Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Baghpat
State : Uttar Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Ch. Ramkishan
Mother's Name : Smt. Hukmwati
Date of birth : 29 Nov 1955
Profession : IPS Officer (Retd.)
Positions held :
2006-2014 Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur; Additional D.G.P., Law & Order and Establishment, Maharashtra State; Also worked in C.B.I., DelhiMay, 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha30 July 2014 - 4 Sept. 2017 Member, JPC on Security of Parliament House Complex1 Sept. 2014 - 4 Sept. 2017 Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs2 Sept. 2014 - 4 Sept. 2017 Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of ParliamentMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation11 Dec. 2014 - 19 July 2016 Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit11 Dec. 2014 - onwards Vice-President, Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata PartyMember, U.P. State Minorities Committee19 July 2016 - 4 Sept. 2017 Chairperson, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit23 Aug. 2016 - 24 Dec. 2017 Chairperson, Joint Committee on Bill to amend the Citizenship Act, 19553 Sept. 2017 - 25 May 2019 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development; and Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation12 Feb. 2019 onwards Chancellor, Gurukul Kangri Vishwa Vidyalaya, Haridwar, UttarakhandMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)24 July 2019 onwards Member, Committee on Public Accounts13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs16 Sept. 2019 onwards Chairperson, Joint Committee on Offices of ProfitMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Jal Shakti21 Nov. 2019 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha
More Information :
Books Published
(i) “The Search For Man” in May, 2001 in Hindi (Talaash Insan Kee). More than 1 lakh copies of book are published. The book is printed and translated in 4 languages (Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and Urdu). (ii) “Science & Spirituality”. (iii) Tackling Naxalism – An Indian Perspective. (iv) Contributed to book “Crime, Corruption and Development” Published by the Indian Economic Association, Kolkata, 2001. Presently working on four books : (1) Encounters with Politicians - Before Joining Politics. (2) The Challenges Before Indian Police. (3) The Timeless Time. (4) The Communal Harmony–the Roots we have ignored.
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Published about 5 dozen papers and articles in professional and other magazines and daily newspapers on Police, Social, Cultural and Philosophical Issues Research work : ( i) Ph.D. work on ‘ Extremists’ Challenge & Administrative Response – a Study of Naxalite phenomenon in Maharashtra. ii) Conflict Resolution Strategy in Tribal areas.
Special Interests
Study of Comparative Religions, Terrorism, Extremism, Police, Education, Culture, History and Spirituality
Sports and Clubs
Shooting, Volleyball, Athletics and Yoga
Countries Visited
Widely travelled in World
Other Information
Milestones in Police Career Made a presentation in “Indo-US Conference” in New Delhi in Dec. 2013 Represented India in “Policing Global Cities” Conference in London, July 2013 Participated in 2nd U.S. – India Homeland Security Dialogue in U.S., May 2013 Attended 81st Interpol Conference at Rome, Italy from 5th to 8th Nov. 2012 Worked as SIT Chairman in Ishrat Jahan Encounter Case, Gujarat, 2011 Worked as the Chairman of a Committee for suggesting a model scheme for “Community Policing and Conflict Resolution Strategies” for Maharashtra State, 2011 Launched Mission Mritunjaya - a Students’ front against Terror in Nagpur, Pune and Mumbai Cities. It got International Recognition, 2007-2014 Worked as Chairman of a National Committee for drawing up Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Coastal Police Stations in India, 2006-07 Worked as the leader of Indian group for Advanced Crisis Response Team (ACRT) at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA in 2005 Worked as Chairman of Maharashtra State Committee for Prevention of Cyber Crime, 2003-04 Represented Maharashtra State Police in Indo-British Conference on “Police for 21st Century”, New Delhi, 2002 Selected by Govt. of India as the leader of Indian group for prestigious Police Command Course at Wakefield, U.K., 1997 Represented India in “International Seminar in Crime Investigation”, Tokyo, Japan, 1992 Thinker, Effective Speaker & powerful Orator Addressed many national and international seminars/conferences on police, philosophical, socio, cultural and Vedic issues. An accomplished scholar on Indian Culture, Spirituality and Comparative Religions. A vocal proponent of holistic health, yoga and vegetarianism. A dedicated Arya and scholar of Vedic studies and Sanskrit. He regularly delivers lectures on spirituality, education, youth affairs, religious extremism, terrorism, inter-religious harmony, management of life. Notable Conferences Addressed International Aryan Conference, Mauritius, 2001 International Aryan Conference, Mumbai, 2002 World Aryan Conference, Chicago, U.S.A., 2006 International Vedic Conference, Netherlands, 2007 International Conference of Yoga, Kaivalyadham, Lonavla, Maharashtra, 2009 and 2012 World Spirituality Conference, Lonavla, Maharashtra, 2013 International Aryan Conference, Delhi, 2013 Ideas Conclave, Goa, Sept. 2014 Kashi Vidwat Parishad, Banaras, Nov. 2014 Inter Parliamentary Union Conference, as Indian Delegate, Geneva, Switzerland, Sep./Oct. 2014 International Parliamentary Conference on Human Rights, British Parliament, London, February 2015 International Conference, Yoga and Spirituality, (Govt. of India), New Delhi, June 2015 World Vedic Conference, Singapore, July 2015 International Ramayan Conference, Mauritius, August 2015 World Conference on ‘Freedom of Religion’, in U.N. Head Qrs., New York, Sept. 2015 World Aryan Conference, Sydney, Nov. 2015 Medals and Awards Antrik Suraksha Sewa (Internal Security Service) Padak by Government of India, 2008. President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service, January 2004. Police Medal for Meritorious Service by President of India, August, 1996. Director General of Police’s Insignia, January, 1996. Special Service Medal for working in Naxal Affected Area in 1987-90. ’Vidya Vaaridhi’Puraskar by Akhil Bhartiya Vidwat Parishad, Banaras - 2014 Vishist Vedang Puruskar by Arya Samaj Santacruz,Mumbai ,2011. Rishitulya Puruskar by Pune Municipal Corporation,Sharda Gyanpeetham and World Multiversity of Pune city in 2010. Maharashtra Rajya Hindi Sahitya Academy Special Award, 2009 Samaj Bhusan Samman by Indian Vegetarian Congress , 2009. TMC Award of Excellence by Top Management Consortium of Pune, 2008 Arya Shrestha Puruskar by Propkarini Sabha, Ajmer,Rajasthan , 2008. Outstanding Award for Communal Harmony’ by Ekta Forum, Mumbai, 2005. Uttar Sahitya Shree Puraskar on writing work, January 2004. Kaka Kalelkar Sahitya Puraskar, by Maharashtra State Hindi Sahitya Academy for the book “Talash Insaan Kee”(Searching for Man)2003 Ugadi Puraskar’, by Madras Telugu Academy, Chennai for ‘Best Police Administration in India’, 2002. Association with SVP National Police Academy, Hyderabad as a regular guest faculty. Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. International Centre for Cultural Studies (ICCS), Nagpur. Institute of Internal Security and Policing of India, New Delhi. Youth Hostels Association of India, New Delhi. Indian Economic Association (IEA), Kolkata.
