Date Of Birth: 01/06/1954
Birth Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra
Party Name:Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
Offices Held
| Year | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2002-Present | Nationalist Congress Party | Vice President, Mumbai Metropolitan Unit |
| 1999-2002 | Nationalist Congress Party | Founder/President, Mumbai North East District Unit |
Education
B.A, RJ College, Mumbai, 1979
Early & Personal Life
Shivajirao Nalawade is the son of Vishnu and Vithabai Nalawade.Shivajirao Nalawade's father was an employee at the Firestone Rubber company while Shivajirao Nalawade's mother was a housewife who also tended to the family farm. He is married to Sarita Nalawade, they have three children Varsha who is a doctor, Raja a financial advisor and Avinash a hotelier.
Career
Shivajirao Nalawade started his career at Larsen and Toubro Ltd where he started as a helper and rose to the post of General Positio Secretary during this time he started his own workers' union by the name "Kamgar Kranti Sanghatan Union."
In 1993, he was elected as the Director of Mumbai District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd, Mumbai which is also known as Mumbai Bank. Representing the Urban Co-operative Credit Societies Constituency, Mumbai Bank has a turnover of Rs. 5500 Crores. During this tenure, he was elected as a Chairman of the bank, three times. Shivajirao Nalawade also started a monthly co-operative magazine named "Patsanstha Pariwar" on 13 November 2000
Shivajirao Nalawade was very keen in making healthcare facilities available to citizens of Maharashtra. In the year 2008, he introduced a healthcare plan to the Ministers of Maharashtra State by implementing a "Group Mediclaim" policy to all the families in Maharashtra State. After receiving a negative response, he implemented his proposal for 22,450 needy families in Ghatkopar. His project covered more than One Lakh people, having a sum assured of Rs. 50,000/- per family, through the Oriental Insurance Company, hundreds of families received advantages because of this policy.
In search of the right healthcare facilities to provide to the citizens of Mumbai and with information that he gathered, Shivajirao Nalawade opened the first ever generic medicine shop named "Janadhar Medical and General Stores" in Ghatkopar (West), Maharashtra, which is run and managed under his NGO ‘Janadhar Pratishthan’. The shop was inaugurated on 14 January 2013. Janadhar Medical and General Stores sells most generic brands of medicines manufactured by well-known companies like Cipla, Lupin, and Dr. Reddy's among others. More importantly, the medicines are up to 85% less than MRP.
Shivajirao Nalawade was the Secretary of Mumbai Pradesh Youth Congress Committee. He also worked as a general secretary for Mumbai North East Congress Committee and was a founder President of Mumbai North east district.
Positions held under his tenure were:
| President | Maharashtra Navnirman Sahakar Sena |
| Chairman | Brihanmumbai Nagari Sahakari Patsanstha Federation Limited, Mumbai |
| Editor | Patsanstha Pariwar (Monthly Co-Operative Marathi Magazine) |
| Director | Mumbai District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd, Mumbai. |
| President | Kamgar Kranti Sanghatan Union. |
| President | Janadhar Pratishthan |
| Ex-Director | Maharashtra State Co-op Bank Ltd. |
| Director | Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari Sangh Ltd. |
| Director | Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari Patsanshta Federation Maryadit. |
Networth (Assets & Liabilities)
As of 2009:
Assets: Rs 3,30,83,136
Liabilities: Rs 14,54,790.62
Controversy
Shivajirao Nalawade was booked for cheating, forgery and misappropriation of funds in connection with District Co-operative Bank where he served as chairman his son is also booked with him. It is also alleged that his son Raja was appointed to a post that he was not qualified to hold. Shivajirao Nalawade rubbised these claims.
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