Kairon

Kairon, is the name of a small Indian village in the district of Amritsar, located in the north-west of Punjab, and is a Dhillon Jat family name.

Pratap Singh Kairon

The village Kairon has population of 13000.There is one high school,primary school and a girls school.In Kairon there is a historical Gurudwara "CHAR SAHIB".The Dhillon Jats of the village of Kairon take on the name of the village. The most famous Dhillon 'Kairon' is probably Pratap Singh Kairon. As chief minister he governed Punjab and was widely acknowledged as the architect of the post-independence Punjab. He was assassinated on February 6, 1965.

Land reforms

Pratap Singh Kairon was a man of vision. As Minister of Rehabilitation in the days after partition, the late leader ended confusion and handled the tough task of resettlement of millions of refugees who had migrated to Punjab. In his role in implementing land reforms, the late leader established Punjab Agricultural University which played a key role in the Green Revolution. Following war with China in 1962, Kairon sent people for recruitment and mobilised funds. He took part in the freedom struggle and later contributed to building Punjab. The role he played in bringing up Punjab after partition was not easy. "He was a hero in every sense of the word".

Kairon Family

The Kairon Family is a leading political family of India. The family has produced political leaders such as Pratap Singh Kairon, Surinder Singh Kairon and Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon.

The Kairon family has had a much controversial Past in Punjab. Despite their storied success in Punjabi politics, they have had their share of controversies from accusations of Land grabbing[1], narcotics trade, selling counterfeit currency, murders and kidnappings[2], monopolizing the alcohol trade, tax evasions[3]. They have also been accused of massive financial irregularities and Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon has been accused of being part of a $1 billion Dollar corruption scandal along with his father in law.

The Kairon family still flourishes in Punjab politics and is one of Punjab's political families. His Grandson Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon who is married to the daughter of Parkash Singh Badal has been twice a minister under the chief ministership of his father in law Parkash Singh Badal, and his son Surinder Singh Kairon was a member of India's Parliament, his other son Gurinder Singh Kairon has also been actively taking part in politics in the Congress party. Pratap Singh Kairon placed Punjab on the industrial map of the country. He was behind the creation of the city of Chandigarh and the industrial township of Faridabad. The late leader made primary and middle school education free and compulsory. He opened three engineering colleges and a polytechnic in each district.

Migration to US, Canada

The majority of Dhillon Jat Kairon's from India have migrated to USA,Canada though the town still exists.