G. Parameshwara
Minister of Home Affairs, Government of Karnataka
Assumed office
27 May 2023
GovernorThawar Chand Gehlot
Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah
Preceded byAraga Jnanendra
In office
30 October 2015 – 24 June 2017
GovernorVajubhai Rudabhai Vala
Preceded byK. J. George
Succeeded byRamalinga Reddy
7th Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
In office
23 May 2018 – 23 July 2019
GovernorVajubhai Rudabhai Vala
Chief MinisterH. D. Kumaraswamy
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Leader of the House for Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
1 July 2016 – 24 June 2017
GovernorVajubhai Rudabhai Vala
Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah
Preceded byS. R. Patil
Succeeded byJayamala Ramachandra
President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
27 October 2010 – 4 July 2018
Preceded byR. V. Deshapande
Succeeded byDinesh Gundu Rao
Minister of Information & Publicity
In office
13 December 2003 – 28 May 2004
GovernorT. N. Chaturvedi
Chief MinisterS. M. Krishna
Preceded byProf. B.K. Chandrashekar
Succeeded byB. Shivaram
Minister of State for Medical Education
In office
18 August 2001 – 28 May 2004
Governor
Chief MinisterS. M. Krishna
Preceded byNafisa Fazal
Succeeded byIqbal Ansari
Minister of State for Science & Technology
In office
11 October 1999 – 18 August 2001
Governor
Chief MinisterS. M. Krishna
Succeeded byNafisa Fazal
Minister of State for Higher Education (Independent Charge)
In office
11 October 1999 – 28 May 2004
Governor
Chief MinisterS. M. Krishna
Preceded byBajpe Abdul Khader Mohideen
Succeeded byD Manjunath
Minister of State for Sericulture
In office
19 November 1992 – 11 December 1994
GovernorKhurshed Alam Khan
Chief MinisterM. Veerappa Moily
Preceded byY. K. Ramaiah
Succeeded byD. Nagarajaiah
Personal details
Born
Parameshwara Gangadharaiah

(1951-08-06) 6 August 1951 (age 72)
Gollahalli, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India
CitizenshipIndia
Political partyIndian National Congress (since 1989)
SpouseKannika Parameshwari Parameshwara (m.1982)
ChildrenShana Parmeshwar (daughter)
Parents
  • H. M. Gangadharaiah
  • Gangamalamma C.
RelativesSiddhanth (nephew)
Residence
Alma mater
ProfessionPolitician, Agricultural scientist
WebsiteOfficial Website

Gangadharaiah Parameshwara (born 6 August 1951) is an Indian politician who serving as Home minister of Karnataka. He is also the seventh Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka,[1] and longest-serving President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee[2] for two consecutive terms.[3]

Early life and education

Parameshwara was born on 6 August 1951, at Gollahalli (now known as Siddartha Nagar) in Tumkur. He was born to Gangamalamma Chikkanna and Former MLC H. M. Gangadharaiah. Gangadharaiah hailed from Hebbalalu village in Amruthuru hobli of Kunigal taluk, now in Magadi taluk of Ramanagara district, before shifting to Gangamalamma's village Gollahalli in Tumakuru rural, Parameshwara is the third sibling after older brother Dr G. Shivaprasad.[4]

He studied primary education at Government School in Gollahalli (Siddartha Nagara) and Heggere, Tumkur. He went to Sri Siddhartha High School at Siddartha Nagar, which was established by his father in 1959.[5] He joined Government Pre-University College in Tumkur and after Pre-University College went on to study for a B.Sc. in agriculture in the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, followed by an M.Sc. in agriculture at the same college. After Post-Graduating, Parameshwara had briefly worked as Research Assistant[6] in Department of Plant Physiology at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. Later, Parameshwara went overseas and obtained a PhD from Waite Agricultural Research Centre, the University of Adelaide in Plant Physiology.[7]

He joined the National Cadet Corps (India) at an early age. He was an athlete, has a record 10.9 seconds[8] of 100 metres race in University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. He represented Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra College in Inter-College/University and Karnataka state in Indian level.[citation needed]

He stood 4th in the world inter university athletic championship in Belgrade and got selected to train for the Olympics. By then he received a national overseas scholarships and decided to pursue academics. Even today Dr G Parameshwara holds the highest regard for Krishna Hebbar, PHD in physical education from Moscow who trained and encouraged him in his initial days as an athlete.[9]

Career

Parameshwara was an Administrative Officer in Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology (SSIT Tumkur) when he came back from Australia. Before this, Parameshwara had briefly worked as Research assistant[6] in Department of Plant Physiology at UAS, Bangalore.

In mid 1988, he helped his father to establish Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, which was earlier rejected by Medical Council of India & Ramakrishna Hegde's Government but Bangalore University had approved and later Supreme Court of India gave permission to sanction Sri Siddhartha Medical College.[6]

In 1989, for the inauguration of the Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Parameshwara along with the Education Minister S. M. Yahya[8] and Mallikarjun Kharge[6] who was then President of the Sri Siddhartha Education Society, went on to invite Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, when Parameshwara went for the third time with S. M. Yahya to meet Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi told Parameshwara to enter politics and eventually S. M. Yahya took Parameshwara to then AICC general secretary Mohsina Kidwai and made him Joint Secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.[4]

Political career

G. Parameshwara
Political Career
Member of Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
15 May 2018
Preceded byP. R. Sudhakara Lal
ConstituencyKoratagere
In office
30 May 2008 – 12 May 2013
Preceded byC. Channigappa
Succeeded bySudhakara Lal P. R.
ConstituencyKoratagere
In office
11 October 1999 – 19 November 2007
Preceded byGangahanumaiah
Succeeded byPresident's rule
ConstituencyMadhugiri
In office
18 December 1989 – 20 September 1994
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byGangahanumaiah
ConstituencyMadhugiri
Member of Legislative Council
In office
1 July 2014 – 24 May 2018
ConstituencyElected unopposed

Ministerial career

Education Minister (1999 - 2004)

Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000

Tumkur University

G. Parameshwara was chairman[42] on board for Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000 and then he was Higher Education minister in S. M. Krishna Cabinet who piloted a Bill (Amending Act 10 of 2004) in February 2004 for an exclusive University in Tumkur.[43]

This act carved out half of Bangalore University to make Tumkur University at Tumkur for Tumkur, Kolar and Bangalore Rural. In the beginning, they created Dr Ambedkar Bhavan[44] for office purposes about 3 years as 200 acres land for the university wasn't available in Tumkur. Later vast land of Govt. Science & Arts College was used for University.[45]

On 12 January 2007, Tumkur University was inaugurated by Governor T. N. Chaturvedi and Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy after 3 years of passing Bill.[15][46] It was delayed due to lack of infrastructure and funds from the successor coalition government[43] and then Chief Minister Dharam Singh who had announced the withdrawal of the government order which froze the setting up of Tumkur university.[47]

Reservation for women in teachers recruitment

Dr G. Parameshwara Speaking at the Teachers Day celebration organised by the directorate of collegiate education, Parameshwara said the government had already commenced recruitment of college teachers. "We would like it to be 50 per cent for women. We are considering it," he said. And also he signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Australian Government for teachers to undertake an exchange programme for faculty improvement.[48]

Madhugiri Regional Education Block

In SM Krishna tenure, Dr G Parameshwara created a new educational block for Madhugiri which comprised Madhugiri, Koratagere, Sira and Pavagada.

Home Minister (2015 - 2017)

MoU with Bavaria Police, Germany

Dr G Parameshwara signed MoU with Germany's Bavaria Police to improve Department of Home Affairs of Karnataka. A detailed study of the Bavarian system of policing was conducted during his visit to Germany. He Said, "In Bavaria, top priority is given to the safety of women, children and senior citizens. They have successfully implemented a people-friendly policing system. Over 82% of the population in Bavaria is happy with the system. The same model will be implemented in Bengaluru". As per the MoU, police personnel from Bengaluru will be sent to Bavaria for training. Bavarian officials will also visit Bengaluru for this purpose. Awareness will be raised among schoolchildren on traffic and law and order with the help of Bavarian Police.[49][50]

Marine Training Academy

He set up a coastal police academy over 25 acres in Udupi, and also noted that the regular police currently being appointed to the coastal units were not trained for swimming in the ocean or handling other work specific to their area of operation. "So now we intend to make separate recruitments for the coastal police and train them at the academy," he said.[51]

Hi-tech Hoysalas to patrol city roads for Bengaluru

Introduced in 1997 during J. H. Patel term, Dr G. Parmeshwara upgraded it during his term as Home Minister in Siddaramaiah cabinet. upgraded with 222 Maruti Ertiga Vehicles, They were monitored and controlled from the Hoysala control room attached to the Command Centre, which works as centralised unit for monitoring complaints received at the control room and social networking sites.[51]

Deputy Chief Minister (2018 - 2019)

Science City, Mysore

Dr G. Parameshwara proposed Science City for Mysore, the first in South India, In joint collaboration by the Government of India and Government of Karnataka. The land was given by Suttur Mutt. "The Science City, which will come up at a cost of Rs 200 crore, will emerge as the biggest city in south India." said by Dr G. Parameshwara, Suttur Mutt offered 25 Acres for this project.[52]

MoU with SweepSmart, Netherland

On 1 June 2019, Dr G Parameshwara signed a MoU with netherland company SweepSmart to provide better infrastructure to BBMP's 10 existing waste facilities in the city to "Smart Waste Centres" with their smart equipment, site lay-out, processes and KPI dashboard.[53][54]

MoU with 3Wayste SAS, France

Dr G Parameshwara signed MoU with 2Wayste SAS, France to improve waste segregation in BBMP, Bangalore.[55]

ISRO in Tumkur

Dr G. Parameshwara demanded the loss making HMT's Land to Indian Space Research Organisation when the NDA-led Union government decided to close HMT on April 30, 2016, Dr G. Parameshwara appealed to hand it over to ISRO instead of private companies. Dr G. Parameshwara praised S.P. Muddahanumegowda, MP, for succeeding in handing over the land to ISRO. it would later create more than 4,000 jobs in the district and will boost the economy of the district. G Parameshwara thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for establishing ISRO and HAL units in the Tumakuru district.[56]

TenderSURE Roads for Bangalore

G Parameshwara got TenderSURE roads to Bangalore Under the CBD project, major roads, including Subedar Chatram Road: from KG Road up to Seshadri Road, Gubbi Totadappa Road: from Khoday Circle via Goods Shed Road junction up to KG Road, Dhanvantari Road: from Upparpet police station to Anand Rao Circle, WH Hanumanthappa Road, roads around Gandhinagar, Bhashyam Road (Cottonpete Main Road) have been developed. A total of 9.73 km have been upgraded under the project.[57]

FTVR app

Dr G Parameshwara launches a Field Traffic Violation Report (FTVR) app in 2017, The app greatly helped the cops crack down on violators in some of the major junctions and roads across Hubballi Darwad twin cities. this app became an integral part of their mechanism since August 2019.[58]

Positions in political party

# From To Position
01 1989 1992 Joint Secretary, KPCC
02 1992 1997 General Secretary, KPCC
03 1997 1999 Vice President, KPCC
04 2007 2009 Member, Congress Working Committee
05 2010 2018 President, KPCC
06 2010 2017 Chairman of Campaign Committee, KPCC
07 2022 present Chairman of Manifesto, Policy and Vision Committee 2023, KPCC

Minister in different ministries

No. Head of the Ministry Period Portfolio
1 M. Veerappa Moily 19 November 1992 – 11 December 1994 Minister of State for Sericulture
2 S. M. Krishna
  • 11 October 1999 – 28 May 2004
  • 11 October 1999 – 18 August 2001
  • 18 August 2001 – 28 May 2004
  • 13 December 2003 – 28 May 2004
  • Minister of State for Higher Education (Independent Charge)
  • Minister of State for Science & Technology
  • Minister of State for Medical Education
  • Minister of Information & Publicity
3 Siddaramaiah 30 October 2015- 24 June 2017 Home Minister of Karnataka
4 H. D. Kumaraswamy 23 May 2018 - 23 July 2019 Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
5 Siddaramaiah 20 May 2023[59] - Incumbent

Personal life

Parameshwara married Kannika Parameshwari, his friend's sister.[4] The two had met while Parameshwara was studying in Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra, later married in 1982 in Tumakuru as per Buddhist norms. He is an Ambedkarite, a follower of BR Ambedkar.[60][61][62][63] Parameshwara believes in Buddhism and its philosophy. Parameshwara is an art collector and artefacts picked up by him on his visits to many places.[6]

Appointments and fellowships

Parameshwara has held various appointments and fellowships. These include:[2]

Awards

See also

Political offices Preceded byR. Ashoka and K. S. Eshawarappa Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka 2018 – 2019 Succeeded byGovind M. KarjolC. N. Ashwath NarayanLaxman Savadi

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