Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Erandol
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Kisan Rao
Mother's Name : Smt. Reshama Bai
Date of birth : 15 Sep 1939
Profession : Farmer Engineer, Technologist, Agriculturist
Positions held :
1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1998-99 Member, Committee on Subordinate LegislationMember, Committee on IndustryMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on Subordinate LegislationMember, Committee on FinanceMember, Joint-Committee on the Protection of the Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Bill, 19991999-2001 Member, Committee on Public Accounts2000 -2001 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas1 Sept. 2001- May 2004 Union Minister of State, Rural Development2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term) Member, Committee on Estimates Member Committee on Rural Development
More Information :
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Contributed articles in various magazines, newspapers and other publications
Special Interests
Social, educational and technical fields
Countries Visited
Brazil, Germany, Italy, Nigeria, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information
Chairman, (i) Belganga Co-operative Sugar Mill, 1977-92; and (ii) Gramin Vikas Pratisthan Chalisgaon, Distt. Jalgaon since 1977; Vice-President, (i) Deccan Sugar Technology Associations for two years; and (ii) All India Sugar Technology Association, Kanpur for two years; Director, District Co-operative Bank, Jalgaon since 1991; Member, (i) Sugar Industry Development Council; and (ii) Central Council for Cooperation; working as International consultant and advised more than 100 industrial units in the country and abroad; pioneered application for bio-fuels in India, particularly use of ethanol in petrol and diesel; worked as incharge of bio-fuels during his tenure as Minister of State, Rural Development
