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Kiren Rijiju

Parliamentary Affairs & Minority Affairs, Government of India · BJP

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Kiren Rijiju

किरेन रिजिजू
Parliamentary Affairs & Minority Affairs
BJP Lakshadweep
Career
Parliamentary Affairs Minister 2024–; MP since 2004
Role
Parliamentary Affairs & Minority Affairs
Current Role
Since Jun 2024 · Present
Born
1971 · Age 55
Education
BA (Political Science), Delhi University
Terms in Office
Parliamentary Affairs Minister 2024–; MP since 2004
About
Indian politician (born 1971) Kiren Rijiju is an Indian politician who is serving as the 28th Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and 7th Minister of Minority Affairs since 2024. He was the Cabinet Minister of Earth Sciences and Food Processing Industries in the Government of India from 2023 to June 2024 and a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Arunachal West since 2014 and from 2004 to 2009. Earlier, he served as the Minister of State for Home Affairs from 2014 to 2019, Minister of State for Minority Affairs from 2019 to 2021, Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs from 2019 to 2021 and the Law minister from 2021 to 2023..

Projects & Initiatives 1 ongoing · 2 completed

Women's Reservation Act (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam)
नारी शक्ति वंदन अधिनियम
Completed
CompletedPassed Sep 2023
Since 2023 · 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies passed as 128th Constitutional Amendment (September 2023). Will come into force after delimitation exercise — expected post-2026 census.
Three New Justice Codes (BNS, BNSS, BSA)
Completed
CompletedEffective Jul 2024
Since 2023 · Three new national codes replacing the colonial-era penal, procedure, and evidence laws (IPC 1860, CrPC 1898, Evidence Act 1872) — enacted July 2024. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam are now in force.
Parliamentary Proceedings Reform
Ongoing
Since 2022 · Measures to improve productivity of Parliament sessions including early listing of bills, consolidated debates, and anti-disruption measures. Lok Sabha productivity improved from 47% (2019 monsoon) to higher averages in 2022–23 sessions.
Parliament Record
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