Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Bardhaman-Durgapur
State : West Bengal
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Late Shri Sardar Singh Ahluwalia
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Dilmohan Kaur Ahluwalia
Date of birth : 04 Jul 1951
Profession : Political and Social Worker
Positions held :
July 1986-1992 Elected to Rajya Sabha1986-92 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Science and Technology1987-88 Member, Select Committee on Medical Council BillJuly 1992-1998 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)Aug. 1992 - Dec. 1993 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to inquire into Irregularities in Securities and Banking Transactions15 Sept. 1995 - 16 May 1996 Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment (Department of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation) and Parliamentary AffairsApril 2000-2006 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (3rd term)April 2000 - 2001 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of AgricultureSept. 2000 - Aug. 2004 Member, Standing Committee on Finance2001 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information TechnologyApril 2001 - Dec. 2002 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Stock Market Scam and matters relating theretoAug. 2001 - April, 2006 Member, Business Advisory CommitteeJan. 2002 - Feb. 2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications and Information TechnologyAug. 2002 - Aug. 2004 Member, Standing Committee on Information TechnologyJan. 2003 - July, 2004 Member, Committee of PrivilegesAugust 2003 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food products and Safety Standards for Soft Drinks, Fruit Juices and other Beverages2004-2009 Chief Whip, BJP, Rajya SabhaAugust 2004 - April 2006 Member, House CommitteeMember, Standing Committee on Home AffairsSept. 2004 - Oct. 2007 Member, National Monitoring Committee for Minorities’ EducationMember, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of ParliamentOct. 2004 - 2006 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of FinanceApril 2006-2012 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (4th term)May 2006-2009 Member, Standing Committee on Home AffairsJune 2006 onwards Member, House Committee Member, Business Advisory CommitteeJune, 2006 - Sept. 2006 Member, Committee on RulesMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communication and Information TechnologySeptember 2006-2009 Member, Committee of PrivilegesApril 2007 - May 2009 Convenor, Sub-Committee on Civil Defence & Rehabilitation of J & K Migrants of the Standing Committee on Home AffairsSep. 2007 - 2009 Member, Standing Committee on FinanceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology2009-2012 Deputy Leader, BJPSept. 2009 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Security Matters in Parliament House ComplexDec. 2009 Member, Joint Committee on Offices of ProfitAug. 2010 - Dec. 2010 Member, Select Committee on the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010Nov. 2010 Member, Committee on Provision of Computer Equipment to Members of Rajya SabhaMarch 2011 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to Examine Matters Relating to Allocation and Pricing of Telecom Licences and 2G SpectrumApril 2011 Convenor, Sub-Committee to examine various Provisions of the Enemy Property (Amendment & Validation) Second Bill, 2010May 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha14 Aug. 2014 - 30 April 2016 Member, Public Accounts Committee2014 - 2015 Chairperson, Committee on PrivilegesMember, Standing Committee on FinanceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism and Culture28 Jan. 2015 onwards Member on the Samsad (Court) of Visva-Bharati29 Jan. 2015 - 5 July 2016 Member, General Purposes CommitteeJune 2015 - 18 July 2016 Chairperson, Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 20154 Sep. 2015 - 30 April 2016 Member, Sub-Committee-VI (XIX Commonwealth Games 2010) of the Public Accounts Committee (2015-16)5 July 2016 - 3 Sept. 2017 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs3 Sept. 2017 - 14 May 2018 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation14 May 2018 - 25 May 2019 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Electronics and Information TechnologyMay 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Finance11 December 2019 Member, Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Electronics and Information & Technology, Ministry of Communications
More Information :
Books Published
(i) Co-authored the book titled "Mandal Report X-rayed", 1990, dealing with the emerging hindrances for the society`s march towards egalitarianism and the potential reversal of the gains accrued by dint of the Indian Independence movement due to vested interests who thrived on social divides; (ii) "Democracy - Peoples` Welfare: The Role Legislators played" (Published under the aegis of the Press Council of India), November 2004; and Published articles on the Constitution of India and its reforms
Social And Cultural Activities
Socio-political activities commenced with joining the student movements in the 1970s with emphasis on prevailing issues, including demands for uniform education policy, equal opportunity to acquire education and job- oriented education system; has been working for the upliftment of the oppressed and the depressed sections of the society and to secure social justice for them; working for preservation of rich national heritage and contributing to promotion and propagation of social, cultural and spiritual values of Indian life; dedicated social worker
Special Interests
Avid reader of history, law and social sciences; has written articles and features published in the Economic Times, publications of Press Council of India and others from time to time; interested in the use of technology for the welfare of mankind especially in alleviation of mass poverty
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading books, especially on history of Indian civilization, domestic and international laws on human rights and environmental issues, economics, comparative studies with a thrust on preservation of natural resources and exploration of non-conventional sources of articles of human consumption; listening to Indian classical and devotional music and meditation
Countries Visited
Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Mauritius, Namibia, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Romania, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information
1986-1992-Member, General Council of the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad; Member, the G.S. Dhillon Committee constituted by Government of India for providing relief and rehabilitation to the victims of the November 1984 riots in the country; 1989-Attended the United Nations High Commission for Regugees (UNHCR) Human Rights Conference in Geneva, Switzerland as Alternate Leader of the Indian Delegation; Served as elected President in the Management Board of the Gurudwara Takht Shri Harimandirji, Patna Sahib, in consecutive terms from 1994-2001 and as a nominee of Parliament in the Board of Management of Gurudwara Sachkhand Shri Hazur Apchalnagar Sahib, Nanded (Maharashtra), 1998-2000; Member, (i) Indian National Congress, 1986-98 and (ii) Bharatiya Janata Party since 2000; Visited U.K., to address Peace Rally, 1986; Geneva (Switzerland), to participate as alternate leader of the Indian delegation to the Conference of United Nations Human Rights Commission, 1989; Mauritius, as member of the Indian Parliamentary delegation to the 43rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, 1997; Brussels (Belgium), as member of the delegation to Parliament of European Union (E.U.) in January, 2002, to apprise the E.U. of the terrorist attack on Indian Parliament on 13 December 2001; New York (U.S.A.), to attend General Assembly session of the United Nations in October, 2002, issues addressed included "Social Development"; Seoul (Republic of Korea), to lead the Indian delegation to the Inaugural Assembly of the International Parliamentarians` Association for Information Technology (IPAIT) held from 23-26, July 2002, principal issue addressed was the concern about the "Growing Digital Divide"; Windhoek (Namibia), to lead the Indian delegation to the 48th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference inaugurated on 31 August 2002; 2002- Attended the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, USA as a delegate; Geneva (Switzerland) to attend the 109th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union from 1-3, October 2003 and served as Rapporteur on the "Role of Parliaments in Assisting Multilateral Organisations in ensuring peace and security in building an international coalition for peace"; visited Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania from 5-13, June 2003, as a member of the Goodwill Delegation from Indian Parliament led by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India;2008- Attended International Parliamentarians` Association for Information Technology (IPAIT) VI conference in Sofia, Bulgaria as Vice-president, IPAIT; 2010-Served as Vice-president of the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights, 122nd IPU Assembly in Bangkok, Thailand; 2010-Served as Rapporteur for 1st Standing Committee on Peace and International Security, 109th Assembly of IPU in Geneva; 28 January 2015 onwards-Member on the Samsad (Court) of Visva-Bharati; 2016-visited Co`te d`Ivoire, Ghana and Namibia, Presidential Delegation; 2017-Led Parliamentary Goodwill Delegation to Sweden, Norway and Israel; 2018-visited Iceland on a Goodwill Delegation as Minister of State, IT
