Dr. Nitin Raut

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Dr. Nitin Raut

Nitin Kashinath Raut

   Nitin Kashinath Raut (born 9 October 1952) is an Indian politician, Businessman and social activist from Maharashtra. He was a former Cabinet minister in the Uddhav Thackeray ministry, Government of Maharashtra. He is the Working President of the Indian National Congress party Maharashtra and Chairman AICC (All India Congress Committee) for SC Department. He was the Cabinet Minister of Employment Guarantee and Water Conservation in the Government of Maharashtra, India until 2014.

He was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Nagpur North constituency, in Nagpur district consecutively in the 1999, 2004 and 2009 elections. As of 2014 he served as a Maharashtra Cabinet Minister for Employment Guarantee Scheme and Water Conservation. He was former Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, and Fisheries, Home, Jail, State Labor and Excise Department.

Nitin Raut carries out social work through ‘Sankalp’, an NGO that works to aid Dalits and other downtrodden people. It provides relief to victims of natural and man-made calamities such as floods and communal riots

Held positions

1999 – 2004
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

(1st term)

2004 – 2009
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

(2nd term)

2008 – 2009
Maharashtra state minister

for Department of Home, Prison, State Labor and Excise

2009 – 2014
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

(3rd term)

2009 – 2014
Maharashtra Cabinet minister

for Horticulture, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Employment Guarantee Scheme and Water Resources

2009 – 2014
Appointed guardian minister of Yavatmal District
2019 – current
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 

(4th term)

2019 – 2019
Cabinet minister for Public Works

 (excluding PSUs), Tribal Development, Women and Child Development, Textiles, Relief and Rehabilitation, Other Backward Classes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Deprived Castes, Nomadic Tribes and Special Backward Classes Welfare

2019 – 2022
Maharashtra Cabinet Minister

for Renewable Energy and Energy Department

2020 – 2022
Guardian minister of Nagpur district
2024 – Current
Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra

Other positions

  • He became the Vice President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) in 2001.
  • He served as the General Secretary MPCC.
  • He is an active member of the MPCC Core Group and Media Committee.
  • He began serving as a member of the All India Congress Committee in 2001.

Books and publications

  • Buddhist Marriage and Succession Act, 2007
  • Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s views on Birth Control and its Relevance with Modern India
  • Buddhism and Dalit: Social Philosophy and Tradition

Personal life

His family, inspired by B. R. Ambedkar, follows Buddhism and he strongly believes in Buddhist philosophy.

Social work

Nitin Raut carries out social work through ‘Sankalp’, an NGO that works to aid Dalits and other downtrodden people. It provides relief to victims of natural and man-made calamities such as floods and communal riots.