Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Kurukshetra
State : Haryana
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Late Shri Om Prakash Jindal
Mother's Name : Smt. Savitri Devi Jindal
Date of birth : 09 Mar 1970
Profession : Industrialist Sportsperson, Philanthropist and Social Worker, Pilot
Positions held :
2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha5 Aug. 2004 Member, Committee on Home AffairsConvenor, Home Sub-Committee on Modernisation of Prison AdministrationConvenor, Parliamentary Forum on YouthMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence16 Dec. 2004 Member, Committee on Public Accounts2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Home AffairsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence21 Jan. 2010 Member - Convenor, Parliamentary Forum on Children4 May 2010 Special Invitee, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Road, Transport & HighwaysSpecial Invitee, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation5 May 2010 Member, Committee on Public Accounts
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Pioneered the manufacture of the world`s longest rail (121 meters long); installed beam blank caster and H-beam (Universal) rolling mill first time in India for providing large sized parallel of large beams; manufacture of widest plates in the form of coils and established the country`s first eco-friendly Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) plant
Social And Cultural Activities
Single handed fought for the dignified display of the National-Flag as a symbol of honour and pride including display of the tri-colour on clothes; Zealous about ushering honesty into public life and eradicating corruption, unemployment and poverty; worked for the ban of smoking in the Central Hall of Parliament House; worked for the development of Kurukshetra and for the development of sports in the country; Instrumental (i) in getting permission for flying the National flags on monumental flagpoles over 100 ft high during night hours too; and (ii) amending Rule 349 (XIV) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha allowing Hon. Members to wear the National Flag in the form of lapel pin/badge.
Special Interests
Promoting respectful display of National Flag which symbolises national honour and pride; bringing honesty into public life and eradicating corruption and red tapism; achieving population stabilization through education for all especially women
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Playing polo, horse riding, shooting, reading, walking, exercise and yoga
Sports and Clubs
Former National Champion and present National record holder in skeet shooting; won silver medal in SAF games,Pakistan, 2004; Gold at the Open Shooting Championship, Singapore, 2004; Captain of Jindal Steel & Power Polo team; winner of Indian Open 2003 and 2004, an event of highest level of polo played in India; President, Equestrian Association of Chhattisgarh; Two silver Medals at the 48th National Shooting Championship, Indore 2004; Silver medal at the 50th National Shooting Championship, New Delhi, December 2006; Gold Medal at the V Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi Memorial Master Shooting Competition, Jaipur 2007
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Executive Committee on Constitution Club; Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat (Haryana); Member Ind-UK Parliamentary Friendship Group; (ii) Indo-Yemen Parliamentary Friendship Group; and (iii) Young Presidents Organisation; Vice Presidengt, IPA (Indain Polo Associaton)Sport Secretary, Consitutional Club; Attended (i) The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Seminar, May 2006; (ii) Indo-US forum of Parliamentary Leadership Programme, Yale University, USA, October 2007; and (iii) UNCTAD XII Conference, Accra, April 2008; Addressed UN General Assembly on Global Warming and Private Investment, June 2009 Led (i) Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL), during the five year period 2005 to 2009, as the 2nd largest value Creator in the world and the only company from India to be included in the Top Ten 2010 Value Creators global rankings released by leading global management consultin firm; and (ii) The Boston Consulting group (BCG), ranked 1st amongst the global and mining companies during this period
