Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Hoshangabad
State : Madhya Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 5 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Avtar Singh
Mother's Name : Smt. Agya Kaur
Date of birth : 26 May 1940
Profession : Industrialist Trader
Positions held :
1970-74 President, Jana Sangh, District Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh1971-72 and 1978-80 Chairman, Municipal Council, Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh1980 onwards Member, State Executive, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Madhya Pradesh1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha1991-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance1995 onwards Member, National Executive, B.J.P.1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)16 May 1996-1June 1996 Union Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare1996-97 Member, Committee on Human Resource DevelopmentMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of PetroleumMember, Railway Convention CommitteeMember, Committee on Government AssurancesMember, Estimates Committee1991-94 Treasurer and Vice-President , B.J.P. Madhya Pradesh1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)1998-99 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development and Convenor of its Sub-Committee-III on Preservation of Monuments2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (5th term)Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture1993-96 Member, Committee on Finance1989-91 Member, Consultative Committee, Department of Atomic Energey, Space and Electronics, Ocean Development and Ministry of Science and Technology1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1991-93 Member, Estimates CommitteeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance25 August 2006-onwards Member, Committee of Privileges5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism & CultureDecember 2008 Resigned w.e.f. 18 December, 2008
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Social And Cultural Activities
Founder Vice-President, Saraswati Shishu Mandir, 1970; Founder Member, MGM College, Itarsi; Founder, (i) Guru Nanak Public School, Itarsi, (ii) Medical Aid Instituion, 1980; and (iii) Guru Nanak Dispensary, Itarsi; Member, Rotary Club, Itarsi; organised eye camps and other social service camps through Lions Club
Special Interests
Agriculture, rural development and helping the poorer sections of society
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and photography
Sports and Clubs
Badmintion; organised All India hockey tournaments and District level badmintion tournaments in Itarsi
Countries Visited
Belgium, France, Germany, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Pakistan, Spain and U.K.; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation, Inter-Parliamentary Union, Madrid (Spain)
Other Information
President, Guru Singh Sabha, 1963-90; Member, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority since 1990
