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Rohan Khaunte | |
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Minister for Tourism, IT, E&C, Printing & Stationary | |
Cabinet Minister to the Government of Goa | |
Assumed office March 2022 | |
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2012 | |
Constituency | Porvorim |
Personal details | |
Born | Goa,India | 25 February 1974
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Awards | Adarsh Yuva Award |
Rohan Ashok Khaunte (born 25 February 1974) is a politician and philanthropist who serves as the Minister for Tourism,IT,E&C and Printing and Stationary in the Government of Goa. He is an MLA from Porvorim constituency [1] from the North Goa district,Khaunte has previously served as Minister of IT,Revenue, Labour and Employment and Planning and Statistics and Evaluation in the Cabinet of Hon'ble Late Shri Manohar Parrikar. Rohan first contested the Goa Assembly Elections in 2012 as an independent candidate from the newly formed Porvorim Constituency and won by a majority of votes. [2] In 2017 he became the first Independent MLA to be re-elected in Goa.
During his political career,Khaunte has initiated several social initiatives for public welfare under Porvorim Youth Welfare Trust. [3] and Chairman of Sporting Clube de Porvorim.
Rohan Ashok Khaunte was born on 25 February 1974 to Late Ashok Khaunte and Mrs Sunanda Khaunte in Panjim city of the state of Goa and is an Electronics Engineer from Goa University. In his college days,Rohan participated in extracurricular activities as well as in academics,representing the State of Goa in Cricket,Basketball at the National Level,and Table Tennis at the university level. Rohan is involved in his family business which was founded by his late father. He was awarded the Young Entrepreneur Award by the then Governor of Goa,Late Shri Kidar Nath Sahani in the Year 2003.
Before embarking on his political career,Rohan Khaunte worked on building the Shiv Samarth Group, [4] a business entity employing hundreds of Goans. Since his early youth,Khaunte believed in the importance of "being in the system to change the system". After spending time on the grassroots,Khaunte decided to enter politics in 2012 and won in the State Assembly Elections. [5]
Rohan Khaunte is the Minister for Tourism,IT,E&C and Printing and Stationary in the Government of Goa from April 2022. [6]
Rohan has played the role of an active opposition member pulling up the government on several issues such as traffic due to the construction of the third Mandovi bridge, [7] Beach Cleaning Scam, [8] Special status for Coconut Tree, [9] etc.
During his first tenure (2012-2017) as the MLA from Porvorim,Rohan Khaunte implemented many initiatives, [10] making Porvorim known as the Model Constituency of India. These initiatives brought about some upgrades in the constituency such as reduced power outages,electricity in every household, [11] access to clean drinking water in every constituency,development of quality open spaces and efficient waste management.
Khaunte has been recognized for his leadership skills and execution. In 2013,he was selected as one of the 16 Young MLAs from across the country and conferred with the "Adarsh Yuva Award" [12] by the Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad Foundation [13] headed by the Former Chief Election Commissioner of India,Shri T.N. Seshan.
In May 2016,he submitted a complaint to the Goa Lokayukta about the multi-crore Beach Cleaning Scam and alleged that the tourism minister has received kickbacks in awarding the contracts. [14]
In 2017 when Rohan Khaunte was re-elected as MLA [15] by the people of Porvorim by a 4,213 vote margin. The only Independent candidate to have been re-elected to the Assembly,Khaunte was conferred the Lokmat ‘Goan of the Year’title that year. [16]
Khaunte ascended as the Cabinet Minister for IT,Revenue,Labour and Employment and Planning and Statistics and Evaluation in 2017. Owing to his track record as an administrator,the then CM Manohar Parrikar had confidence in Khaunte's ability to boost entrepreneurship,streamline revenue and generate employment for the State.
Rohan has worked actively in Porvorim and undertaken initiatives such as LiveFree –free Wi-Fi internet services, [17] sewerage works,door-to-door garbage collection and segregation,street cleaning programs and hot mixing of roads. He has been lauded for setting up synchronized traffic signals along the National Highway that passes through the constituency. Despite no financial assistance from the government,Rohan implemented this project in record time. [18]
Rohan has led in forming farmer's clubs in Porvorim with the objective to revive and encourage farming. [19] He has formed 16 Bhajani Mandalsin his Constituency. Rohan has also supported Tiatr and Goan Art &Folk Dance. He is the founding Chairman of the Porvorim Yuva Welfare Trust, [20] which was established in 2010.
Rohan has also set a benchmark with his progressive initiatives in his constituency of Porvorim,with modern panchayat Ghar, [32] comprehensive sewage network,pathways from the road to farms for farmers,underground cabling network,and a 15-20 MLD Water Harvesting and Treatment Tank. Khaunte also took initiatives such as door-to-door garbage collection and segregation,several street cleaning programs for Porvorkars,and several beautification projects in Porvorim such as the recently launched grand Art Park. [33]
Rohan Khaunte has contributed to social causes across the State of Goa from organizing multiple health camps,to donating smartphones [34] to children from underprivileged backgrounds during lockdown to access online classes. With a focus on Women Empowerment, [35] Rohan has helped start multiple Self Help Groups [36] in Goa,most notably in Porvorim.
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