The Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Member of Parliament of India and former Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha are celebrating their 62nd birthday on April 21, today. Jayant Sinha has inherited politics. He has contributed significantly to Indian politics and policy making since the 1990s. So let’s know about some interesting things related to Jayant Sinha’s life on the occasion of his birthday …
Birth and family
Jayant Sinha was born on 21 April 1963, Girihad of Jharkhand. His father’s name is Yashwant Sinha and mother’s name is Neelima Sinha. After completion of his early education, he has received a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Delhi. He then obtained an M.Sc degree in Energy Management and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania. After this, he earned an MBA degree from Harvard Business School.
Political journey
Please tell that Jayant Sinha inherited politics. His father Yashwant Sinha was the Finance Minister in the Atal Bihari YJP government. At the same time, Yashwant Sinha contested several times from Hazarabad seat in Jharkhand, while Jayant also participated actively in his father’s election campaign. Jayant Sinha has been active in Indian politics since the year 1990. At the same time, for the first time in 2014, Jayant Sinha tried his luck from Hazaribagh. During this time he became a member of the 16th Lok Sabha.
In the 2014 elections, he defeated Saurabh Narayan Singh of Congress. Jayant Sinha was the Minister of State for Civil Aviation. Earlier, he worked on several reforms while being the Minister of State for Finance. He assisted in running public undertakings like social security platform and PM Mudra Yojana.
Dispute
Apart from this, in the year 2017, Jayant Sinha’s name came in Paradise Papers. This revealed the firms that help rich people to steal taxes. But Jayant Sinha always denied these allegations.