Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Ujjain-SC
State : Madhya Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 7 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Nathulal Jatiya
Mother's Name :
Date of birth : 04 Feb 1946
Profession : Social Worker Advocate, Agriculturist
Positions held :
1972-75 Vice-President, State Bharatiya Mazdoor SanghOrganising Secretary, Yuva Jana Sangh, Madhya PradeshOrganising Secretary, Bharatiya Jana Sangh, District Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh1977-80 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly1977-78 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly1977-80 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Electronics, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly1980 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha1980 onwards Member, National Executive, B.J.P.1980-84 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour1985-87 President, B.J.P., Distt. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh1986-89 Member, Committee on Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Bill1987-89 President, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1990-91 Member, Committee on Official LanguageMember, Consultative Committee, Department of Atomic Energy, Space, Electronics, Ocean Development and Ministry of Science and Technology1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1991-96 Member, Committee on Official LanguageMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas1992-94 Secretary, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh1993-96 Member, Committee on Industry1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term)1996 onwards Vice-President, B.J.P., Madhya PradeshGeneral Secretary, All India Scheduled Castes Forum, B.J.P.President, All India Scheduled Castes Forum, B.J.P.1996-97 Secretary, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Forum in ParliamentVice-President, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Forum in ParliamentChairman, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table of Lok SabhaMember, Committee on CommunicationsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural GasMember, Committee on Official Language1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term)1998-99 Union Cabinet Minister, Labour1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term)Oct.-Nov. 1999 Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation22 Nov. 1999 - 1Sept. 2001 Union Cabinet Minister, Labour1 Sept. 2001 - 22 May 2004 Union Cabinet Minister, Social Justice and Empowerment2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (7th term) Chairman, Committee on Welfare of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled TribesMember, Committee on LabourMember, General Purposes Committee5 Aug. 2007 onwards Chairman, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel
More Information :
Books Published
Alakh (Compilation of Poems) published in 1995
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Actively associated with multifarious literary activities; organised Kavi Sammelans and Kavya Goshthis at national level; writing satirical articles and their publication in magazines; worked for promotion of Hindi in the country and abroad; and promotion of Devanagari script and Sanskrit to make Hindi a universal language
Social And Cultural Activities
Organised programmes for social equality and rural development; took part in Shramdan and made in-depth study of various evils in rural life like illiteracy, population explosion, malnutrition, court cases, alcoholism, etc. and made concerted efforts to overcome them; cultural development of rural areas and preparation and promotion of programmes for the development of villages of India i.e. Indian rural scenario, folk arts and culture
Special Interests
Yoga exercises, music, literature, art, organisation of cultural programmes, propagating social awareness, and creating public awareness about folk culture and traditions making all-out efforts for the creation of the society free from injustice and atrocities
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Indian games, poetry/kavi Sammelans, folk culture, writing Sulekh, agriculture, gardening and horticulture
Sports and Clubs
Yoga and exercise, athletics (races) Indian games; Joint Secretary, Constitutional Club
Countries Visited
France, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, Switzerland, Syria, U.A.E. and U.K.
Other Information
Secretary, Parliamentary Sanskrit Council; Member, Press Council of India; Convenor Trustee, Dr. Wakankar Bharati Sanskriti Anveshan Trust; Trustee, Dharma Yatra Maha Sangh; President, (i) Vivekanand Youth Welfare Council; and (ii) Dr. Ambedkar Smriti Samarak; faced lathi charge/firing in agitation for the redressal of grievances of the workers and sent to jail several times; detained under MISA during Emergency; undertook Padyatra for creating awareness among people; hoisted national flag at Srinagar during Ekta Yatra; and participated in adventurous expeditions
