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krishna Gahlawat

About ‘Iron lady of Haryana’

'''Smt. Krishna Gahlawat''' was born in Sampla District Rohtak, Haryana to Late Dr. Himmat Singh. She was educated at Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana and earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. She also completed her Master’s in Political Sciences in 1992. She was married to Shri Balwan Singh Gahlawat, who served in Indian Army and later CRPF. She has two sons and Sameer Gehlaut.

Smt. Krishna Gahlawat has been a pioneer working in the area of agriculture and empowerment of women following which, she was appointed as the Chairman of Social Welfare Advisory board in 1987. For five years (1987 – 1992) she worked for the betterment of social welfare. In 1996, Smt. Krishna Gahlawat entered the Indian political system. She was appointed as the Cabinet Minister of Haryana till 2000. Smt. Krishna had remained a cabinet minister from 1996 to 2000 in Haryana Vikas Party which merged with the Indian National Congress. She also variously served as Mahila Congress In charge for states of Delhi, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan between 2000 and 2011. Education of the girl child, rural social welfare, and motivation of the youth has been the main area where Smt. Krishna tried to bring more reforms and was acknowledged for her initiatives. She actively promoted Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Currently she is an Executive Member of Haryana Pradesh BJP. Appreciated for her achievements, she was appointed as the Chairperson, National Council of State Agriculture Marketing Board in 2017 and currently working towards helping Haryana become a state with strong economy.

Coming from a family of agriculturists, Smt. Krishna Gahlawat have been actively associated with rural life from a very young age and have a personal insight into matters of concern in agricultural area.