Shripad Naik

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Shripad Naik
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Naik in October 2014
Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 June 2024
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Vijaya Naik
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(m. 1984;died 2021)​
Children3
Residence
Occupation Politician

Shripad Yesso Naik [4] [5] (born 4 October 1952) is an Indian politician.

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He is the member of parliament from North Goa constituency, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. [4] [5] He's held the role since 1999. [6] He is currently Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy, [7] and previously held a number of other ministerial positions.

He was named Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of AYUSH in 2014. [8] He was appointed Minister of State for Defence in 2019. He was also the union minister of state for Health and Family Welfare and the minister of state for Tourism and Ports, Shipping and Waterways of India, (in Second Modi ministry).

Early life

Shripad Yesso Naik was born on 4 October 1952 in Adpai, Portuguese Goa.[ citation needed ]

Political career

Parliament

In 1999, Naik was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from North Goa constituency in Goa. As of 2019, he had held his seat in this constituency consistently, winning in 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019 elections. As of 2019, he was a member of the 17th Lok Sabha. In the 2014 Lok Sabha Election, he won with a margin of 105,000 votes, considered very high for the small state of Goa. [9] [10]

In Mar. 2024, he was also a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from North Goa for the sixth time in a row. He had held the position since '99, keeping it through a number of name changes and different parties' support. [6] Also in 2025, he was a North Goa MP. [11]

Minister roles

Shri Shripad Yesso Naik taking charge as the Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge), in New Delhi on 31 May 2019. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik taking charge as the Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge), in New Delhi on May 31, 2019.jpg
Shri Shripad Yesso Naik taking charge as the Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge), in New Delhi on 31 May 2019.

Further, as advised by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the President has appointed Naik as Minister for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) in the 16th Lok Sabha. [12] He was one of probable candidates for Goa CM while Manohar Parrikar made as Union/Central minister. [13]

Naik was appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, on 9 November 2014. [14] [8] On 25 March 2016, Naik publicly stated he had access to research which proved that diseases such as cancer could be cured by yoga. [15] He further stated that his Ministry was a year away from granting an endorsement to such techniques and research. [16] [17] The statement was challenged by medical researchers, scholars and doctors, who advocated caution in claiming a cure to cancer on the basis of unproven and unpublished research with no scientific evidence. [18]

Naik continued as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH and was appointed Minister of State for Defence on 31 May 2019. [19]

In Jul. 2021 he was named [20] Union Minister of State for Tourism and Ports, Shipping and Waterways, [6] which he was until June 5, 2024. [20]

In June 2024 [20] he was appointed Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy. [21] [22] At the FICCI Green Hydrogen Summit in 2025, he stated India aimed to capture close to 10% of global green hydrogen demand. [23]

Awards

Naik received the Samaraj Ratna Award on 18 August 2016. [24] [25]

2021 car accident

Naik was in an accident on the evening of 11 January 2021 in Ankola, Karnataka. His car driver was traveling en route from Yellapur to Gokarna when they were reported to have lost control at the wheel on the ghat section, causing the car to go turtle into a ditch. Due to the accident, Naik's wife and his personal secretary suffered grievous injuries, and died while undergoing treatment in the hospital. Naik was severely injured. [26] [27] [28] [29]

References

  1. ↑ PM Modi announces list of Cabinet ministers with portfolios – The Times of India
  2. ↑ Shenoy, Jaideep. Union minister of state for culture and tourism (independent charge) Shripad Yeso Naik released a socio-economic survey of Karnataka's Kudubi community at the World Konkani Centre here. Naik honoured Y Ravindranath Rao, director of the survey project. The Times of India . Times News Network. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Shripad Yesso Naik". 2021. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Detailed Profile – Shri Shripad Yesso Naik – Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Welcome to Bharatiya Janta Party in Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 ndtv.com
  7. ↑ www.tribuneindia.com
  8. 1 2 "Minister of State (Independent charge) | Ministry of AYUSH | GOI". ayush.gov.in. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  9. ↑ Election Results 2014: BJP Wins Both Lok Sabha Seats in Goa | NDTV.com
  10. ↑ BJP wins both LS seats in Goa – Livemint
  11. ↑ indiatimes.com
  12. ↑ "Shripad Yesso Naik named Tourism Minister of India" . Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  13. ↑ https://www.heraldgoa.in/goa/who-will-be-next-cm-shripad-vinay-pramod-or-vishwajit/163164/
  14. ↑ Shripad Naik takes charge as Minister for Yoga and Traditional Medicine
  15. ↑ "Research shows cancer can be cured by Yoga: Shripad Naik". The Economic Times. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  16. ↑ Kamat, Prakash (26 March 2016). "Yoga-based cure for cancer on the way: AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  17. ↑ Research Shows Cancer Can Be Cured By Yoga, Claims Minister Shripad Naik. NDTV . 26 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  18. ↑ Marszal, Andrew (27 March 2016). "Yoga 'cures cancer,' claims senior Indian government official". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  19. ↑ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint , 31 May 2019
  20. 1 2 3 heraldgoa.in
  21. ↑ indiatimes.com
  22. ↑ tribuneindia.com
  23. ↑ thehindu.com
  24. ↑ "Rly. Minister Suresh Prabhu gets Maharatha Award", The Hindu , 19 August 2016
  25. ↑ "GSB Maharatna Award for Suresh Prabhu", The Times of India , 19 August 2016
  26. ↑ "Union Minister Shripad Naik Injured in Accident; Wife, Close Aide Dead".
  27. ↑ "Shripad Naik Injured, Wife Vijaya and Close Aide Killed in Car Accident in K'taka; Union Minister Rushed to Goa". 12 January 2021.
  28. ↑ "Union Minister Shripad Naik critical after road accident in Karnataka, wife dead". 11 January 2021.
  29. ↑ "Shripad Naik accident: Union minister Shripad Naik injured in road accident; wife, close aide dead | Mangaluru News". The Times of India . 11 January 2021.
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