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Dr. Nirmla Sunil Wadhwani is a Minister of State for Women & Child Welfare, Government of Gujarat and Assumed office on August 7, 2016.

Personal Details

Born                      August 17, 1964, at Ajmer-Rajasthan

Spouse                  Dr Sunil Wadhwani

Children                 Daughter-Dr Peeyusha Wadhwani

Residence              Naroda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Education               MBBS, MS (Obstetrics & Gynaec), Diploma in USG, CIC

Occupation             Politician, Doctor

Political Party        Bharatiya Janata Party

Early life & Education

Dr. Nirmla Sunil Wadhwani was born on August 17, 1964 in Israni family of Ajmer-Rajasthan. Father Shri Milyomal Santdas & Mother Smt Vishni Devi, Father was Reputed Businessman of Ajmer & had firm belief in Good Education to New Generation. She is youngest among siblings; four of her brothers are Engineers. She belongs to well qualified family of professionals like Doctors, Engineers, MBAs etc. all well settled in India and abroad.

She passed higher secondary education from Adarsh Vidyalaya, Ajmer. She got National Scholarship Throughout her Education.

She got Admission in MBBS at JLN medical college, Ajmer in 1983 through Competitive exam (PMT).

After Passing MBBS, she got married to Dr Sunil Wadhwani of Bikaner-Rajasthan. She completed her internship from SP medical college, Bikaner and prepared for Post Graduate (medical) competitive Entrance, She Got Good rank(53 no) in this state level competitive entrance exam and got admission in MS(Obst & Gynec) course at SP Medical college Bikaner(Rajasthan). She passed MS (Obst & gynec) with best performance in the year 1993.

She has only one child daughter Peeyusha, and She also is Doctor [further pursuing MS (Obst & Gynec)] and married to Dr Devesh Rajani (MD General Medicines) of Lucknow-UP.

She worked as a consultant Gynecologist at Tulsi Medical & research Centre, Shri Dungergarh (District-Churu-Rajasthan) from 1993 to 1995.This hospital is run by “Tera Panth Jain Samaj” with inspiration & blessings of HH Acharya Tulsi of Ladnu.

In 1995 her family shifted to Ahmedabad and she worked at swami Teoon ram charitable trust hospital as consultant Doctor in Kuber nagar area of Ahmedabad. She started Gynecology dept. at this hospital.

She started her own hospital “Siddhi hospital” On 26/01/1997. In a very short time she became leading Gynecologist of the area. She had a training of Sonography and Laparoscopic surgery and became first female to do major surgeries by herself in Eastern Ahmedabad area. Because of her noble profession of doctor she had a family touch & respectable relationship with approximately 20000 families of the Naroda MLA constituency. Being service oriented she has served weaker sections of society in medical profession

Her husband Dr Sunil Wadhwani passed MD (General Medicines) in 1990 from SP Medical college Bikaner(Rajasthan) with best performance, is also working as consultant physician & diabetologist at the same hospital. He has been the treasurer of Diabetic foot society of India for 6 years.

As a Doctor she had inclination to social service, she participated in many of medical camps. She counselled many families and resolved “Saas-Bahu” and “Husband-Wife” disputes and tried to establish peace & harmony in many families along with her medical practice.

Political Career

Her in laws & parental families are into social service since three generations right from independence of India. Her husband Dr Sunil wadhwani is “Swayam sevak” of RSS right from child hood and his family is attached with RSS, Jansangh & BJP. She is also associated with Rashtriya Seva Samiti, Bharatiya Sindhu Sabha and National Medico Organization (NMO)

As Minister of State for Women & Child Welfare, Government of Gujarat, Wadhwani has sincerely worked towards social and economic upliftment of women, education and health of children and has laid special emphasis on improving facilities at anganwadi so that more and more women and children can be benefitted.

She is popular among party workers for her polite behavior and humble nature, her easy availability, down to earth & public friendly nature has made her leader of masses. She believes in brotherhood, Team & Transparent working with focus on organization building. Good Command on languages like Gujarati, Hindi, English, and Sindhi helps her in networking & social connectivity.

She is only Sindhi female minister in India.

Some important tasks undertaken as Minister of State for Women & Child Welfare, Government of Gujarat:


 * Increase in honorarium of anganwadi workers and helpers.
 * Increase in Widhva Sahay, financial help extended to women between 18-40 years who have lost their husband through DBT.
 * Initiating spot feeding program for pregnant and lactating mothers in five tribal districts and six talukas of Gujarat.(Poshan Sudha Yojna).
 * Extending guidance to more than one lakh anganwadi workers and helpers through BISAG  video conference.
 * Extending electricity connection to more than 51,000 anganwadi  centers.
 * Ensured admissions of more than 2.3 lakh children in rural anganwadi centers and more than 52,000 children in urban anganwadi centers during Anganwadi  Praveshotsav          2017.
 * Distributed tablets to more than 1700 anganwadi supervisors to facilitate Aadhar card registrations of children between 0-5 years of age.
 * Has started ECCE (Early Child care Education) in June,2017 in Gujarat.
 * Has started “One Stop Centre” (Sakhi) in Rajkot, Sabarkantha, and Kutch to help needy & desperate women.

Parliamentary positions held:


 * Member of Thirteenth Gujarat Legislative Assembly (MLA) from  Naroda  Vidhansabha |20.12.2012.
 * Member of Guan Vidhan Committee.
 * Member of Paper Linked Committee | 2012-14.
 * Member of Rules Committee | 2012-14.
 * Member of MLA Quarters Committee | 2014-15, 2015-16.
 * Member of Library Committee | 2014-15, 2015-16.

Other major positions held:


 * President of Sindhi Council of India (Gujarat Women Wing).
 * Joint Secretary of National Women Bhartiya Sindhi Sabha Year |2012-15.
 * First Female President of Sindhi Professional Society | 2013-14.
 * Vice President of Naroda Doctor Association | 2011-13.
 * President of Ahmedabad Medical Association (Women) | 2010-11.
 * Trustee of Jhulelal  Tirath  Dham.

Major work done for Sindhi community:


 * As an active member of Sindhi community, Wadhwani has worked tirelessly for the upliftment of Sindhi culture, literature and traditions.
 * To encourage more and more members of the Sindhi community to take part in “Sindhu Darshan” Yatra (organized in June at Leh-Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir), she represented Sindhi community and got financial assistance of Rs 15000 approved by the government for Gujarati pilgrims.
 * With her determined efforts towards promoting Sindhi literature and research on Sindhi culture, Wadhwani got a grant of Rs 1 crore to Central University, Gujarat through               National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language.
 * She collaborated with Central and State government to facilitate the process of obtaining citizenship to Hindu Pakistani citizens.
 * She is well known not only in Ahmedabad, but among Sindhi community all over India and abroad.