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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jyotiraditya Scindia
| image = The official portrait of Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2021
| image_size = 220px
| office = 43rd [[Minister of Communications (India)|Union Minister of Communications]]
| term_start = 9 June 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Ashwini Vaishnaw]]
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| successor =
| office1 = 10th [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Union Minister of the Development of North Eastern Region]]
| term_start1 = 9 June 2024
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[G. Kishan Reddy]]
| primeminister1 = Narendra Modi
| successor1 =
| office2 = 34th [[Ministry of Steel|Union Minister of Steel]]
| term_start2 = 6 July 2022
| term_end2 = 9 June 2024
| primeminister2 = Narendra Modi
| predecessor2 = [[Ramchandra Prasad Singh]]
| successor2 = [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]
| office3 = 32nd [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Union Minister of Civil Aviation]]
| term_start3 = 7 July 2021
| primeminister3 = Narendra Modi
| term_end3 = 9 June 2024
| predecessor3 = [[Hardeep Singh Puri]] (as MoS I/C)
| successor3 = [[Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu]]
| office4 = 30th [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Union Minister of State (''Independent Charge'')]] for [[Ministry of Power (India)|Power]]
| primeminister4 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| term_start4 = 28 October 2012
| term_end4 = 26 May 2014
| predecessor4 = [[Veerappa Moily]] (as Minister)
| successor4 = [[Piyush Goyal]]
| office5 = [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Union Minister of State]] for [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Commerce and Industry]]
| primeminister5 = Manmohan Singh
| minister5 = [[Anand Sharma]]
| term_start5 = 28 May 2009
| term_end5 = 28 October 2012
| predecessor5 = [[Jairam Ramesh]]
| successor5 = [[Daggubati Purandeswari]]
| office6 = [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Union Minister of State]] for [[Minister of Communications (India)|Communications and Information Technology]]
| primeminister6 = Manmohan Singh
| minister6 = [[A. Raja|Andimuthu Raja]]
| term_start6 = 6 April 2008
| term_end6 = 22 May 2009
| predecessor6 = [[Shakeel Ahmad]]
| successor6 = [[Gurudas Kamat]]
| constituency7 = [[Guna (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Guna, Madhya Pradesh]]
| office7 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start7 = 4 June 2024
| term_end7 =
| predecessor7 = [[Krishna Pal Singh Yadav|Dr. K. P. Yadav]]
| successor7 =
| term_start8 = 24 February 2002
| term_end8 = 23 May 2019
| predecessor8 = [[Madhavrao Scindia]]
| successor8 = [[Krishna Pal Singh Yadav|Dr. K. P. Yadav]]
| constituency8 = [[Guna Lok Sabha constituency|Guna, Madhya Pradesh]]
| office9 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start9 = 20 June 2020
| term_end9 = 4 June 2024
| constituency9 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]]
| predecessor9 = [[Satyanarayan Jatiya]]
| successor9 = [[George Kurian (politician)|George Kurian]]
| module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes|family=[[Scindia family]]}}
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (since 2020)
| alma_mater = [[Harvard University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A]]) [[Stanford University]] ([[MBA]])
| spouse = {{marriage|Priyadarshini Raje Scindia|1994}}
| children = * Mahanaaryman Scindia (son)
* Ananya Raje (daughter)
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (2001–2020)
| website =
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|social worker}}
| father = [[Madhavrao Scindia]]
| birth_name = Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|01|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India (present-day Mumbai)
| residence = {{bulletedlist|[[Jai Vilas Palace]], [[Gwalior]]|Samudra Mahal, [[Mumbai]]|[[Gwalior House]], [[New Delhi]]|27, [[Safdarjung Road]], [[New Delhi]]}}
}}

'''Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia''' (born 1 January 1971; {{IPA|hi|d͡ʒjoːt̪ɪɾaːd̪ɪt̪jə maːd̪ʱəʋ.ɾaːʋ sɪn̪d̪ʱɪjaː}}) is an [[Indian politician]] who is serving as the 56th [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Minister of Communications]] and 10th [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Minister of Development of North Eastern Region]] since 2024. He was a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] representing the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]] from 2020 till his win in the [[2024 Indian general elections|2024 Lok Sabha elections]].<ref name="Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls">{{cite news|last1=The Economic Times|title=Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/bullish-wins-bearish-losses-here-are-the-key-contests-of-2024-lok-sabha-results/articleshow/110713130.cms?from=mdr|accessdate=27 July 2024|date=6 June 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727153249/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/bullish-wins-bearish-losses-here-are-the-key-contests-of-2024-lok-sabha-results/articleshow/110713130.cms?from=mdr|archivedate=27 July 2024}}</ref> He was a [[Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Lok Sabha]], representing the [[Guna (Lok Sabha constituency)|Guna constituency]] in Madhya Pradesh from 2002 until his defeat in the [[2019 Indian general election]], and then since 4 June 2024. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) since 2020 and was a former member of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) from 2001 to 2020. While a member of the INC, he was the Union Minister for Power and Corporate in the [[second Manmohan Singh ministry]] from 2012 to 2014.

Scindia is the son of politician [[Madhavrao Scindia]], and a grandson of [[Jiwajirao Scindia]], the last ruler of the [[princely state]] of [[Gwalior State|Gwalior]] during the [[British Raj]] in India. Jyotiraditya was briefly the titular Crown Prince of Gwalior in 1971, until the privy purses and titles of Indian royals were abolished by the government in 1971.

==Early life and education==
Scindia was born on 1 January 1971 in [[Mumbai]] to [[Madhavrao Scindia]] and Madhavi Raje Scindia. He originally belongs to [[Kurmi]] caste.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=M|first1=Dilip|last2=al|date=12 March 2019|title=Congress has never been a party of OBCs, but something's changing now|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/congress-has-never-been-a-party-of-obcs-but-somethings-changing-now/204518/|access-date=10 July 2020|website=ThePrint|language=en-US|archive-date=10 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710064601/https://theprint.in/opinion/congress-has-never-been-a-party-of-obcs-but-somethings-changing-now/204518/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Scindia was educated at [[Campion School, Mumbai]] and at [[The Doon School]], [[Dehradun]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The evolution of Honorable Shri. Jyotiraditya Scindia|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/the-evolution-of-jyotiraditya-scindia/articleshow/11710390.cms|publisher=[[Times of India]]|date=2 June 2002|access-date=21 June 2009|archive-date=19 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719171525/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/the-evolution-of-jyotiraditya-scindia/articleshow/11710390.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> At Doon School, Scindia was a contemporary of [[Rahul Gandhi]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-prince-who-will-be-king/articleshow/970673762.cms|title=The prince who will be king|newspaper=The Times of India |date=5 October 2001}}</ref> He then studied at [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]. He later went to [[Harvard College]], the undergraduate [[liberal arts college]] of [[Harvard University]], where he graduated with BA degree in [[Economics]] in 1993. In 2001, he received a [[Master of Business Administration]] from the [[Stanford Graduate School of Business]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commerce.nic.in/bio/stateminister.asp|title=Honorable Shri. Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia - Minister of State for Commerce & Industry|publisher=Department of Commerce, Government of India|access-date=8 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163607/http://www.commerce.nic.in/bio/stateminister.asp|archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dipp.nic.in/CV_MOS.htm|title=Jyotiraditya M. Scindia - Minister of State for Commerce & Industry|publisher=Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Government of India|access-date=8 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322024448/http://www.dipp.nic.in/CV_MOS.htm|archive-date=22 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maDlGagoF-I |title=Jyotiraditya Scindia ने Saurabh Dwivedi को PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, 'तहखाने' पर क्या बताया? {{!}} Jamghat |date=2024-02-17 |last=The Lallantop |access-date=2024-07-20 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

Scindia is a grandson of [[Jiwajirao Scindia]], the last Maharaja of the [[princely state]] of [[Gwalior State|Gwalior]]. His father Madhavrao was a politician and a minister in the government of [[Rajiv Gandhi]]. His mother, Madhavi Raje (Kiran Rajya Lakshmi Devi), hails from the [[Rana dynasty]] of [[Nepal]]. He is married to Priyadarshini Raje of the prominent [[Gaekwad dynasty]] of [[Baroda]] (who studied at [[Fort Convent School, Mumbai]] and later [[Sophia College for Women|Sophia College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/jyotiraditya-scindias-complete-family-tree-explained-3048366.html|title=Jyotiraditya Scindia's complete family tree explained|work=[[Oneindia]]|date=11 March 2020|access-date=26 July 2023}}</ref>

==Political career==
===Indian National Congress===
[[File:Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia taking charge as Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology, in New Delhi on April 09, 2008.jpg|thumb|Scindia in 2008 as Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology|left]]

On 30 September 2001, the Guna constituency fell vacant due to the death of Scindia's father, the sitting MP Madhavrao Scindia, in an aeroplane crash in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Madhavrao Scindia Dies In Plane Crash |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/madhavrao-scindia-dies-in-plane-crash/213264 |publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |access-date=14 February 2019 |date=30 September 2001 |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626091103/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/madhavrao-scindia-dies-in-plane-crash/213264 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 18 December, he formally joined the INC and pledged to uphold the "secular, liberal and social justice values" of his father.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Prasad |first1=K.V. |title=Like father, like son |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/12/18/stories/2001121801521200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=14 February 2019 |date=18 December 2001}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

On 24 February, he won the [[by-election]] in Guna, defeating his nearest rival, Desh Raj Singh Yadav of the BJP, by a margin of approximately 450,000 votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jyotiraditya Scindia wins Guna by 4.5 lakh votes |url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2002/feb/24_bye_agen_rep_10.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=14 February 2019 |date=24 February 2002 |archive-date=15 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215050455/https://www.rediff.com/election/2002/feb/24_bye_agen_rep_10.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He was re-elected in May 2004,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jyotiraditya Scindia wins Guna by 4.5 lakh votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20040524-lok-sabha-polls-2004-power-families-in-parliament-790044-2004-05-24 |publisher=India Today.com |access-date=17 September 2019 |date=24 May 2004 |archive-date=19 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719171310/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20040524-lok-sabha-polls-2004-power-families-in-parliament-790044-2004-05-24 |url-status=live }}</ref> and was introduced to the Union Council of Ministers in 2007 as Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology. He was then re-elected in 2009 for a third consecutive term and became Minister of State for Commerce and Industry.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jyotiraditya Scindia became Minister of State for Commerce and Industry.|newspaper=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/topic/jyotiraditya-scindia|publisher=business.standard.com|access-date=17 September 2019|archive-date=19 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719171521/https://www.business-standard.com/topic/jyotiraditya-scindia|url-status=live}}</ref>

He was appointed Minister of State for Communication in 2007 later as minister of state independent charge for Power in a cabinet reshuffle which drafted a number of younger politicians into the Indian cabinet, including two other scions of princely families, [[R. P. N. Singh]] and [[Jitendra Singh (INC politician)|Jitendra Singh]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Hartosh Singh Baal|title=The Princelings of India|publisher=International Herald Tribune|date=5 November 2012|url=http://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/05/the-princelings-of-indias-congress-party|access-date=13 August 2013|archive-date=14 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614045554/https://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/05/the-princelings-of-indias-congress-party|url-status=live}}</ref>

He was among the richest ministers in the [[UPA government]] with assets valued at {{INR convert|25|c}} including investments in Indian and foreign securities worth over {{INRConvert|16|c|0}} and jewellery worth over {{INRConvert|5.7|c|0}}.<ref name=scindia-assets1>{{cite web|title=Patel, Scindia among richest ministers in India|date=10 September 2010|publisher=Rediff Business|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/report/patel-scindia-among-richest-ministers-in-india/20100910.htm|access-date=13 August 2013|archive-date=19 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719171526/https://www.rediff.com/money/report/patel-scindia-among-richest-ministers-in-india/20100910.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, he filed a legal claim to be the sole inheritor of the property belonging to his late father worth {{INRConvert|20000|c|0}}, however this was challenged in court by his aunts.<ref name=scindia-assets2>{{cite web|title=Scindia Feud: Castles in the heir|author=Ambreesh Mishra|date=13 November 2010|publisher=India Today Magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20101122-scindia-feud-castle-in-the-heir-744753-2010-11-12|access-date=13 August 2013|archive-date=11 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211201113/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/scindia-feud-castle-in-the-heir/1/119732.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{clarify|reason= so what happened? this is a decade ago|date=July 2020}}

He was tasked by the [[Planning Commission (India)|Indian Planning Commission]] with preventing a repetition of the [[July 2012 India blackout]], the [[List of power outages|largest power outage in history]], which affected over 620 million people (about 9% of the world population).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jul/31/india-blackout-electricity-power-cuts|title=India blackouts leave 700 million without power|date=31 July 2012|author=Helen Pidd|access-date=31 July 2012|work=The Guardian|archive-date=5 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605230637/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/31/india-blackout-electricity-power-cuts|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India's Mass Power Failure Worst Ever in World History |url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=770631 |work=Outlook |agency=Press Trust of India |date=1 August 2012 |access-date=1 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801052804/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=770631 |archive-date= 1 August 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Grid safety tops Montek Singh Ahluwalia's wish list for Jyotiraditya Scindia|author=Sanjay Datta|date=20 November 2012|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/energy/power/grid-safety-tops-montek-singh-ahluwalias-wish-list-for-jyotiraditya-scindia/articleshow/17291823.cms|access-date=13 August 2013|archive-date=23 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423022054/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/energy/power/grid-safety-tops-montek-singh-ahluwalias-wish-list-for-jyotiraditya-scindia/articleshow/17291823.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2013, he claimed that checks and balances had been put in place to prevent any recurrence of grid collapse and that India would have the world's largest integrated grid by January 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=India's power grid set to be world's largest|author=Anupama Airy|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=13 May 2013|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/WorldEconomy/India-s-power-grid-set-to-be-world-s-largest/Article1-1059607.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618012255/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/WorldEconomy/India-s-power-grid-set-to-be-world-s-largest/Article1-1059607.aspx|archive-date=18 June 2013}}</ref>

In 2014, he was elected from Guna.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jyotiraditya Scindia wins Guna seat|publisher=Economic Times|date=16 May 2014|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/2014-lok-sabha-elections-results-jyotiraditya-scindia-wins-guna-seat/articleshow/35217932.cms|access-date=12 March 2020|archive-date=1 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501223458/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/2014-lok-sabha-elections-results-jyotiraditya-scindia-wins-guna-seat/articleshow/35217932.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, he lost his seat to [[Krishna Pal Singh Yadav]]. In 2019, he was appointed as General Secretary in-charge for Uttar Pradesh West along with [[Priyanka Gandhi|Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Guna Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Krishna Pal Singh of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/guna-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2154581.html |work=News18 |date=23 May 2019 |access-date=14 September 2019 |archive-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902104925/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/guna-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2154581.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Bharatiya Janata Party===
[[File:Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia assumed charge as the Union Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), in New Delhi on June 12, 2024.jpg|thumb|Jyotiraditya M. Scindia assumed charge as the Union [[Minister of Development of North Eastern Region]] (DoNER), in New Delhi on June 12, 2024.]]
Citing disgruntlement with the INC leadership, Scindia quit the Congress party on {{dts|10 March 2020}}. The Congress party then released a statement claiming that he had been expelled for "anti-party activities." He joined the BJP on 11 March 2020.<ref>{{cite news|title=Stung by Scindia resignation congress claims it expelled guna royal for anti party activities|publisher=News18|date=10 March 2020|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/stung-by-scindias-resignation-congress-claims-it-expelled-guna-royal-for-anti-party-activities-2532049.html|access-date=10 March 2020|archive-date=19 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719171521/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/stung-by-scindias-resignation-congress-claims-it-expelled-guna-royal-for-anti-party-activities-2532049.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jyotiraditya Scindia resigns from congress|author=Deepak Upadhyay|publisher=Live Mint|date=10 March 2020|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/mp-political-crisis-jyotiraditya-scindia-meets-pm-narendra-modi-amit-shah-11583822170775.html|access-date=10 March 2020|archive-date=19 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719171521/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/mp-political-crisis-jyotiraditya-scindia-meets-pm-narendra-modi-amit-shah-11583822170775.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Other MLAs loyal to him also resigned from the INC and their MLA posts. This led to the [[2020 Madhya Pradesh political crisis]] which in turn resulted in the resignation of [[Kamal Nath]] as [[Chief minister (India)|chief minister]] on 23 March 2020. Nath's replacement, [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]], was sworn in as [[chief minister of Madhya Pradesh]] on 23 March 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title =22 rebel Cong MLAs, whose resignation led to fall of Kamal Nath govt, join BJP|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/22-rebel-cong-mlas-whose-resignation-led-to-fall-of-kamal-nath-govt-join-bjp-11584797981690.html|publisher=Live Mint}}</ref>

On 19 June 2020, Scindia was elected a BJP [[Rajya Sabha]] MP from Madhya Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jyotiraditya Scindia, Digvijaya Singh among 19 elected to Rajya Sabha|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 June 2020|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rajya-sabha-elections-2020-results/article31871383.ece|access-date=18 July 2020|archive-date=19 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719171310/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rajya-sabha-elections-2020-results/article31871383.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> On 7 July 2021, he was appointed as the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of Civil Aviation]] in [[Second Modi ministry]] after a cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/modi-cabinet-rejig-full-list-of-new-ministers-1825111-2021-07-07|title=Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers|website=India Today|date=7 July 2021 |access-date=7 July 2021|archive-date=7 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707132605/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/modi-cabinet-rejig-full-list-of-new-ministers-1825111-2021-07-07|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2022, he was appointed Prime Minister Modi's special envoy to Romania to oversee the evacuation of Indian nationals in Ukraine resulting from the ongoing [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. As a part of [[Operation Ganga]], he oversaw the evacuation efforts of students and Indian professionals through [[Bucharest]] and [[Suceava]].<ref>{{Cite web |title='Operation Ganga in full gear!': Jyotiraditya Scindia meets Indian Ambassador to Romania, Moldova on evacuation of Indian nationals in Ukraine |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/operation-ganga-in-full-gear-jyotiraditya-scindia-meets-indian-ambassador-to-romania-moldova-on-evacuation-of-indian-nationals-in-ukraine |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en |archive-date=2 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302025234/https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/operation-ganga-in-full-gear-jyotiraditya-scindia-meets-indian-ambassador-to-romania-moldova-on-evacuation-of-indian-nationals-in-ukraine |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Other roles==
Scindia is the chairman of the regional [[Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association]] (MPCA).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mpcaonline.com/details.php?bWVudT1tYW5hZ2luZ19jb21taXR0ZWVzLnBocA== |title=MPCA, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, Indore | Cricket in Madhya Pradesh | Cricket | Indore | MPCA | CK Naidu | Holkar Cricket | Holkar Stadium |publisher=Mpcaonline.com |access-date=18 July 2013 |archive-date=19 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719001052/http://mpcaonline.com/details.php?bWVudT1tYW5hZ2luZ19jb21taXR0ZWVzLnBocA== |url-status=dead }}</ref> After the [[spot fixing]] scandal in the [[Indian Premier League]] was made apparent and [[Sanjay Jagdale]], a member of the MPCA, resigned from his post as secretary in the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]], Scindia spoke out against corruption in Indian cricket.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/scindia-calls-for-time-frame-to-complete-spot-fixing-enquiry_763971.html|title=Scindia calls for time-frame to complete spot-fixing enquiry|publisher=Z-News, India|date=24 June 2013|access-date=13 August 2013|archive-date=1 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501044247/https://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/scindia-calls-for-time-frame-to-complete-spot-fixing-enquiry_763971.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

He is the president of the Board of Governors of [[Scindia School]] and [[Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya]] which was founded by his great-grandfather, [[Madho Rao Scindia]], in 1897.<ref>{{cite news |title=Public schools in India woo British Asian pupils|author=Amit Roy|date=1 January 2006|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4199939/Public-schools-in-India-woo-British-Asian-pupils.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4199939/Public-schools-in-India-woo-British-Asian-pupils.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|publisher=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Scindia School: Fees and Funding|year=2013|url=http://www.scindia.edu/pros-students.php?CId=23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101142813/http://www.scindia.edu/pros-students.php?CId=23|archive-date=1 November 2013}}</ref> He is a hereditary patron of [[Daly College]], Indore which was established in 1870 to educate the children of the royalty, [[nobility]], and aristocracy of Central Indian princely states of the [[Maratha Empire|Marathas]], [[Rajput]]s and [[Bundela]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dalycollege.org/patrons.html|title=Patrons|website=Daly college|access-date=9 September 2019|archive-date=3 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703112702/https://www.dalycollege.org/patrons.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He is also the chairman of [[Madhav Institute of Technology and Science]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mitsgwalior.in/BOG.php|title=Chairman|website=MITS Gwalior|access-date=28 May 2020|archive-date=27 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327030311/https://mitsgwalior.in/BOG.php|url-status=live}}</ref> and President of [[Samrat Ashok Technological Institute]] (SATI, Vidisha)<ref name="p822">{{cite web | title=Samrat Ashok Technological Institute, Vidisha | website=Society | url=https://www.satiengg.in/about-us/society | access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Jai Vilas Mahal]]
* [[Third Modi ministry]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3958 Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215173054/https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3958 |date=15 December 2018 }}

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