Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Raipur
State : Chhattisgarh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 7 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
Father's Name : Late Shri Khomlal Bais
Mother's Name : Smt. Kejabai Bais
Date of birth : 02 Aug 1947
Profession : Agriculturist Social Worker
Positions held :
1978-83 Councillor, Municipal Corporation, Raipur1980-84 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly1980-82 Member, Estimates Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly1982-85 Member, Library Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly1982-88 Pradesh Mantri, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Madhya Pradesh1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha1989-90 & 1994-96 Vice-President, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh1990-91 Member, Public Accounts CommitteeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines1993 onwards Member, National Executive, B.J.P.1994 onwards Member, Executive Committee, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1996-97 Member, Standing Committee on AgricultureMember, Committee on PetitionsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1998-99 Union Minister of State, Steel and Mines1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)13 Oct. 1999 - 30 Sep. 2000 Union Minister of State, Chemicals and Fertilizers30 Sep. 2000 - 29 Jan. 2003 Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting29 Jan. 2003 - 8 Jan. 2004 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Mines9 Jan. 2004 - May 2004 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Environment & Forests2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha ( 5th term)Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural GasMember, Committee on Public AccountsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of PowerMember, Hindi Salahakar Samiti, Ministry of Coal and Mines5 Aug. 2007 Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas1 May 2008 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term)Member, Joint Hindi Salahakar Samiti, Ministry of Science and TechnologyMember, Business Advisory Committee2009 Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of ParliamentMember, Committee of Parliament on Official Language2009 - 2014 Chief Whip, Bharatiya Janata Party in Parliament (Lok Sabha)Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power6 Aug. 2009 Member, Committe on Public Undertakings31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas23 Sep. 2009 Member, Rules Committee1 May 2010 Member, Committee on Public UndertakingsMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (7th term)13 June 2014 onwards Member, Business Advisory Committee14 Aug. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Public Undertakings1 Sep. 2014 onwards Chairperson, Standing Committee on Social Justice and EmpowermentMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy29 Jan. 2015 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee
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Social And Cultural Activities
Actively associated with rural development programmes and sports competitions, health camps etc.
Special Interests
Woodcraft, painting, gardening and interior decoration
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Chatting with kids
Sports and Clubs
President, Chhattisgarh Archery Olympic Association
Countries Visited
Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey, U.A.E., U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information
Chairman, Madhya Pradesh Seeds and Farm Development Corporation, 1992 Member : Parliamentary Meeting, UNCTAD-XI Sao Paulo, Brazil 2004; India-Chile Parliamentary Friendship Group 2006; Indian Delegation to UN HQ in New York for 61st Session of United Nations General Assembly 2006; India-Bulgaria Parliamentary Friendship Group 2008; Indian Goodwill Delegation of Parliamentarians to Egypt, Greece & Turkey 2010; Committee on Official Language-World Hindi Conference at Johannesburg, South Africa 2012; Indian Goodwill Delegation of Parliamentarians to Indonesia 2013
