Autobiography of Dr Balasaheb Vikhe Patil

Prime Minister Modi has released the autobiography of Dr Balasaheb Vikhe Patil and renamed Pravara Rural Education Society as ‘Loknete Dr Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Pravara Rural Education Society’.

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Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (1932 – 2016) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He was seven time MP, former Union Minister of State (Finance) and Union Cabinet Minister (Heavy Industries), Government of India.

He was a prominent leader of Maharashtra and eldest son of Vithalrao Vikhe Patil, who started Asia’s first Co-operative sugar factory at Loni in Maharashtra.

He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2010 for his outstanding work in the field of Social Work.

He established Pravara Rural Education Society in 1964 at Loni in Ahmednagar district, with the aim to provide world class education to the rural masses and empower the girl child.