Botcha , Dr. (Smt.) Jhansi Lakshmi

Botcha , Dr. (Smt.) Jhansi Lakshmi

Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Vizianagaram
State : Andhra Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15

Father's Name : Shri Majji Rama Rao
Mother's Name : Smt. Kalavathi Majji
Date of birth : 11 Apr 1964
Profession : Businessperson Farmer
Positions held :
2001-2006 Chairperson, Zilla Parishad, Vizianagaram2001 Member (Nominated), Pradesh Congress Committee, Andhra Pradesh2005 Member (Nominated), All India Congress CommitteeDec. 2006 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha in bye-election2 Jan. 2007 Member, Standing Committee on Urban DevelopmentMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals & FertilizersMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel7 Aug. 2007 Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the sitting of the House2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)20 Jul. 2009 Member, Committee on Official Language, Drafting and Evidence Sub-Commitee31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on RailwaysMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Women and Child Development22 Feb. 2010 Executive Member, Indian Parliamentary Group10 Mar. 2010 Member, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) - Working Group on Specific Needs of Specific Category of Workers26 Mar. 2010 Member, State Level Vigilance Monitoring Committee10 Apr. 2010 Chairman, MGNREGA Sub-Committee, Working Group on Specific Needs of Specific Category21 Jul. 2010 Chairman, India-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Friendship Group3 Aug. 2010 Member, India-Finland Parliamentary Friendship GroupExecutive Committee Member, Congress Parliamentary Party3 May 2013 Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)
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Social And Cultural Activities
Member, Rotary Club, Vizianagaram; Captain NCC, participated in blood donation camp and social services
 
Special Interests
Efforts to reduce number of dropout children drastically; Implementation of Child Labour Act; women empowerment
 
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Music and reading books
 
Sports and Clubs
Active participation in Kho-kho, Cricket
 
Countries Visited
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, U.S.A. and United Kingdom
 
Other Information
Former Co-Convenor, Zilla Parishad Chairpersons Forum, Andhra Pradesh; Life Member, Deaf and Dumb School, Andhra Pradesh; Executive Member, Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sangthan; Member, National Employment Guarantee Council, New Delhi, 2007 ; election campaigner for Congress since 1998; attended (i) Disaster Management on comprehensive response planning for Local Government, Kathmandu, Nepal; (ii) fourth conference for Members of Parliamentary Committees on the status of women and other committees dealing with gender equality held, Geneva, 28-29 September, 2009;(iii) National Rural Employment Guarantee programme work shop addressed by the Hon`ble Prime Minister and Smt. Sonia Gandhi, New Delhi; (iv) course on "District Backward Regions", National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad; (v) orientation programmes conducted for Zilla Parishad Chairpersons and ZPTCs, Hyderabad; attended convocation on HIV/AIDS at New Delhi addressed by the Hon`ble Prime Minister and other Central Ministers; (vi) programme on Role of Panchayats and N.G.Os in the Management of Natural Disaster (APARD); and (vii)course on Planning for Rural Infrastructure and Basic Services from 18th to 23rd April 2003, NIRD; Awarded, Won Uttam Mahila Award, 2002-2003 (Visakha Samacharam, a Journal)