Rajendra Agrawal

Early life and education Rajendra Agrawal was born in Pilkhuwa, Uttar Pradesh to Shri Om Prakash Agrawal and Smt. Satyavati Agrawal. He holds master's degree (M.Sc) in Physics from M.M.(P.G) College, Modi Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He was re-elected from the seat in 2014 by a record margin of over 2,30,000 votes. Agrawal has raised some vital issues in Parliament including setting up of High Court Bench in Meerut, issues concerning water pollution, education, healthcare etc. The Compulsory Teaching of Environmental Education in Educational Institutions Bill, 2018: The Bill seeks to make it mandatory for environmental education to be taught as a compulsory subject at all levels of education. The Honourable Supreme Court of India in its directive of 1991 had made it compulsory for environment education to be included in the school and college curricula. But it was observed that the Supreme Court's directive has not been implemented effectively so far. The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2018 (Amendment of article 75, etc.): The Bill made it mandatory that at least one-third of the total number of Ministers in the Council of Ministers should be women. Women represent almost half of the country's population but have a marginal proportion in influential and decision making roles of Government, both at the Union and at the State level. Although Indian Constitution has guaranteed equal opportunities for women in all walks of life through the fundamental right to equality, yet women's visibility in the power structure is severely limited. The bill aimed towards fielding women in power wielding institutions so that inequality in power structure can be bridged. The Designation of States as Sponsor of Terrorism Bill, 2017: The bill provides for designating certain states (Pakistan here) as Sponsors of Terrorism and withdraw trade and economic relations with the same, along with putting legal, travel and economic sanctions on the citizens of such state. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2016 (Amendment of sections 2 and 3): The bill aims to create a uniform education system having a common syllabus and school curriculum for all stages of elementary education across the country. It also promoted value-based uniform education system across all schools. The High Court at Allahabad (Establishment of a Permanent Bench at Meerut) Bill, 2016: There has been a long pending demand to establish a permanent Bench of the High Court in western Uttar Pradesh since 1955. Jaswant Singh Commission also recommended the establishment of a permanent Bench of Allahabad High Court in western Uttar Pradesh. The bill, therefore, seeks to provide for the establishment of a permanent Bench of the High Court at Allahabad at Meerut.

Imprisonment From July 1975 to April 1977, Agrawal was imprisoned for about 21 months under D.I.R & M.I.S.A. He has also faced several short-term imprisonments for Ayodhya and other social causes.

Posts held From To Position 01 2009 - Elected to 15th Lok Sabha 02 20-Jul-2009 - Member, Committee of Parliament on Official Language 03 31-Aug-2009 - Member, Committee on Information Technology 04 16-Sep-2009 - Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways 05 23-Sep-2009 - Member, Committee on Petitions 06 May-2014 - Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 07 1-Sep-2014 - Member, Committee on Government Assurances, Standing Committee on Urban Development,