Arjun Munda

Arjun Munda (born 3 May 1968) is an

Indian politician. He is the current Minister
of Tribal Affairs in the Second Modi
ministry.[1] He was also Chief Minister of
Indian state of Jharkhand. He has also
served as a member of parliament having
been elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from
the Jamshedpur constituency in the 2009
parliamentary elections. BJP's central
leadership also appointed him a National
General Secretary of the party recognising
his strong credentials as a popular mass
leader and his significant contributions in
strengthening the party in his state.
 Arjun Munda

Minister of Tribal Affairs

Incumbent

Assumed office
30 May 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Preceded by Jual Oram

2nd Chief Minister of Jharkhand
In office
 11 September 2010 – 8 January 2013
Governor M. O. H. Farook
Syed Ahmed

Preceded by President's Rule

Succeeded by President's Rule

In office
12 March 2005 – 14 September 2006

Governor Syed Sibtey Razi

Preceded by Shibu Soren

Succeeded by Madhu Koda

In office
18 March 2003 – 2 March 2005

Governor Rama Jois

Ved Marwah
Syed Sibtey Razi
Preceded by Babulal Marandi
Succeeded by Shibu Soren
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Assumed office
23 May 2019

Preceded by Karia Munda

Constituency Khunti
President, Archery Association of India
Incumbent

Assumed office
30 May 2019

Preceded by Vijay Kumar Malhotra

Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office
2010 - 2014
Preceded by Mangal Singh Soy
Succeeded by Dashrath Gagrai

In office
2000 - 2009

Preceded by office established

Succeeded by Mangal Singh Soy

Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1995 - 2000

Succeeded by office abolished

Constituency Kharsawan

Personal details

Born 3 May 1968

Krangajhar,
Jamshedpur,
 Bihar (now
Jharkhand), India
Nationality Indian

Political party Bharatiya Janata

Party

Spouse(s) Meera Munda

Residence Jamshedpur / New

Delhi

Website arjunmunda.in /

He lost his den to the JMM's Dashrath

Gagrai by 11,966 votes in Kharasawan for
14 years in a 2014 state assembly
election.[2]

Early life
Arjun Munda was born on 3 May 1968 in
Khrangajhar, Jamshedpur to a religious
family of Ganesh and Saira Munda. After
completing high school education in the
Jamshedpur area, he graduated from
Ranchi University and went on to earn a
PG Diploma in Social Sciences from Indira
Gandhi National Open University.

Political career
He began his political career in his teens
during early 1980s when he joined the
Jharkhand movement spearheaded by
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) which
sought to create a separate state for
tribals from the southern regions of Bihar.
A hardcore believer in the welfare of
indigenous people of his region he felt
passionate about the issue and took an
active part in the movement. Soon his
political influence grew due to his inclusive
philosophy and he was elected to the Bihar
Legislative Assembly from Kharsawan
constituency in 1995 on a JMM ticket.

NDA strongly espoused the cause of

Jharkhand and made a promise that if
elected they would create the tribal state
of Jharkhand. Munda was attracted to
BJP's ideology[3] of selfless nation building
and sacrifice. He believed in its policy of
championing the cause of Jharkhand and
joined BJP. He was elected again to the
Bihar Assembly in 2000 elections
contesting on a BJP ticket from his old
constituency of Kharsawan that he had
been nurturing for many years. After
Jharkhand's formation, he was elected to
the Jharkhand Assembly from the same
constituency in 2005 and again in the
2011 bye-election after assuming
responsibility as the CM in September
2010.

When NDA government came to power in

1999 under the leadership of Atal Bihari
Vajpayee it kept its promise and created
Jharkhand along with Uttarakhand and
Chhattisgarh as three new States of the
Indian Union. Munda became the Tribal
Welfare Minister in the 1st Babulal
Marandi-led NDA coalition government of
Jharkhand which was carved out from
Bihar on 15 November 2000. As welfare
minister, he crafted many policies and
programs to ameliorate a lot of the poor
and downtrodden. His vision, his work
ethic, and his performance matrix soon
catapulted him to the top leadership grade
and his popularity and support base
soared meteorically. His inclusive
philosophy and his commitment to
Jharkhand's high growth and development
put him in the CM's chair in 2003 at the
young age of 35 when he was chosen as
the consensus candidate to lead the State
in the aftermath of Babulal Marandi's
divisive domicile policy.[4][5][6][7]

He took the oath as Union minister in

Narendra Modi's second cabinet on 30
May 2019 and became the Minister of
Tribal Affairs.[8]

Major achievements
Arjun Munda defused the tension that was
created due to the "Domicile movement"[9]
in 2001–2002 and insisted that every
citizen of India had the fundamental right
granted by the Indian Constitution to live
and work in any part of the country.

During his tenure, Jharkhand got the 1st

Lokayukta and the State successfully
conducted the 34th National Games in
2011.

A 32-year-long jinx was broken when

Jharkhand scripted history by conducting
panchayat elections and empowered PRIs
for participatory governance.

His government introduced an e-tender

system in government contracts to bring
transparency and efficiency and to provide
equal opportunity in the procurement
process.

He also took initiatives for setting up of

new power plants with a view to making
Jharkhand a power surplus state.

He introduced some of the famous welfare

schemes and programs that were later
emulated by other Indian states, such
as:[10]

Kanyadan Yojana: To provide assistance

in solemnising marriages of girls from
underprivileged classes.
Mukhya Mantri Ladli Laxmi Yojana:[11]
To promote welfare of the girl child born
to a BPL family and APL families having
an annual income of less than Rs.
72,000, her education and safe
motherhood.
Aapka-cm: The Grievance Management
System was established to enable
people to communicate directly with
their CM and voice their grievances to
the State leadership for prompt
consideration and redressal.
Mukhya Mantri Dal Bhat Yojna: To
provide wholesome food and nutrition to
the poorest sections of society. Under
this scheme, BPL families get dal, bhat
 and sabji for Rs 5 at railway stations,
bus stands, hospitals and public places.
Free Laptop/Tablet: To prepare the
youth to face challenges of the 21st
century, tablets were to be given to
students passing matriculation
examinations under Yuwa Kaushal Vikas
Scheme launched in 2013.

Personal life
An avid golfer, Munda is also interested in
promoting archery at national and
international levels. He plays flute and
almost all tribal musical instruments
widely used in the area.
A multi-linguist, he speaks English, Hindi,
Bengali, Odia, and several tribal languages
and dialects of the region like Santhali,
Mundari, Ho, Oraon and others.

References
1. "Former Jharkhand CM & Adivasi
Leader Arjun Munda Gets Tribal Affairs
Ministry" . 31 May 2019.
2. "BJP gets clear majority in Jharkhand;
Arjun Munda loses election" . The
Indian Express. 23 December 2014.
Retrieved 1 December 2015.
3. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Retrieved 25 August 2014.
4. Jharkhand's crisis Retrieved 25
August 2014.
5. Dangerous divide Retrieved 25 August
2014.
. Domicile debacle still haunts Babulal
Marandi Retrieved 25 August 2014.
7. Agitation for domicile policy in
Jharkhand Retrieved 25 August 2014.
. "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list
of new ministers" , Live Mint, 31 May
2019
9. "Jharkhand domicile policy kicks off a
storm" . The Economic Times. 22 July
2002. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
10. "Development in Jharkhand Under
Arjun Munda" . India Today. Retrieved
1 March 2012.
11. "Jharkhand launches Ladli Laxmi
Yojna" . igovernment.in. Retrieved
17 November 2011.
 Lok Sabha

Member of
Preceded by
Parliament Succeeded by
Kariya
for Khunti Incumbent
Munda
2019 – Present

Political offices

Chief Minister
Preceded by of Jharkhand
Succeeded by
Babulal 18 March 2003
Shibu Soren
Marandi – 2 March
2005

Preceded by Chief Minister Succeeded by

Shibu Soren of Jharkhand Madhu Koda
12 March 2005
 – 8 September
2006

Chief Minister
Preceded by of Jharkhand Succeeded by
President's 11 September President's
rule 2010 – 8 rule
January 2013

Minister of
Preceded by Tribal Affairs Succeeded by
Jual Oram 30 May 2019 – Incumbent
Present

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