Jay Narayan Vyas (born 14 April 1947) is an Indian politician, scholar, analyst, administrator and a public life official from

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. He is the former Cabinet Minister of Government of Gujarat in charge of the Health and Family Welfare department from 2007 to 2012 during the

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rule.

Education

He received a degree in Civil Engineering from the

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, formerly Baroda College, is a public university in the city of Vadodara, in Gujarat state, India. Originally established as a college in 1881, it became a university in 1949 after the independence of ...

and a post graduate degree in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He also holds post graduate qualifications in Marketing Management and a degree in law.

Career

Vyas teamed up with Bakul Dholakia, former director of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, and Mukesh Patel, a tax scholar and columnist, to present a post-budget discussion following the presentation of the union budget in the

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. The session conducted by this trio spans over three decades.

Bureaucratic career

Vyas is a

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expert. He headed the Sardar Sarovar Dam project as a Chairman responsible for its implementation. It was one of the largest multi-purpose water management projects in India. He also guided the implementation of this project later date as the Minister in charge of Sardar Sarovar and major

irrigation Irrigation (also referred to as watering) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow Crop, crops, Landscape plant, landscape plants, and Lawn, lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,00 ...

projects.

Political career

Vyas has had a political career spanning over 20 years. He was elected to Gujarat Legislative Assembly in

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and became Cabinet Minister in Government of Gujarat in charge of Health & Family Welfare, Co-ordination of Voluntary Organisations, Non Resident Gujarati Division. Vyas lost to

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for the

Siddhpur Siddhpur, also spelled Sidhpur, is a town, municipality and headquarter of Sidhpur taluka in Patan district, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is a historical place located on the bank of the endorheic Saraswati River, which is probably a rem ...

assembly seat in

2012 Gujarat legislative assembly election The 2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Gujarat in December 2012 for all 182 members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Incumbent Chief Minister Narendra Modi of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), in power si ...

whom he had defeated in 2007. He lost again to INC candidate Chandaji Thakor for Siddhpur in 2017 Gujarat legislative assembly election. He left BJP in November and joined INC in December 2022.

References

External links

Gujarat Government Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vyas, Jay Narayan Living people 1947 births Indian civil engineers IIT Bombay alumni State cabinet ministers of Gujarat Gujarat MLAs 2007–2012 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat Former members of Bharatiya Janata Party Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda alumni