Annpurna Devi

Annpurna Devi is the Minister of Women and Child Development of India. She was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1998, 2000 and 2005. She held the positions of Minister of State for Ministry of Mines and Geology, Government of Bihar in 2000 and Cabinet Minister, Ministry of lrrigation, Women and Child Welfare, Registration, Government of Jharkhand during 2012-2014. She was elected as Member of Parliament to 17th Lok Sabha in 2019. She held the position as Union Minister of State, Ministry of Education from July, 2021 onwards. She headed an expert committee on Revision of RTE (Right to Education) in view of National Education Policy 2020. ln the 2024 General Elections, she has been re-elected to the Lok Sabha from Koderma Parliamentary Constituency in Jharkhand. She also functioned as Chairperson, Committee on Women & Child Welfare, Jharkhand Legislative Assembly during 2005-2009. She was Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women and also Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy from 2019 to 2021. She is a Post Graduate from Ranchi University. Read more