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: ™É¦(É™)mÉ™d̪nəɡəɾ, officially Ahilyanagar district, is the largest district of Maharashtra state in western India. The historical city of Ahmednagar is the headquarters of the district. Ahmednagar ...
. He was a State Minister in the Cabinet of the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra,
Sharad Pawar
Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar (, pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, ƒÉ™É¾É™d̪ pəʋaËɾ born 12 December 1940) is an Indian politician. Pawar served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for four terms and in the Union Council of Ministers ...
. 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, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
.
He worked for the welfare of farmers and workers. Ganpatrao Autade established Kopargaon Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd in 1953 at Kolpewadi,
Ahmednagar
Ahmednagar, officially Ahilyanagar, is a city in, and the headquarters of, the Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. Ahmednagar has several dozen buildings and sites from the Nizam Shahi period. Ahmednagar Fort, once considered almost impre ...
district,
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
. Shri Kale was one of the founding board of directors. He took the cooperative movement to the top in
Ahmednagar
Ahmednagar, officially Ahilyanagar, is a city in, and the headquarters of, the Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. Ahmednagar has several dozen buildings and sites from the Nizam Shahi period. Ahmednagar Fort, once considered almost impre ...
district and
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
state as well.
Death
He died on 5 November 2012.
See also
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Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale
Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Kopargaon constituency in Maharashtra, India and former chairman of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi. He is also Chairman of the Karmaveer Shankarrao Ka ...
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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