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{{Short description|Indian politician (b. 1968)}}
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{{infobox officeholder
| name = Arjun Munda
| image = Arjun Munda.jpg
| office = [[Minister of Tribal Affairs (India)|Minister of Tribal Affairs]]
| term_start = 30 May 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Jual Oram]]
| successor =
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| office1 = 2nd [[List of Chief Ministers of Jharkhand|Chief Minister of Jharkhand]]
| term_start1 = 11 September 2010
| term_end1 = 8 January 2013
| governor1 = [[M. O. H. Farook]] [[Syed Ahmed (politician)|Syed Ahmed]]
| deputy1 = [[Hemant Soren]] [[Sudesh Mahto]]
| predecessor1 = [[President's Rule]]
| successor1 = [[President's Rule]]
| term_start2 = 12 March 2005
| term_end2 = 14 September 2006
| governor2 = [[Syed Sibtey Razi]]
| predecessor2 = [[Shibu Soren]]
| successor2 = [[Madhu Koda]]
| term_start3 = 18 March 2003
| term_end3 = 2 March 2005
| governor3 = [[Rama Jois]] [[Ved Marwah]] Syed Sibtey Razi
| predecessor3 = [[Babulal Marandi]]
| successor3 = [[Shibu Soren]]
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency4 = [[Khunti (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khunti]]
| term_start4 = 23 May 2019
| term_end4 =
| predecessor4 = [[Karia Munda]]
| office5 = [[President (corporate title)|President]], [[Archery Association of India]]
| predecessor5 = [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
| term_start5 = 30 May 2019
| successor4 =
| office8 = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| term8 = 1995 - 2000
| predecessor8 =
| successor8 = office abolished
| constituency8 = [[Kharsawan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kharsawan]]
| office6 = [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]
| term6 = 2010 - 2014
| predecessor6 = [[Mangal Singh Soy]]
| successor6 = [[Dashrath Gagrai]]
| term7 = 2000 - 2009
| predecessor7 = office established
| successor7 = [[Mangal Singh Soy]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|05|03}}
| birth_place = Krangajhar, [[Jamshedpur]], [[Bihar]] (now [[Jharkhand]]), India
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| residence = [[Jamshedpur]] / [[New Delhi]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = [[Meera Munda]]
| website = {{url|arjunmunda.in/|Official website}}
| children = 3
}}

'''Arjun Munda''' (born 3 May 1968) is an Indian politician. He is the current Minister of Tribal Affairs in the [[Second Modi ministry]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/former-jharkhand-cm-adivasi-leader-arjun-munda-gets-tribal-affairs-ministry-2165655.html |title = Former Jharkhand CM & Adivasi Leader Arjun Munda Gets Tribal Affairs Ministry|date = 31 May 2019}}</ref> He was also Chief Minister of [[Indian state]] of [[Jharkhand]]. He has also served as a member of parliament having been elected to the [[15th Lok Sabha]] from the [[Jamshedpur]] constituency in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 parliamentary elections]]. [[BJP]]'s central leadership also appointed him a National General Secretary of the party recognising his strong credentials as a popular mass leader and his significant contributions in strengthening the party in his state.

He lost his den to the JMM's Dashrath Gagrai by 11,966 votes in Kharasawan for 14 years in a 2014 state assembly election.<ref>{{Cite web|title = BJP gets clear majority in Jharkhand; Arjun Munda loses election|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/bjp-gets-clear-majority-in-jharkhand-arjun-munda-loses-election/|website = The Indian Express|date = 2014-12-23|access-date = 2015-12-01}}</ref>

==Early life==
Arjun Munda was born on 3 May 1968 in Khrangajhar, Jamshedpur to a religious family of Ganesh and Saira Munda.{{cn|date=July 2021}} After completing high school education in the Jamshedpur area, he graduated from [[Ranchi University]] and went on to earn a PG Diploma in Social Sciences from [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]].{{cn|date=July 2021}}

==Political career==
He began his political career in his teens during early 1980s when he joined the Jharkhand movement spearheaded by [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]] (JMM) which sought to create a separate state for [[tribals]] from the southern regions of [[Bihar]]. A hardcore believer in the welfare of indigenous people of his region he felt passionate about the issue and took an active part in the movement. Soon his political influence grew due to his inclusive philosophy and he was elected to the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kharsawan]] constituency in 1995 on a JMM ticket.

[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] strongly espoused the cause of [[Jharkhand]] and made a promise that if elected they would create the [[tribal]] state of [[Jharkhand]]. Munda was attracted to [[BJP]]'s ideology<ref name=BJP>[http://www.bjp.org/ Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)] Retrieved 25 August 2014.</ref> of selfless nation building and sacrifice. He believed in its policy of championing the cause of [[Jharkhand]] and joined [[BJP]]. He was elected again to the Bihar Assembly in 2000 elections contesting on a [[BJP]] ticket from his old constituency of [[Kharsawan]] that he had been nurturing for many years. After Jharkhand's formation, he was elected to the Jharkhand Assembly from the same constituency in 2005 and again in the 2011 bye-election after assuming responsibility as the CM in September 2010.

When [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] government came to power in 1999 under the leadership of [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] it kept its promise and created [[Jharkhand]] along with [[Uttarakhand]] and [[Chhattisgarh]] as three new States of the Indian Union. Munda became the Tribal Welfare Minister in the 1st [[Babulal Marandi]]-led NDA coalition government of [[Jharkhand]] which was carved out from Bihar on 15 November 2000. As welfare minister, he crafted many policies and programs to ameliorate a lot of the poor and downtrodden. His vision, his work ethic, and his performance matrix soon catapulted him to the top leadership grade and his popularity and support base soared meteorically. His inclusive philosophy and his commitment to Jharkhand's high growth and development put him in the CM's chair in 2003 at the young age of 35 when he was chosen as the consensus candidate to lead the State in the aftermath of [[Babulal Marandi]]'s divisive [[domicile (law)|domicile]] policy.<ref name=Frontline>[http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1916/19160380.htm Jharkhand's crisis] Retrieved 25 August 2014.</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jharkhand-cm-babulal-marandi-domicile-policy-brings-tribals-non-tribals-on-the-warpath/1/219072.html Dangerous divide] Retrieved 25 August 2014.</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Domicile-debacle-still-haunts-Babulal-Marandi/articleshow/34071998.cms Domicile debacle still haunts Babulal Marandi] Retrieved 25 August 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/agitation-for-domicile-policy-in-jharkhand/article5456055.ece Agitation for domicile policy in Jharkhand] Retrieved 25 August 2014.</ref>

He took the oath as Union minister in Narendra Modi's second cabinet on 30 May 2019 and became the [[Minister of Tribal Affairs]].<ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>

==Major achievements==
Arjun Munda defused the tension that was created due to the "Domicile movement"<ref name="Domicile movement">{{cite news|title=Jharkhand domicile policy kicks off a storm|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2002-07-22/news/27337427_1_domicile-policy-tribals-babulal-marandi|date=22 July 2002|work=[[The Economic Times]]|ref=Domicile movement|access-date=25 August 2014}}</ref> in 2001–2002 and insisted that every citizen of India had the fundamental right granted by the Indian Constitution to live and work in any part of the country.

During his tenure, Jharkhand got the 1st [[Lokayukta]] and the State successfully conducted the [[2011 National Games of India|34th National Games in 2011]].

A 32-year-long jinx was broken{{clarify|date=August 2019}} when Jharkhand scripted history by conducting panchayat elections and empowered PRIs for participatory governance.

His government introduced an e-tender system in government contracts to bring transparency and efficiency and to provide equal opportunity in the procurement process.

He also took initiatives for setting up of new power plants with a view to making Jharkhand a power surplus state.

He introduced some of the famous welfare schemes and programs that were later emulated by other Indian states, such as:<ref>{{cite web|title=Development in Jharkhand Under Arjun Munda|url=http://conclave.intoday.in/conclave2012/includes/sponsors/jharkhand_2012.html|work=[[India Today]]|access-date=1 March 2012}}</ref>

*Kanyadan Yojana: To provide assistance in solemnising marriages of girls from underprivileged classes.
*Mukhya Mantri Ladli Laxmi Yojana:<ref>{{cite news|title=Jharkhand launches Ladli Laxmi Yojna|url=http://www.igovernment.in/igov/news/34068/jharkhand-launches-ladli-laxmi-yojna|access-date=17 November 2011|website=igovernment.in}}</ref> To promote welfare of the girl child born to a BPL family and APL families having an annual income of less than Rs. 72,000, her education and safe motherhood.
*Aapka-cm: The Grievance Management System was established to enable people to communicate directly with their CM and voice their grievances to the State leadership for prompt consideration and redressal.
*Mukhya Mantri Dal Bhat Yojna: To provide wholesome food and nutrition to the poorest sections of society. Under this scheme, BPL families get dal, bhat and sabji for Rs 5 at railway stations, bus stands, hospitals and public places.
*Free Laptop/Tablet: To prepare the youth to face challenges of the 21st century, tablets were to be given to students passing matriculation examinations under Yuwa Kaushal Vikas Scheme launched in 2013.

==Personal life==
An avid golfer, Munda is also interested in promoting archery at national and international levels. He plays flute and almost all tribal musical instruments widely used in the area. He has 3 sons.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arjun Munda {{!}} National Portal of India|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/arjun-munda|access-date=2021-05-03|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref>

A multi-linguist, he speaks English, [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Odia language|Odia]], and several [[tribal]] languages and dialects of the region like [[Santali language|Santhali]], [[Mandari language|Mundari]], [[Ho language|Ho]], [[Oraon language|Oraon]] and others.

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