger base for the Congress.

Controversies

Joshi reacted by granting a number of interviews to local newspapers in Hyderabad. She dismissed the charges as "rubbish" and said, "it is below my dignity to reply to such criticism."[3]

Death

She died in Changa Dhanori village near Gandevi, on 14 March 2022, at the age of 88.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Former Governors of Andhra Pradesh". National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Worldwide Guide for women leadership". Guide2womenleaders. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. PMID 328977
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  4. ^ "Telangana Guv pays homage to Kumudben Joshi". United News of India. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. ^ "ગુજરાતમાંથી પ્રથમ મહિલા રાજ્યપાલ બનેલા કુમુદબેન જોષીનું અવસાન". Gujarat Samachar (in Gujarati). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.


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