Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Shimla
State : Himachal Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
Father's Name : Late Shri Vishwa Ram Kashyap
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Daulat Devi Kashyap
Date of birth : 05 Sep 1950
Profession : Agriculturist Publisher
Positions held :
1998-2003 Chairman, Himachal Pradesh Marketing Board2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Water ResourcesMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism & Transport2010 onwards Chairman, Advisory Committee on Food Corporation of India, Himachal Pradesh19 Feb. 2010 Member, Committee on Food Management in Parliament House ComplexMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology15 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment17 Dec. 2018 Member, National Monitoring Committee for the Education of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Persons with Disabilities
More Information :
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Published fortnighty paper, "Him Jan Chetna" as an Editor and properietor
Social And Cultural Activities
Founder of "Samajik Dalit Pirit Uthan Sansthan" for the upliftment of socially depressed communities
Special Interests
Horticulture, farming and agriculture
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading books
Sports and Clubs
President, H.P. Wrestling Association affiliated with W.F.I. Cricket, Volley Ball and Badminton
Countries Visited
Egypt, Germany, Greece, Holland, Israel, Spain and Turkey
Other Information
Worked for the welfare of students as student leader of Himachal Pradesh University; worked for the welfare of teachers while serving in Himachal Pradesh Education Department as Lecturer of Physics; worked against the exploitation of farmer community in Himachal Pradesh; took part in various agitations of students, teachers and farmers especially fruits & vegetable growers continuously working and propagating for the cause of women and against their exploitation in the State of Himachal Pradesh for raising their voice against exploitation and for genuine demands
