Ananthkumar has served nation as a Minister in the Central Government, holding several key portfolios. Here is a glimpse of his achievements.

Explore India Smitten by the travel bug, early on in life, AnanthKumar passed on his inspiration & spirit of adventure to the willing tourists from the world over. His efforts in putting India firmly on the tourist map has made tourism one of the richest means of foreign exchange apart from exposing our credentials to [...]

Preserving the Culture of India As Minister of Culture, He worked hard to ensure focus on Culture of India was not forgotten even as we modernize. Culture has been the backbone of survival of civilizations. Swami Vivekananda rightly emphasized that countries, which lacked culture, have been destroyed in course of time. As the oldest civilization [...]

Urban Development & Poverty alleviation Since Bangalore South is an Urban constituency, the responsibility of Minister of Urban Development was an important one for Shri Ananthkumar. As minister for Urban development and Poverty alleviation he introduced significant measures. Even today his experience as Urban Development Minister is guiding the development of Bengaluru under his Vice [...]

Liberalizing Civil Aviation sector As a Minister of Civil Aviation, Ananth initiated several programs, which have enhanced travel & tourism & helped India to achieve its rightful place in global aviation. Both Indian Airlines & Air India, which had been ailing, were rejuvenated & have recorded a turnover, which was unprecedented in the near past. [...]

Focussing on India’s future, its Youth: Youth Affairs & the new millennium As Minister of Youth Affairs, Ananthkumar made the development of youth synonymous with development of the nation and initiated several measures to help harness this huge reservoir of Indian youth. Between December 1999 and 12th January 2000, AnanthKumar spearheaded the Vande Mataram program [...]