Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Mumbai-North-Central
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Late Shri Sunil Dutt
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Nargis Dutt
Date of birth : 28 Aug 1966
Profession : Social Worker
Positions held :
Nov. 2005 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha in bye-election16 Aug. 2006-16 Aug. 2008 Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women5 Aug. 2006 Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Urban Development16 Sep. 2009 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Women and Child Development24 Sep. 2009 Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
More Information :
Books Published
"Mr. and Mrs. Dutt"
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Produced a documentary film-Biography on Smt. Nargis Dutt; and a research script on Child prostitution
Social And Cultural Activities
Trustee, Spastic Society of India; associated with Public Health Organisation to generate awareness on AIDS and drug abuse and to promote education; Nargis Dutt Memorial Charitable Trust: To raise funds and provide advanced medical equipment to hospitals in the country; Lina Ashar Foundation; Advisory Board-Wockhardt Foundation: Programmes carried out need based for the community
Special Interests
Travelling, reading and research
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading
Sports and Clubs
Scuba diving and other water sports
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Took part in Padyatra from Mumbai to Amritsar for peace and harmony, 1987; and in peace march from Hiroshima to Nagasaki, Japan; participated in an expedition through the SAARC countries with her father; worked with the riot affected families during the Mumbai riots; worked and provided relief to the families affected by recent floods in Mumbai; worked with Spastic Society of India in promoting inclusion of children with disability in regular schools; and working towards accessibility for the disabled and trying to create public awareness on the same; Member, (i) Board of Governors, National Institute of Fashion Technology; (ii) General Assembly and Governing Body,ICCR for 3 years (05.10.2009); and (iii) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan for three years.
