Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Araku
State : Andhra Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 5 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Late Raja V.D. P.V. Deo
Mother's Name : Rajmata V. Sobhalata Debi
Date of birth : 15 Feb 1947
Profession : Agriculturist
Positions held :
1977 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha1977-78 Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary PartyMember, Joint Select Committee on Railways (Amendment) BillExecutive Member, Andhra Pradesh Congress CommitteePresident, Srikakulam District Congress CommitteeMember, National Council of Youth CongressGeneral-Secretary, Congress Parliamentary PartyMember, Joint Select Committee on Vishwa Bharati (Amendment) Bill1979 General Secretary, All India Congress Committee1979-80 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Steel, Mines and CoalMember, All India Congress CommitteeExecutive Member, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee1980 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Member, Joint Select Committee on Railways (Amendment) BillMember, Joint Select Committee on Criminal Law (Amendment) BillMember, Committee on Government Assurances1980-89 Chief Whip, Congress (S) Parliamentary Party1981-82 Member, Committee of Privileges1982-84 Member, Estimates Committee1983-93 General-Secretary, A.I.C.C. (S)1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1986 Member, Joint Committee on the Railways Bill, 19861994-96 Member, Committee on Communications, Information and Broadcasting1994-2000 Member, Rajya Sabha1995 Chairman, Select Committee, Rajya Sabha1995 Chairman, Select Committee on Trade Marks Bill, Rajya SabhaMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Railways, Surface Transport, Planning and Civil Aviation1995-2000 Member, Rules Committee, Rajya Sabha1996-98 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development and Committee on Health and Family Welfare1996-2000 Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti, Department of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises, Ministry of Industry1997-2000 Member, Central Advisory Committee on Territorial Army, Ministry of DefenceMember, Joint Committee of Parliament on the Salary, Allowances and Pensions of Members1997-98 Member, Committee on Public UndertakingsMember, Committee on Defence2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)Member, Committee on EstimatesMember, Business Advisory CommitteeSecretary, Congress Parliamentary PartyMember, Committee on Rural DevelopmentMember, Committee on Science & Technology, Forests & Environment2005-2006 Chairman, Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) BillFeb. 2006 to Mar. 2006 Chairman, Committee to Inquire into Allegations of Improper Conduct on the part of some Members of Parliament on the matter of Implementation of MPLAD Scheme25 Aug. 2006-2009 Chairman, Committee of Privileges2007-2008 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine the Constitutional and Legal Position relating to Office of ProfitGeneral-Secretary, A.I.C.C. In-Charge of Bihar State CongressMay 2007 -May 2009 Chairman, Committee to Inquire into Misconduct of Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha)2007 onwards Member, Congress Working Committee (CWC)5 Aug. 2007 Member, Committee on Rural DevelopmentJul. 2008-Dec. 2008 Chairman, Committee to Inquire into the complaint made by some members regarding alleged offer of money to them in connection with voting on the Motion of ConfidencePresident, India and Bulgaria Parliamentary Friendship GroupVice-President, India and Peru Parliamentary Friendship Group2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)6 Aug. 2009 Chairman, Committee on Public UndertakingsMember, Governing Council, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture1 May 2010 Chairman, Committee on Public UndertakingsMember, General Purpose CommitteeMember, Business Advisory CommitteeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of DefenceJuly 2011 Union Cabinet Minister, Tribal Affairs and Panchayati Raj
More Information :
Books Published
Changing India`s Political Mould
Special Interests
Electoral and federal reforms, environment, development of agro-industries and non-conventional sources of energy
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Walking, cooking, astrology and music
Sports and Clubs
Swimming, rifle-shooting, billiards, chess, tennis and cricket; Member, (i) Delhi Gymkhana Club, Delhi, (ii) Constitution Club, New Delhi, (iii) Talcher Rifle Association, Talcher, Orissa (Life Member), (iv) India International Centre, Delhi (v) India Habitat Centre, Delhi
Countries Visited
Widely travelled, represented India at U.N.O., Member, Commonwealth observer delegation for General Election in Kenya, December 1992-January 1993
Other Information
Chairman, Parliamentary Network on the World Bank-India Group; Member (i) D.R.U.C.C., Waltair Zone, South-Eastern Railway, 1997(ii) All India Council of Sports, 1980-1982; (iii) Commonwealth Observer Delegation for General Election in Kenya, December 1992- January 1993; (iv) Congress Election Manifesto Committee, 2007; (v) Represented India at the United Nations General Assembly, 1990; Participated in the General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union at Geneva (Switzerland), 2004; Represented India at the 6th Workshop of Parliamentary Scholars and Parliamentarians at Wroxton College, Oxfordshire, U.K. conducted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, 2004; Attended 111th Assembly of IPU to Geneva, September 2004-October 2004; Attended 115th Assembly in Geneva, October,2006; Represented India at the UNESCO Conference in Paris, 2007; In-charge of the Congress Working Committee (Programme Coordination), since 2007; Congress Party Observer in Assam for Lok Sabha Election, 1998; Convenor, High Powered Expert Committee on Electoral Reforms, 1990; Member, (i) Indian Board of Wild Life 1995-2000, (ii) Dinesh Goswami Committee on Electoral Reforms 1989-90, (iii) Court of Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1986-88, (iv) Court of University of Hyderbad and 1998-99, (v) All India All Party Chief Whips Conference 1985-89, (vi) All India Committee on National Literacy Mission, 1991-93, (vii) Coconut Development Board since 1998-2000, (viii) National River Conservation Authority since 1996, (ix) State Telecom Advisory Committee, (x) Zonal Railway Advisory Committee for S.E. and S.C. Railways, (xi) Congress Party Pradesh Returning Officer for Kerala State, 1996-97, (xii) Congress Party Pradesh Returning Officer for election to the office of A.I.C.C. President, Haryana, 1997;
