Background
Deora, Murli was born on January 10, 1937 in Mumbai, India. Son of Sitaram and Gigibai Deora.
Deora, Murli was born on January 10, 1937 in Mumbai, India. Son of Sitaram and Gigibai Deora.
Bachelor in Economic, University Mumbai.
Native Place of Murli Deora is at Rajasthan. His family hailed from Sikar Rajasthan. The Supreme Court in Murli South Deora versus
Union of India and Ors., recognized the harmful effects of smoking in public and also the effect on passive smokers, and in the absence of statutory provisons at that time, prohibited smoking in public places such as,1.auditoriums, 2. hospital buildings, 3. health institutions, 4. educational institutions, 5.libraries, 6. court buildings, 7. public office, 8. public conveyances, including the railways.
"Tobacco is universally regarded as one of the major public health hazards and is responsible directly or indirectly for an estimated eight lakh deaths annually in the country. lieutenant has also been found that treatment of tobacco related diseases and the loss of productivity caused therein cost the country almost Rs.
13,500 crores annually, which more than offsets all the benefits accruing in the form of revenue and employment generated by tobacco industry". The industrialist and social worker-turned-politician began his innings from the Mumbai Municipal Corporation way back in 1968 when he was elected corporator.
Later, in 1977, Deora was elected mayor of Mumbai with Shiv Sena"s support.
Deora is a trusted aide of the Gandhi family in Mumbai. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2004 and was inducted in the Union cabinet as petroleum minister in January 2006. His high point was countering the oilmen"s strike with an iron fist, breaking his image as a soft person.
He did his bit to shield consumers from the impact of oil"s high run, but couldn"t stop state-run oil companies from going into the red for the first time, posting historical quarterly losses.
Appointment of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation chairman also became controversial. Deora, who has literally ruled the Mumbai Congress for well over a decade, is closely associated with the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan and the Indian Red Cross Society.
He was president of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee for 22 years from 1981 to 2003. His appointment in 2006 as cabinet minister as Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas replacing Mani Shankar Aiyar was seen by some observers as taking place at the behest of pro-American and pro-business lobbies.
In the Congress re election in 2009, Deora retained the portfolio of Petroleum and Natural Gas in the second government under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Known for his close relations with politicians of all political parties, the arts graduate first contested the Lok Sabha polls from Mumbai South constituency in 1980 but lost to the Janata Party"s Ratansingh Rajda though, in the subsequent election, Deora defeated BJP"s Jayawantiben Mehta by a huge margin.
Vice president International Federation of Red Cross. Vice chairman Indian Red Cross Society.
Married Hema Deora, 1970.