Shankarrao Devram Kale (1921-2012) was an Indian politician and an important figure in the Sahakar chalval co-operative movement in Maharashtra's
Ahmednagar district
Ahmednagar district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �ɦ(ə)məd̪nəɡəɾ is the largest districts of Maharashtra, district of Maharashtra state in western India. The historical Ahmednagar city is the headquarters of the district. ...
. He was a State Minister in the Cabinet of the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra,
Sharad Pawar. He also represented the Kopargaon Loksabha constituency from 1991 to 1996 for the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
.
He worked for the welfare of farmers and workers. Ganpatrao Autade established Kopargaon Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd in 1953 at Kolpewadi,
Ahmednagar
Ahmednagar (), is a city located in the Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 114 km from Aurangabad. Ahmednagar takes its name from Ahmad Nizam Shah I, who founded the town in 1494 ...
district,
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
. Shri Kale was one of the founding board of directors. He took the cooperative movement to the top in
Ahmednagar
Ahmednagar (), is a city located in the Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 114 km from Aurangabad. Ahmednagar takes its name from Ahmad Nizam Shah I, who founded the town in 1494 ...
district and
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
state as well.
He died on 5 November 2012.
See also
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Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale
Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale is Chairman of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Kopargaon constituency in Maharashtra, India. He is Chairman of the Karmaveer Shankarrao Kale Co-operative ...
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* MLA Ashutosh Kal
* Karmaveer Shankarrao Kale Cooperative Sugar factor
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Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra
People from Ahmednagar district
Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
1921 births
Marathi people
2012 deaths
India MPs 1991–1996