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'''Meghji Pethraj Shah''' (15 September 1905 in Dabsang [[Jamnagar]] &ndash; 30 July 1964) was a [[Gujarat]]i Jain businessman. He was member of [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Bombay State]] for the term 3 April 1956 to 2 April 1962 but resigned on 26 July 1957.<ref name=RS-list>{{cite web|title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/mpterms.aspx|publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat|accessdate=6 October 2015}}</ref><br />
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In Saurashtra, development of libraries owes its origin to Meghaji Pethraj Shah, who made a munificent donation of one crore of rupees. As a result, 150 libraries were started in each district of Saurashtra.<br />
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One primary government school was built on his name. M.P. Shah Primary School Nagadia, Kalyanpur, Jamnagar.<br />
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