Vijay Goel
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Vijay Goel is a former union minister of state in the government of India
from 2001 to 2004. He is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party
. He was a member of the 11th, 12th and 13th Lok Sabha
from Chandni Chowk
Delhi
.
He is a former President of the Delhi University Students Union
.
VIJAY GOEL [HON. D.LIT.] M.COM. LLB
- ALL INDIA GENERAL SECRETARY, BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY
FORMER UNION MINISTER OF STATE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
- PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
- PLANNING COMMISSION
- PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
- MINISTRY OF LABOUR
- MINISTRY OF YOUTH & SPORTS AFFAIRS
- MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Vijay Goel is a multifaceted and dynamic reformer, a vociferous social worker, an activist with conviction, and a crusader of causes close to his heart, a product of the JP Movement was jailed during Emergency, a home grown NSS, NCC, ABVP & RSS worker, a politician who famous for his contribution in getting the “Lottery-Banned” and thereby saving lacs of families from ruin.
“VG” is “Very Good”, is what Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee affectionately said, when he handpicked Vijay Goel and entrusted him with the position of Union Minister of State responsible for the Prime Minister’s Office and the Planning Commission.
Subsequently he was also given the Charge of the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation and Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports as Union Minister in NDA Government till 2004, remembered till date as the dynamic Sports Minister who got the Common Wealth Games to India.
As Member of the Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, Public Accounts Committee, Joint Parliamentary Committee investigating Shares Scam, Committee on Home Affairs and Personal Policy of CPMFs, Committee on Government Assurances, Rules Committee and Consultative Committee of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation, he played a very active role in various Parliamentary Committees besides traveling widely across the globe in his official capacity.
Bhartiya Janata Party’s, All India General Secretary, made ‘hat trick’ by winning three consecutive [11th, 12th & 13th] Lok Sabha Parliamentary seats from Sadar and Chandni Chowk had started his political career as Youth President, Bhartiya Janata Party. He is actively holding positions of responsibility in various political, social, cultural and education organizations, including President-Heritage India Foundation, President-Lok Abhiyan and Vice-President-Vaish Aggarwal Educational Society & Founder Chairman-Aadharshila Vidyapeeth School. He was to first to start holding weekly Janata Adalats in his constituency.
A product of the prestigious Delhi University-Shriram College of Commerce [SRCC], former DUSU-President, Goel has held the positions of Governing Body Member-AIIMS, Member-TAC-MTNL, Member-Advisory Committee-DDA, Member-MCD, Member Anjuman [Court]-Jamia, Chairman-Satyawati College and Governing Body Member-Laxmibai College and Motilal College, Executive Council Member, Finance Committee Member, besides holding the prestigious position as the University Court Member, Delhi University for 20-yrs.
VG, also called BJP’s “Versatile General” has many “Achievements” to his credit besides Banning Lotteries, Banning Ragging, Exposing Fake-Mark Sheet Racket, Fake SC/ST Certificate Racket, facelift of Delhi Railway Station, introducing Green lawns at Red Fort, Renovation of MCD Schools under School Sudhar Yojana, Installing Computers in Urdu & Hindi Schools, Installing Vivekananda’s Statue in DU, improvement of Slum areas and running a Haji Mobile Medical Van for under-privileged, funding renovation of Haj Manjil, Restoring Urdu Poet Ghalib’s haveli, Writing “The Emperor’s City” a Book on Chandni Chowk besides organizing the famous Chandni Chowk Utsav called “Chaudhavi ka Chand” with over 5-lac attendance to highlight the Walled City’s heritage. He has encouraged traditional “Purani Dilli’s” art-forms like, Meenakari, Kabootar bazi, Bater-bazi, Patte-bazi and especially Patang-bazi by organized India’s 1st Kite making competition in the walled city.
The Project closest to 54-yr-old Vijay’s heart, which he runs with the support of his daughter Vidyun, is his now famous “Toy-Bank”, which has collected over One-Lac Toys from affluent schools, RWAs and individuals at its 5-Collection Centres in Delhi for distribution amongst under-privileged children. His wife Preeti Goel a DU-Lecturer and son Siddhant also help out besides giving emotional strength. Born in Haryana to a traditional Haryanvi freedom fighter family & brought up in Delhi since childhood, Vijay Goel was imprisoned for 3-months during Emergency along with his father Shri Charti Lal Goel, a leading taxation lawyer, who was jailed for 19-months before going on to become the Deputy Mayor and Speaker of Delhi Assembly. His mother Smt. Basanti Devi imbibed religious values which added leadership strength to the now seasoned Vijay Goel, who was being personally groomed under his father for future leadership.
Few know that Vijay Goel is also educationist with an honorary doctorate in Literature from Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, has received the Global Excellence award and the prestigious Sur-Sadhna award for his contribution in the field of Culture, Heritage and Development, has published a Book on Chandni Chowk, a folk & ghazal singer besides being a Tabla player, an avid photographer has held own Photo-exhibition on Anandpur Village-life and an art & nature lover preserving his huge baags, a historian owning havelis, a paper trader by profession, is also a kho-kho and basketball national-level sportsman.
He Rocks!
http://vijaygoel.in/brief-profile.html
VIJAY GOEL [HON. D.LIT.] M.COM. LLB ALL INDIA GENERAL SECRETARY, BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY [BJP]
Vijay Goel is a product of the prestigious Shriram College of Commerce [SRCC], Delhi University. The former DUSU-President started his political career as Youth President, Bhartiya Janata Party, Delhi and scored a 'hat trick' by winning three consecutive [11th, 12th & 13th] Lok Sabha Parliamentary Elections from Sadar and Chandni Chowk.
A multifaceted and dynamic reformer, grass roots social worker, an activist with conviction and a crusader of causes close to his heart, Vijay Goel started his leadership training as an NCC cadet and NSS volunteer and is a homegrown ABVP worker who has risen from the ranks. Goel was also a kho-kho and basketball sportsman leading his teams to victory in college, state & the national-level. A fearless and concerned leader, famous for saving lacs of families from ruin by getting the "Single Digit Lottery-Banned", he was the first to start holding weekly Janata Adalats in his constituency.
An Educationist, Vijay Goel has made long lasting contribution in the field of education and was Chairman-Satyawati College and Governing Body Member-Laxmibai College and Motilal College, Member Anjuman [Court]-Jamia, Executive Council Member, Finance Committee Member, besides holding the prestigious position as the University Court Member, Delhi University for 20-yrs.
Vijay Goel was awarded an honorary doctorate in Literature from Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar. Has also received the Global Excellence award and the prestigious Sur-Sadhna award for his contribution in the field of Culture, Heritage and Development.
A true dilli-vala at heart, a folk & ghazal singer, a tabla player, an avid photographer, Vijay held his first photo-exhibition on village life inaugurated by the Hon'ble Vice President of India. He authored "DELHI-The Emperor's City" (a book on Chandni Chowk) released by the Hon'ble Prime Minister and organized the famous Chandni Chowk Utsav "Chaudahavin ka Chand" to highlight the Walled City's heritage. He has encouraged traditional purani dilli art forms especially patangbazi by organizing India's 1st Kite making competition in the walled city.
"V.G". - BJP's Versatile General, has many achievements to his credit - Banning Lotteries, Banning Ragging, Exposing Fake Mark Sheet Racket & Fake SC/ST Certificate Racket, facelift of Delhi Railway Station, introducing Green lawns at Red Fort, Renovation of MCD Schools under School Sudhar Yojana, Installing Computers in Urdu & Hindi Schools, improvement of Slum areas and running a Mobile Medical Van for under-privileged, Renovating the Haj Manjil, Restoring Urdu Poet Ghalib's haveli….the list goes on and on.
Former PM Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee handpicked Vijay Goel and entrusted him with the position of Union Minister of State responsible for the Prime Minister's Office and the Planning Commission. Subsequently he was also given charge of the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation and Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports as Union Minister in NDA Government till 2004. As Sports Minister, he pitched hard to bring the Commonwealth Games to India.
Goel played a very active role in various Parliamentary Committees as Member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee investigating Shares Scam, Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Home Affairs and Personal Policy of Central Para Military Forces, Committee on Government Assurances, Rules Committee and Consultative Committee of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation. He has also been the Governing Body Member-AIIMS, Member-TAC-MTNL, Member-MCD and Member-Advisory Committee-DDA.
Actively involved in various political, social, cultural and education organizations, Vijay Goel is President, Heritage India Foundation; President, Lok Abhiyan and Founder, The Senior Citizen Federation. The Project closest to 54-yr-old Vijay's heart is his now famous "Toy-Bank", which has collected over One-Lac Toys from affluent schools, RWAs and individuals at its Collection Centres in Delhi for distribution amongst underprivileged children. Vijay's wife Preeti Goel, a DU-Lecturer also assists in his social projects. Both of them have traveled together widely.
Brought up in Delhi 54 years old, a paper trader by profession, Vijay was born in a traditional Haryanvi freedom fighter family. An active participant in the JP Movement, Vijay Goel was imprisoned for 3-months during the Emergency. His father, leading taxation lawyer Shri Charti Lal Goel who later became the Deputy Mayor and Speaker of Delhi Assembly, was also jailed for 19-months.
Vijay Goel is also the member of International Film & Television Research Center of Asian Academy Of Film & Television
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Government of India
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from 2001 to 2004. He is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
. He was a member of the 11th, 12th and 13th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
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from Chandni Chowk
Chandni Chowk
Chandni Chowk , originally meaning moonlit square or market, is one of the oldest and busiest markets in Old Delhi, now in central north Delhi, India...
Delhi
Delhi
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He is a former President of the Delhi University Students Union
Delhi University Students Union
The Delhi University Students Union, generally abbreviated DUSU, is the umbrella student organisation at the University of Delhi.DUSU elections are considered most high profile student union elections in country as it provides opportunity to enter directly into national politics. The University of...
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VIJAY GOEL [HON. D.LIT.] M.COM. LLB
- ALL INDIA GENERAL SECRETARY, BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY
FORMER UNION MINISTER OF STATE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
- PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
- PLANNING COMMISSION
- PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
- MINISTRY OF LABOUR
- MINISTRY OF YOUTH & SPORTS AFFAIRS
- MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Vijay Goel is a multifaceted and dynamic reformer, a vociferous social worker, an activist with conviction, and a crusader of causes close to his heart, a product of the JP Movement was jailed during Emergency, a home grown NSS, NCC, ABVP & RSS worker, a politician who famous for his contribution in getting the “Lottery-Banned” and thereby saving lacs of families from ruin.
“VG” is “Very Good”, is what Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee affectionately said, when he handpicked Vijay Goel and entrusted him with the position of Union Minister of State responsible for the Prime Minister’s Office and the Planning Commission.
Subsequently he was also given the Charge of the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation and Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports as Union Minister in NDA Government till 2004, remembered till date as the dynamic Sports Minister who got the Common Wealth Games to India.
As Member of the Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, Public Accounts Committee, Joint Parliamentary Committee investigating Shares Scam, Committee on Home Affairs and Personal Policy of CPMFs, Committee on Government Assurances, Rules Committee and Consultative Committee of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation, he played a very active role in various Parliamentary Committees besides traveling widely across the globe in his official capacity.
Bhartiya Janata Party’s, All India General Secretary, made ‘hat trick’ by winning three consecutive [11th, 12th & 13th] Lok Sabha Parliamentary seats from Sadar and Chandni Chowk had started his political career as Youth President, Bhartiya Janata Party. He is actively holding positions of responsibility in various political, social, cultural and education organizations, including President-Heritage India Foundation, President-Lok Abhiyan and Vice-President-Vaish Aggarwal Educational Society & Founder Chairman-Aadharshila Vidyapeeth School. He was to first to start holding weekly Janata Adalats in his constituency.
A product of the prestigious Delhi University-Shriram College of Commerce [SRCC], former DUSU-President, Goel has held the positions of Governing Body Member-AIIMS, Member-TAC-MTNL, Member-Advisory Committee-DDA, Member-MCD, Member Anjuman [Court]-Jamia, Chairman-Satyawati College and Governing Body Member-Laxmibai College and Motilal College, Executive Council Member, Finance Committee Member, besides holding the prestigious position as the University Court Member, Delhi University for 20-yrs.
VG, also called BJP’s “Versatile General” has many “Achievements” to his credit besides Banning Lotteries, Banning Ragging, Exposing Fake-Mark Sheet Racket, Fake SC/ST Certificate Racket, facelift of Delhi Railway Station, introducing Green lawns at Red Fort, Renovation of MCD Schools under School Sudhar Yojana, Installing Computers in Urdu & Hindi Schools, Installing Vivekananda’s Statue in DU, improvement of Slum areas and running a Haji Mobile Medical Van for under-privileged, funding renovation of Haj Manjil, Restoring Urdu Poet Ghalib’s haveli, Writing “The Emperor’s City” a Book on Chandni Chowk besides organizing the famous Chandni Chowk Utsav called “Chaudhavi ka Chand” with over 5-lac attendance to highlight the Walled City’s heritage. He has encouraged traditional “Purani Dilli’s” art-forms like, Meenakari, Kabootar bazi, Bater-bazi, Patte-bazi and especially Patang-bazi by organized India’s 1st Kite making competition in the walled city.
The Project closest to 54-yr-old Vijay’s heart, which he runs with the support of his daughter Vidyun, is his now famous “Toy-Bank”, which has collected over One-Lac Toys from affluent schools, RWAs and individuals at its 5-Collection Centres in Delhi for distribution amongst under-privileged children. His wife Preeti Goel a DU-Lecturer and son Siddhant also help out besides giving emotional strength. Born in Haryana to a traditional Haryanvi freedom fighter family & brought up in Delhi since childhood, Vijay Goel was imprisoned for 3-months during Emergency along with his father Shri Charti Lal Goel, a leading taxation lawyer, who was jailed for 19-months before going on to become the Deputy Mayor and Speaker of Delhi Assembly. His mother Smt. Basanti Devi imbibed religious values which added leadership strength to the now seasoned Vijay Goel, who was being personally groomed under his father for future leadership.
Few know that Vijay Goel is also educationist with an honorary doctorate in Literature from Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, has received the Global Excellence award and the prestigious Sur-Sadhna award for his contribution in the field of Culture, Heritage and Development, has published a Book on Chandni Chowk, a folk & ghazal singer besides being a Tabla player, an avid photographer has held own Photo-exhibition on Anandpur Village-life and an art & nature lover preserving his huge baags, a historian owning havelis, a paper trader by profession, is also a kho-kho and basketball national-level sportsman.
He Rocks!
http://vijaygoel.in/brief-profile.html
VIJAY GOEL [HON. D.LIT.] M.COM. LLB ALL INDIA GENERAL SECRETARY, BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY [BJP]
Vijay Goel is a product of the prestigious Shriram College of Commerce [SRCC], Delhi University. The former DUSU-President started his political career as Youth President, Bhartiya Janata Party, Delhi and scored a 'hat trick' by winning three consecutive [11th, 12th & 13th] Lok Sabha Parliamentary Elections from Sadar and Chandni Chowk.
A multifaceted and dynamic reformer, grass roots social worker, an activist with conviction and a crusader of causes close to his heart, Vijay Goel started his leadership training as an NCC cadet and NSS volunteer and is a homegrown ABVP worker who has risen from the ranks. Goel was also a kho-kho and basketball sportsman leading his teams to victory in college, state & the national-level. A fearless and concerned leader, famous for saving lacs of families from ruin by getting the "Single Digit Lottery-Banned", he was the first to start holding weekly Janata Adalats in his constituency.
An Educationist, Vijay Goel has made long lasting contribution in the field of education and was Chairman-Satyawati College and Governing Body Member-Laxmibai College and Motilal College, Member Anjuman [Court]-Jamia, Executive Council Member, Finance Committee Member, besides holding the prestigious position as the University Court Member, Delhi University for 20-yrs.
Vijay Goel was awarded an honorary doctorate in Literature from Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar. Has also received the Global Excellence award and the prestigious Sur-Sadhna award for his contribution in the field of Culture, Heritage and Development.
A true dilli-vala at heart, a folk & ghazal singer, a tabla player, an avid photographer, Vijay held his first photo-exhibition on village life inaugurated by the Hon'ble Vice President of India. He authored "DELHI-The Emperor's City" (a book on Chandni Chowk) released by the Hon'ble Prime Minister and organized the famous Chandni Chowk Utsav "Chaudahavin ka Chand" to highlight the Walled City's heritage. He has encouraged traditional purani dilli art forms especially patangbazi by organizing India's 1st Kite making competition in the walled city.
"V.G". - BJP's Versatile General, has many achievements to his credit - Banning Lotteries, Banning Ragging, Exposing Fake Mark Sheet Racket & Fake SC/ST Certificate Racket, facelift of Delhi Railway Station, introducing Green lawns at Red Fort, Renovation of MCD Schools under School Sudhar Yojana, Installing Computers in Urdu & Hindi Schools, improvement of Slum areas and running a Mobile Medical Van for under-privileged, Renovating the Haj Manjil, Restoring Urdu Poet Ghalib's haveli….the list goes on and on.
Former PM Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee handpicked Vijay Goel and entrusted him with the position of Union Minister of State responsible for the Prime Minister's Office and the Planning Commission. Subsequently he was also given charge of the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation and Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports as Union Minister in NDA Government till 2004. As Sports Minister, he pitched hard to bring the Commonwealth Games to India.
Goel played a very active role in various Parliamentary Committees as Member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee investigating Shares Scam, Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Home Affairs and Personal Policy of Central Para Military Forces, Committee on Government Assurances, Rules Committee and Consultative Committee of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation. He has also been the Governing Body Member-AIIMS, Member-TAC-MTNL, Member-MCD and Member-Advisory Committee-DDA.
Actively involved in various political, social, cultural and education organizations, Vijay Goel is President, Heritage India Foundation; President, Lok Abhiyan and Founder, The Senior Citizen Federation. The Project closest to 54-yr-old Vijay's heart is his now famous "Toy-Bank", which has collected over One-Lac Toys from affluent schools, RWAs and individuals at its Collection Centres in Delhi for distribution amongst underprivileged children. Vijay's wife Preeti Goel, a DU-Lecturer also assists in his social projects. Both of them have traveled together widely.
Brought up in Delhi 54 years old, a paper trader by profession, Vijay was born in a traditional Haryanvi freedom fighter family. An active participant in the JP Movement, Vijay Goel was imprisoned for 3-months during the Emergency. His father, leading taxation lawyer Shri Charti Lal Goel who later became the Deputy Mayor and Speaker of Delhi Assembly, was also jailed for 19-months.
Vijay Goel is also the member of International Film & Television Research Center of Asian Academy Of Film & Television
Asian Academy of Film & Television
The Asian Academy of Film & Television is a film school located in India's Noida Film City in India's Capital region, NCR. It is affiliated with the International Film & Television Research Center and the Marwah Films & Video Studios....
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