Kumudben Joshi
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Kumudben Joshi | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 15 October 1973 – 25 November 1985 | |
15th Governor of United Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 26 November 1985 – 7 February 1990 | |
Preceded by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
Succeeded by | Krishan Kant |
Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
In office October 1980 – January 1982 | |
Deputy Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
In office January 1982 – December 1984 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kumudben Manishankar Joshi 31 January 1934 British Raj |
Died | 14 March 2022 (aged 88) Changa Dhanori, Navsari district, Gujarat, India |
Kumudben Manishankar Joshi (31 January 1934 – 14 March 2022) was an Indian politician.
Biography
She was the Governor of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh from 26 November 1985 to 7 February 1990. She was the second female Governor of the state after Sharda Mukherjee.[1] She also became Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting (October 1980 – January 1982) and Deputy Minister of Health and Family Welfare (January 1982 – December 1984).[2]
Joshi was a member of the Rajya Sabha thrice, from 15 October 1973 to 2 April 1976, 3 April 1976 to 2 April 1982 and from 3 April 1982 to 25 November 1985. She was also the General Secretary, Gujarat P.C.C.
Soon after taking charge, she travelled to all the state's 23 districts and often outside, to create a record of sorts - that of being more active than her 13 predecessors in Hyderabad's Raj Bhavan. Between 26 November 1985 and 30 September 1987 she travelled to the districts on 108 occasions, and outside the state 22 times. Rama Rao, the then Chief Minister and his partymen saw this as an attempt by Joshi to build a stronger base for the Congress.
Controversies
Kumudben Manishanker Joshi was under the threats from the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) during her tenure in the Raj Bhawan.[citation needed]
The campaign against her hotted up after the state Cabinet adopted a resolution criticising the "tenor and content" of her Republic Day parade speech "belittling the remarkable progress made by the state".[citation needed]
It also asked Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao to write to President R. Venkataraman in this regard. TDP ministers accused her of behaving like'' a Congress(I) agent''.
In her 20-minute extempore speech in Hindi, Joshi had said: "No state will be able to progress without the support of the Government of India in implementing development programmes." She pointed out that the Central Government spent Rs 4 crore daily at the Vishakhapatnam steel project and provided a subsidy ranging from 75 paise to Re 1 for the distribution of foodgrains. Evidently, the top's charge of discrimination towards non-Congress(I) states was at the back of her mind.[citation needed]
Forest Minister G. Muddukrishnama Naidu soon accused her of projecting only centrally-sponsored schemes and glossing over the welfare measures implemented by the state Government. According to Cooperation Minister N. Yethiraja Rao: "She has downgraded the office of the governor to that of a Congress(I) public relations officer."[citation needed]
Joshi reacted by granting a number of interviews to local newspapers in Hyderabad. She dismissed the charges as "rubbish" and said, "it is below my dignity to reply to such criticism."[3]
Death
She died in Changa Dhanori village near Gandevi, on 14 March 2022, at the age of 88.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Former Governors of Andhra Pradesh". National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Worldwide Guide for women leadership". Guide2womenleaders. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Stefaniak, B.; Moll, J.; Sliwiński, M.; Dziatkowiak, A.; Zaslonka, J.; Chyliński, S.; Leśniak, K.; Iwaszkiewicz, A.; Iljin, W. (1977). "[Development of technics employed in extracorporeal circulation in the years 1961-1976 in the light of 1,200 cases]". Kardiologia Polska. 20 (3): 247–250. ISSN 0022-9032. PMID 328977.
- ^ "Telangana Guv pays homage to Kumudben Joshi". United News of India. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "ગુજરાતમાંથી પ્રથમ મહિલા રાજ્યપાલ બનેલા કુમુદબેન જોષીનું અવસાન". Gujarat Samachar (in Gujarati). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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