Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad took charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, here, today.

Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad takes charge as Minister of State
in the Ministry of Finance in North Block today.

Dr Karad is a first time member of the Rajya Sabha. Active in public service, he has served as Mayor of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation and also as Chairman of Marathwada Legal Development Corporation. Dr Karad is 64 years old and a doctor by profession.

In addition to an MBBS degree, Dr Karad is an MS in General Surgery, an MCh in Paediatric Surgery and an FCPS in General Surgery from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University and from Mumbai University..

Ministerial appointment of Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance assumes charge, bringing medical and municipal governance background. Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad assumed office as Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, taking charge at the Ministry and thereby receiving ministerial responsibilities within the central finance portfolio. The announcement additionally records his prior public-service roles as Mayor and as chairman of a regional legal development corporation and lists his medical and surgical academic qualifications as background information relevant to his public-office profile.