Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Hoshiarpur
State : Punjab
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Roshan Lal, Ex-MP (H.P)
Mother's Name : Smt. Dropati Devi
Date of birth : 05 Oct 1944
Profession : Agriculturist Political and Social Worker
Positions held :
1964 Member, Congress Party, Himachal Pradesh1986-1992 Vice-President, Punjab Pradesh Congress CommitteeVice-President, All India Mahila CongressGeneral Secretary, Mahila Congress, PunjabMember, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)Member, Central Election Authority, A.I.C.C.Member, Introspection Committee, A.I.C.C.Member, Political Advisory Committee, A.I.C.C.Member, Ethics Committee, A.I.C.C.Secretary, All India Congress Committee1992 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha1993-96 Member, Panel of Chairmen, Lok SabhaConvenor, Committee on Official LanguageExecutive Member, Congress Party in Parliament (Two terms)1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha1999-2000 Member, Committee on RailwaysMember, Committee on the Empowerment of WomenNov. 2004-2009 Chairperson, National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, Govternment of India (MOS)Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural GasMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of RailwaysMember, Central Coordination Committee Constituted under Ministry of Social Justice and EmpowermentMember, Hindi Salahkar Samiti, Ministry of Information and BroadcastingMember, India-Cyprus Parliamentary Friendship GroupMember, Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee, ChandigarhMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of AgricultureMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public DistributionMember (Special Invitee), Commonwealth Games Committee17 Jun. 2013 Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Upliftment of the poor; deep sense of commitment to the constituents; meeting people of the constituency; helping the poor and the downtrodden
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading newspapers and religious books
Sports and Clubs
Passed physical proficiency Star I and Star II tests; won rifle shooting award during N.C.C. training camp; recipient of best NCC Cadet and won medals and certificates in hockey, baseball and kho-kho during college days
Countries Visited
Widelly travelled
Other Information
Chairperson, Punjab Public Service Commission, 1975-86; Administrative Member, Punjab Public Service Commission; Syndicate Member, Panjab University; Senate Member, Panjab University; and Non-official Director, Punjab & Sind Bank; Father-in-law, Ch. Sunder SIngh, ex. MP, Punjab Assembly
