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His Excellency Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (India)
At the time of Amritavarsham50, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was serving as India's Vice President, a position he began in 2002.
He was born on 23 October 1923 in the village of Khachariawas, in Sikar, Rajasthan. He has served in a large number of political offices since 1952, including, the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly; the Rajya Sabha (Madhya Pradesh); the Chief Minister of Rajasthan (three terms); and as the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. |
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On becoming Rajasthan's Chief Minister for the first time in 1977, he launched landmark programmes such as Antyodaya, Food for Work and Apna Gaon Apna Kaam, with focus on poverty alleviation; the efforts made by the State Government under his leadership in conceiving and successfully implementing poverty alleviation programmes were recognised in India and abroad.
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