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Who is Jual Oram?

Jual Oram

About Jual Oram

Who is Jual Oram?

Jual Oram is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader representing Sundargarh (Scheduled Tribe) Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha in the Parliament. He is currently serving as the Minister of Tribal Affairs.
 
He has served as the president of BJP in the state of Odisha for over four years. He is now the vice-president of the BJP.
 
Early life
Oram was born on March 22, 1961 into a tribal family in a village of Kendudihi, Sundergarh district, Orissa (present-day Odisha). He received a diploma in Electrical Engineering from Utkalmani Gopabandhu Institute of Engineering.
 
Before entering politics, he worked as an assistant foreman in Bharat Heavy
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Latest Updates on Jual Oram

Want to take break from contesting elections says Union minister Jual Oram

Oram, who is a member of the Narendra Modi council of ministers, made this announcement while attending a 'Nijukti Mela' (job fair) function at Sambalpur

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Updated On : 12 Jul 2025 | 3:53 PM IST

Centre allocates ₹79,000 cr for tribal housing, infra, health: Jual Oram

It was only after the BJP came to power (in 2014) that a separate ministry was created for tribal welfare with a sizable budget, said the 64-year-old tribal leader from Odisha

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Updated On : 03 Jul 2025 | 4:02 PM IST

Great Nicobar project: Ministry reviewing tribal concerns, says Jual Oram

The project, titled 'Holistic Development of Great Nicobar', involves building a transshipment port, an international airport, a township and a power plant over more than 160 sq km of land

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Updated On : 27 May 2025 | 8:12 AM IST

Govt reconstitutes NITI Aayog; new ministers join as members, spl invitees

The vice chairman and full-time members of the apex public policy think tank remain unchanged

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Updated On : 16 Jul 2024 | 11:16 PM IST

Modi 3.0: Jual Oram takes charge as Tribal Affairs minister in new govt

The 63-year-old leader made his way to the Lok Sabha for the fifth time

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Updated On : 14 Jun 2024 | 2:50 PM IST

Another slap

Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram slapped his aide during BJP's Odisha meet

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2017 | 10:52 PM IST