Nanjaiah Mahesh | |
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| Minister of Primary and Secondary Education & Sakala of Karnataka | |
| In office June 2018 –October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Tanveer Sait |
| Succeeded by | S. Suresh Kumar |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 15 May 2018 –2023 | |
| Preceded by | S. Jayanna |
| Succeeded by | A. R. Krishnamurthy |
| Constituency | Kollegal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nanjaiah Mahesh 1 June 1956 Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (5 August 2021-present) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Residence(s) | Kollegal, Karnataka, India |
| Occupation | Social worker,politician |
Nanjaiah Mahesh (born 1 June 1956) is an Indian politician member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 5 August 2021. He was Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education of Karnataka in the H. D. Kumaraswamy cabinet,but resigned on 11 October 2018 citing personal reasons. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He won the 2018 assembly elections from the Kollegal constituency. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Mahesh took oath of his office of Primary and Secondary Education Ministry in the name of Buddha,Basava and Ambedkar. [10] He emphasizes quality education [11] and students' skill training at school level. [12] He also proposed a plan to merge single teacher schools across the state [13] and has also contemplated denying any permission to new private schools for the next three years. [14] [15] His ministry prepared a policy of capping fee structure of private CBSE and ICSE schools in the State. [16] He experimented with Open Book system in Kannada schools, [17] [18] which was praised by K. S. Bhagawan. [19] He launched 100 Schools 100 Books initiative for developing reading habit among children of Karnataka. [20] He launched Career guidance and counselling cells in the colleges of Bangalore. [21] N. Mahesh resigned as the Education Minister of Karnataka on 11 October 2018. On 5 August 2021 he joined BJP.