Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari
Gadkari in 2024
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 May 2014
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byOscar Fernandes
Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
In office
30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byGiriraj Singh
Succeeded byNarayan Rane
Union Minister of Shipping
In office
26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byG. K. Vasan
Succeeded byMansukh L. Mandaviya
Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
In office
3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byUma Bharti
Succeeded byGajendra Singh Shekhawat
Union Minister of Rural Development
In office
4 June 2014 – 9 November 2014
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byGopinath Munde
Succeeded byBirender Singh
Union Minister of Panchayati Raj
In office
4 June 2014 – 9 November 2014
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byGopinath Munde
Succeeded byBirender Singh
Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation
In office
4 June 2014 – 9 November 2014
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byGopinath Munde
Succeeded byBirender Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Preceded byVilas Muttemwar
ConstituencyNagpur
9th National President of Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
23 December 2009 – 23 January 2013
Preceded byRajnath Singh
Succeeded byRajnath Singh
President of Bharatiya Janata Party – Maharashtra
In office
5 April 2005 – 22 December 2009
Preceded byPandurang Fundkar
Succeeded bySudhir Mungantiwar
Leader of the Opposition
Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
23 October 1999 – 11 April 2005
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
Sushilkumar Shinde
Preceded byChhagan Bhujbal
Succeeded byPandurang Fundkar
Ministry of Public Works
Government of Maharashtra
In office
14 March 1995 – 18 October 1999
Chief MinisterManohar Joshi
Narayan Rane
Preceded byShivajirao Deshmukh
Succeeded byVijaysinh Mohite–Patil
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
20 July 1990 – 16 May 2014
Preceded byGangadhar Fadnavis
Succeeded byAnil Sole
ConstituencyNagpur Graduates
Personal details
Born
Nitin Jairam Gadkari

(1957-05-27) 27 May 1957
Nagpur, Bombay State (present–day Maharashtra), India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseKanchan Gadkari
Children3 (2 sons and 1 daughter)
Education
Alma mater
  • Nagpur University
  • Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University[1]
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • politician
Websitenitingadkari.org.in

Nitin Jairam Gadkari (/nitin ɡʌdkʌˈri/ ⓘ; born 27 May 1957) is an Indian politician[2] who serves as the 40th Minister of Road Transport & Highways in the Government of India since 2014.[3] He is also the longest serving Minister for Road Transport & Highways, currently in his tenure for over eleven years, and is the only person to serve under a single portfolio for three consecutive terms.[4] A senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he served as the President of his party from 2009 to 2013.[5]

He currently represents the Nagpur constituency in the Lok Sabha and is a lawyer by profession. He has previously served as a Minister in various departments, including Water resources and River development, Shipping, Rural Development and MSME. He is often referred to as the "Expressway Man of India" by the media due to his initiation of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and his contributions to the development of expressways and other road infrastructure.[6][7] The World Economic Forum has recognised him as the "pioneer of public–private partnership (PPP) in the road sector".[8]

Under his tenure as Minister of Road Transport & Highways, India's National Highway (NH) network has grown by 60% becoming world’s second largest network, rising from 91,287 km in 2014 to 146,195 km in 2024. The length of National High-Speed Corridors (HSC) has increased by 2560%, rising from 93 km in 2014 to 2,474 km in 2024 and the length of 4-lane and above National Highways (excluding HSCs) has more than doubled, expanding from 18,278 km in 2014 to 45,947 km in 2024.[9][10]

  1. ^ "Profile: Nitin Gadkari". Times Of India. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Nagpur Election Results 2019: Nitin Gadkari defeats Congress's Nana Patole". 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Rajnath steps down, Gadkari takes over as BJP president". The Times of India. 19 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  4. ^ Sultan, Parvez (10 June 2024). "Nitin Gadkari becomes longest-serving minister in same ministry under PM Modi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Profile: Nitin Gadkari". BBC News. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  6. ^ FPJ Web Desk (26 May 2023). "Nitin Gadkari Birthday: Must-know facts about this highly popular Indian politician". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  7. ^ Sutar, Kamlesh Damodar (30 May 2019). "Nitin Gadkari, BJP's all time visionary performer | What you need to know". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Nitin Jairam Gadkari". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Press Release- PIB - Government of India". PIB Press Release - Government of India. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  10. ^ "India's National Highways see 60% growth in a decade, becoming world's second largest network". ddnews.gov.in. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
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