Niranjan Patnaik
Niranjan Patnaik | |
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| President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 19 April 2018 – 23 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Prasad Harichandan |
| Succeeded by | Sarat Pattanayak |
| In office 7 June 2011 – 13 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | K. P. Singh Deo |
| Succeeded by | Jayadev Jena |
| Cabinet Minister of Revenue, Science & Technology, Government of Odisha | |
| In office 15 March 1995 – 29 February 2000 | |
| Governor | B. Satya Narayan Reddy G. Ramanujam C. Rangarajan |
| Cabinet Minister of Irrigation & Power, Government of Odisha | |
| In office 9 March 1985 – 3 March 1990 | |
| Governor | Bishambhar Nath Pande |
| Cabinet Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Odisha | |
| In office 6 February 1987 – 3 March 1990 | |
| Governor | Bishambhar Nath Pande |
| Cabinet Minister of Industries, Textiles & Handlooms, Government of Odisha | |
| In office 9 June 1980 – 9 March 1985 | |
| Governor | Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha |
| Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 9 June 1980 – 19 May 2009 | |
| Constituency | Ramachandrapur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1948 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Children | Devjyoti Patnaik Navajyoti Patnaik |
| Relatives | Soumya Ranjan Patnaik (brother) Amiya Ranjan Patnaik (brother) Dipti Ranjan Patnaik (brother) |
| Alma mater | Utkal University (BA) |
Niranjan Patnaik (born 22 February 1948) is an Indian politician from Odisha. He is a former state president of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee and has served as a cabinet minister in the Odisha State Government under Chief Minister Janaki Ballabh Patnaik. He has been associated with various labour unions in the Keonjhar region and worked as an artisanal miner, securing his first lease in 1969.[1][2]
During his ministerial tenures, Patnaik worked on infrastructure development, irrigation, and flood control systems across Odisha. He has publically raised concerns regarding urban flooding stemming from rapid urbanisation and industrial growth affecting land use and water tables in the state.[3][4][5]
Political career
Patnaik held multiple portfolios during his service in the Janaki Ballabh Patnaik cabinet. He served as the Minister of Industries & Textiles, Handlooms, and Handicrafts & Cottage Industries, and also managed portfolios including Irrigation & Power, Revenue, Science, and Health & Family Welfare. During his tenure, his ministry focused on drafting a long-term irrigation master plan for water management in the state, drawing insights from project models in Canada, Arizona, and Texas.[6]
As Minister of Health in 1987, Patnaik focused on state administrative reforms regarding the recording and reporting of public health outbreaks, pandemics, and hunger-related mortality in vulnerable, infrastructure-deficient regions of Odisha.[7]
During his tenure as the Pradesh Congress Committee President leading into the 2019 General Elections and concurrent Odisha State Legislative Assembly elections, the state party apparatus drafted an election manifesto highlighting policies targeted at marginalized demographics and integrating the national Congress party's Universal Basic Income initiative, Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY).
Personal life
Patnaik belongs to the Karan caste of Odisha.[8] He is the son of Braja Bandhu Patnaik and is from the Anandapur region in the Keonjhar district. He has two sons, Devjyoti Patnaik and Nabajyoti Patnaik, the latter of whom is also active in state politics.[9]
Patnaik has three brothers: Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, a politician, media business owner, and the founder-editor of the Odia daily newspaper Sambad; Amiya Ranjan Patnaik, who worked as an Odia film producer and director; and Dipti Ranjan Patnaik.[8] His family maintains business interests in various industrial sectors across the state, including mineral mining and seafood exports.[8]
References
- ↑ Findlay, J. N. (6 March 2019), "The Notion of an Absolute", Ascent to the Absolute, Routledge, pp. 17–38, doi:10.4324/9780429202094-1, ISBN 978-0-429-20209-4, retrieved 8 June 2025
- ↑ "Congress remains divided in Orissa over the new state chief". The Economic Times. 8 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ↑ "Govt responsible for urban floods: Niranjan". The Pioneer. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ↑ "Niranjan Patnaik comes out in support of Sona Mohapatra". Odisha TV. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ "Police Complaint Filed Against Singer Sona Mohapatra For 'Mispronouncing' Words In Odia Bhajan". HuffPost. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ Ikehara, Ken (1995). "Report from 1995 AAPG Annual Convention in Houston". Journal of the Sedimentological Society of Japan. 42 (42): 33–41. doi:10.4096/jssj1995.42.33. ISSN 1342-310X.
- ↑ "The politics of hunger in India: a study of democracy, governance, and Kalahandi's poverty". Choice Reviews Online. 38 (5): 38–2965-38-2965. 1 January 2001. doi:10.5860/choice.38-2965 (inactive 1 July 2025). ISSN 0009-4978.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link) - 1 2 3 "'Political caste': Three Patnaiks have held CM's post in Odisha for 45 out of 77 years". The Times of India. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "It's all in the family in Odisha". The Hindu. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2026.