Her Efforts To Boost Women And Child Welfare Are Noteworthy: PM Modi Greets Annapurna Devi On Birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended birthday greetings to Union Cabinet Minister Annapurna Devi, praising her contribution to strengthening women and child welfare initiatives across the country.

Taking to X, PM Modi posted, “Best wishes to Union Cabinet Minister Annpurna Devi Ji on her birthday. Her efforts to boost women and child welfare are noteworthy. Praying for her long life and good health.”

Annapurna Devi is currently serving as the Union Minister for Women and Child Development. She built a long and varied political career, winning elections to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1998, 2000, and 2005.

During this period, she held the post of Minister of State for the Ministry of Mines and Geology in the Government of Bihar in 2000.

Following the formation of Jharkhand, she served as a Cabinet Minister in the state government between 2012 and 2014, handling key portfolios including Irrigation, Women and Child Welfare, and Registration.

Annapurna Devi also functioned as Chairperson of the Committee on Women and Child Welfare in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from 2005 to 2009.

Annapurna Devi entered the 17th Lok Sabha in 2019 and went on to serve as Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Education from July 2021 onwards. She also headed an expert committee tasked with revising the Right to Education Act in line with the National Education Policy 2020.

In the 2024 General Elections, she was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from the Koderma Parliamentary Constituency in Jharkhand. She has also been a member of the Committee on Empowerment of Women and the Consultative Committees of the Ministries of Power and New and Renewable Energy from 2019 to 2021. She is a postgraduate from Ranchi University.