Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Nagpur
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 7 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Baburao Sadashiorao Muttemwar
Mother's Name : Smt. Kamal Muttemwar
Date of birth : 22 Mar 1949
Profession : Journalist Political and Social Worker
Positions held :
1980 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha1980-81 Secretary, Indian Youth Congress1985 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1985-88 Joint Secretary, Indian National Congress1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1991-95 Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party1993-95 Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings1995-96 Minister of State in the Ministries of Rural Areas and Employment (Department of Rural Employment and Poverty Alleviation) and Parliamentary Affairs1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)1998-99 Member, Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committees on Power; and on Action Taken Reports; also Convenor, Sub-Committee-II on CoalMember, Committee on Public UndertakingsMember, Committee on Private Members’ Bills and ResolutionsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment1999-2004 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term)Member, Standing Committee on Transport and TourismMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of RailwaysMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance2003-05 Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 6th term)23 May 2004 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of New and Renewable Energy2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (7th erm)31 Aug. 2009 Chairman, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public DistributionSep. 2009 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation19 Oct. 2009 Member, General Purposes CommitteeDec. 2009 Member, Consultative Committee, Minister of Urban DevelopmentAug. 2010 Member, India-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group9 Jun. 2013 Member, House Committee
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Contributed several articles to Marathi newspapers on political events and cultural issues
Social And Cultural Activities
Organizing Secretary, Union of Working Journalists, Nagpur - 1974-75; imprisoned several times for participation in student and youth organization activities in Vidarbha Region, President, Maratha Lancers, Nagpur, and Convenor, International Day for Non-violence Organizing Committee, organized (i) International Marathon (in 2009 and 2010) and (ii) All India Kabaddi Tournament during 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
Special Interests
Cultural activities, singing, listening music and drama
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Listening to music and interested in drama
Sports and Clubs
President, Maratha Lancers, Nagpur;Member (i)India International Centre; (ii) National Sports Club; and (iii) India Habitat Centre;
Countries Visited
Member Indian delegation, (i) European Parliament, 1988 (ii) 88th I.P.U. Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992 (iii) USA, U.K., Germany, Iceland, Spain, Australia, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong. Accompained the former President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam during his visit to France and Greece in 2006; accompanied the Hon`ble President of India, Smt. Pratibha DeviSingh Patil during her visit to Portugal (Lisbon), Brazil, Mexico, Chile, South Africa (Cape Town) in 2008
Other Information
Organising-Secretary, Union of Working Journalists, Nagpur, 1974-75; Member, Press Council of India; Founder and Convener, Indira Gandhi Samarthan Kriti Samiti, Nagpur, 1976; imprisoned several times for participation in student and youth organisation activities in Vidarbha region
