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Kiren Rijiju

Kiren Rijiju is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader who has been the Union Minister of Earth Sciences and Food Processing Industries in the Narendra Modi Cabinet since 2023 and 2024 respectively. He was also the Minister of Law and Justice from 2021 to 2023, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports and Minister of State for Minority Affairs from 2019 to 2021. Rijiju was the Minister of State for Home Affairs from 2014 to 2019 in the first Narendra Modi Cabinet. Rijiju won the first Lok Sabha election in 2004 from the Arunachal West constituency when he defeated Arunachal Congress candidate Kamen Ringu with a margin of 47,424 votes. However, he lost the 2009 Lok Sabha polls from the same constituency against Congress candidate Takam Sanjoy by just 1,314 votes. Rijiju left the BJP to join the Congress after his defeat but later returned to the saffron party. Rijiju again won the Arunachal West seat in the 2014 and 2019 elections by defeating Congress candidates Takam Sanjoy and Nabam Tuki respectively. The BJP has again fielded Rijiju from Arunachal West against Congress candidate Nabam Tuki.

Kiren Rijiju

Ministry to form 5 zonal talent hunt committees in ambitious plan to qualify for FIFA World Cup
Football | Aug 03, 2020, 04:45 PM IST
Rijiju said the talent hunt initiative, to be funded by the Sports Authority of India under the Khelo India Programme in partnership with the All India Football Federation, will be the "most aggressive exercise" ever done.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju sanctions Rs 5 lakh for financially distressed Wushu player
Other Sports | Jul 30, 2020, 12:45 PM IST
According to a release issued by the sports ministry, the 22-year-old athlete, who has won 24 gold medals at the state Wushu Championship, was sanctioned the money through the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons.
India will be in top-10 in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Jul 25, 2020, 03:20 PM IST
He said the 'Target Olympic Podium Junior Scheme' is scouting talent as young as 10-year-old and 12-year-old with an aim to prepare them for the Los Angeles Games.

Hopeful that India will have sporting events from Sept or Oct: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Jul 24, 2020, 02:34 PM IST
Rijiju has said that he hopes sporting activities in the country, which have been on a standstill since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will resume by September of October.
'Already had discussion with Dutee Chand and she is fine': Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Jul 15, 2020, 05:04 PM IST
Dutee Chand had earlier said that she is putting her car on sale to raise funds to prepare for Tokyo Olympics. However, she deleted the post later.
Athletes should be given a higher pedestal in society, says Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Jul 12, 2020, 02:22 PM IST
Rijiju said that those who win medals at big international meets find it easier to get sponsorship deals but the same is not the case with those who don't win.

'Knowledge in Indian society about sports is minimum': Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Jul 11, 2020, 04:50 PM IST
Citing examples of people in viral videos being pushed as Olympic prospects, Kiren Rijiju said that sporting knowledge in India is 'minimum'.
Sports Ministry to remove salary cap of Rs 2 lakhs for Indian coaches
Other Sports | Jul 04, 2020, 01:00 PM IST
The decision was made in a bid to encourage them to produce better results and attract former players to become high performance trainers
Kiren Rijiju, Sunil Chhetri and PV Sindhu to launch 'Fit India Talks' interactive series
Other Sports | Jul 02, 2020, 03:00 PM IST
The Fit India Talks sessions are being organized in association with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).

Kiren Rijiju launches NADA app to help athletes stay updated on banned substances
Other Sports | Jun 30, 2020, 03:34 PM IST
The app aims to create a bridge between athletes and the NADA by providing easily accessible information on various aspects of sport
Need to train but can't risk safety: Indian athletes urge to tread with caution
Other Sports | Jun 29, 2020, 01:23 PM IST
There are apprehensions over safety among the Indian athletes on resuming training amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Kiren Rijiju eyes August resumption without spectators, IOA wants flexibility with calendars
Other Sports | Jun 23, 2020, 10:06 PM IST
The minister conducted a virtual meeting with representatives of IOA and 15 national federations to discuss the way forward in terms of training of athletes

Kiren Rijiju, Mary Kom and Anjum Moudgil to join Shilpa Shetty for online yoga session
Other Sports | Jun 20, 2020, 06:50 PM IST
Sports minister Kiren Rijiju, as well as shooter Anjum Moudgil and boxer Mary Kom will take in an online yoga session with actor Shilpa Shetty on International Yoga Day.
Sports Ministry to establish 1000 district-level Khelo India Centres
Other Sports | Jun 19, 2020, 04:46 PM IST
Organisations which have been promoting sports for at least five years will also be eligible to establish a KIC, provided they recruit past champions as coaches.
Sports ministry to establish 'Khelo India State Centre of Excellence'
Other Sports | Jun 16, 2020, 04:54 PM IST
In the first leg, the ministry had identified state-owned sports facilities in eight states of India which will be upgraded into KISCE.

New education policy will have sports as part of curriculum: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Jun 11, 2020, 03:30 PM IST
Sports will be a part of the education and not only an extra-curricular activity under the new policy, said Kiren Rijiju.
Champions will emerge if sports culture is developed in India, says Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Jun 02, 2020, 04:43 PM IST
Union sports minister Kiren Rijiju has said that India can be a sporting superpower if sports culture is developed at the grassroots level.
Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Munda to inaugurate Khelo India e-Pathshala
Other Sports | May 31, 2020, 04:33 PM IST
The programme is "India's first-ever national-level open online coaching and education programme for grassroot-level athletes," according to a statement from SAI.
We've prepared roadmap for return of sports, ready to fight the pandemic: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | May 29, 2020, 07:37 PM IST
In an exclusive conversation with India TV on #TeamModiOnIndiaTV, sports minister Kiren Rijiju has said that roadmap has been laid for the return of sports in India.
Is Rahul Gandhi senseless or is he being led on a wrong path, asks Kiren Rijiju
India | May 29, 2020, 07:19 PM IST
Union Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju, in an exclusive chat with India TV, took aim at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and accused him of instigating the poor. He even termed his rhetoric 'senseless' in view of the coronavirus pandemic.