Balwant Baswant WankhadeDOCKET NO. 36058

AGE

56

EDUCATION

Graduate

TERMS SERVED

1

PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS

Farmer / Cooperative sector leader (Sarpanch; Director of Daryapur Agricultural Produce Market Committee and Amravati District Central Co-operative Bank)

DECLARED ASSETS

₹1.7 Crore

DYNASTY CONNECTIONS

None reported.

Balwant Baswant Wankhade is an Indian politician from Maharashtra, currently serving as a Member of Parliament representing the Amravati (SC) constituency for the Indian National Congress. He is 56 years old.

ATTENDANCE

87.5%

QUESTIONS ASKED

133

DEBATES PARTICIPATED

27

MPLADS UTILIZATION

39.1%

SOURCE: PRS India

ALLOCATED

₹19.83 Cr

SPENT

₹8.45 Cr

UNSPENT

₹11.38 Cr

UTILIZATION

42.6%

WORKS COMPLETED

51

WORKS RECOMMENDED

116

SOURCE: Empowered Indian (empoweredindian.in/mplads), MPLADS government data

0 FULFILLED · 1 BROKEN · 2 IN PROGRESS · 1 UNVERIFIED

1. 01. Enact a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) for all agricultural crops, protecting Vidarbha farmers.

   IN PROGRESS

   The Indian government has announced the formation of a committee to make MSP more effective and provide a legal framework for it. However, a comprehensive legal guarantee for all crops has not yet been enacted.

   MSP Legal Guarantee · SOURCE: https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/msp-legal-guarantee-what-is-it-and-why-farmers-want-it-2502778-2024-02-21

2. 02. Conduct a comprehensive socio-economic caste census and increase OBC / SC reservations in proportion to population.

   IN PROGRESS

   The demand for a caste census has been raised by various political parties and organizations. While discussions and proposals have occurred, a nationwide comprehensive socio-economic caste census and proportional reservation increase has not been fully implemented.

   Caste Census · SOURCE: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/union-cabinet-approves-proposal-to-conduct-socio-economic-caste-census-says-bihar-cm-nitish-kumar/article67744133.ece

3. 03. Abolish the Agnipath short-service military recruitment scheme and restore permanent army recruitment.

   BROKEN

   The Agnipath scheme remains in effect, and there has been no indication of its abolition or restoration of permanent army recruitment in its previous form.

   Agnipath Rollback · SOURCE: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/what-is-agnipath-scheme-defence-recruitment-7950401/

4. 04. Strengthen the cooperative sector and improve market access for farmers in the Amravati district.

   UNVERIFIED

   Specific initiatives taken by MP Balwant Baswant Wankhade to strengthen the cooperative sector and improve market access for farmers in Amravati district cannot be confirmed through publicly available parliamentary records or news reports.

   Cooperative & Agricultural Development · SOURCE: INC Amravati campaign speeches, 2024

No specific charges detailed in the provided sources beyond the existence of one case.

• [1] ECI / MyNeta 2024 affidavit
• [2] The Hindu – Amravati candidate profile 2024
• [3] NDTV – Amravati 2024 result
• [4] India Today – Amravati vote count