Manish TewariDOCKET NO. 39897

AGE

59

EDUCATION

M.A. (Political Science), LL.B.

TERMS SERVED

3

PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS

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DECLARED ASSETS

₹29.7 Crore

Manish Tewari is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament representing Chandigarh. He is a prominent leader within the Indian National Congress.

ATTENDANCE

96.5%

QUESTIONS ASKED

131

DEBATES PARTICIPATED

43

MPLADS UTILIZATION

13.2%

SOURCE: PRS India

ALLOCATED

₹17.84 Cr

SPENT

₹2.63 Cr

UNSPENT

₹15.21 Cr

UTILIZATION

14.7%

WORKS COMPLETED

29

WORKS RECOMMENDED

82

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

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

1. 01. Provide ₹1 lakh annually to one woman in every poor family under the Mahalakshmi scheme.

   BROKEN

   The INC Mahalakshmi scheme (Rs 1 lakh/year to poor families) was not implemented as INC did not form the central government after the 2024 elections.

   Economy · SOURCE: INC Nyay Patra 2024

2. 02. Guarantee a one-year apprenticeship to all educated youth to tackle unemployment.

   BROKEN

   The INC apprenticeship guarantee for educated youth was not implemented as Congress is in opposition at the central level.

   Employment · SOURCE: INC Nyay Patra 2024

• Criticism of India's democratic system

  MEDIUM · ALLEGED

  Indian National Congress leader Manish Tewari stated that India operates as a 'two-horse system with arbitrary executive' rather than a true democracy, expressing strong criticism of the current political structure.

  2026-08-02 · SOURCE: "We are not democracy, but two-horse system with arbitrary executive": Manish Tewari - ANI News

• [1] MyNeta (ADR)
• [2] Wikipedia
• [3] INC Nyay Patra 2024