Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Arrah
State : Bihar
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Shri Haldhar Prasad Singh
Mother's Name : Smt. Chandrakala Devi
Date of birth : 20 Dec 1952
Profession : Civil Servant Lawyer
Positions held :
May, 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha1 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Committee of PrivilegesMember, Standing Committee on Health and Family WelfareMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence15 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019 Member, Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour of Government Officers with Members of Lok SabhaMember, National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR)1 May 2015 - 7 June 2018 Member, Jonit Committee on Security in Parliament House ComplexMember, The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Standing Committee on International Peace and SecurityMember, India China Parliamentary Friendship Group19 Oct. 2016 - 3 Sept. 2017 Member, Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice3 Sept. 2017 - 25 May 2019 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Power; and Ministry of New and Renewable EnergyMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)30 May 2019 onwards Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Power; and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and Minister of State, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Life Member, i) Indian Mountaineering Foundation ii) Constitution Club
Special Interests
Internal Security and Defence
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading
Sports and Clubs
Riding and shooting
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
District Magistrate, East Champaran 1981 - 1983; District Magistrate, Patna 1983-1985; Director and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence 1991 - 1996; Home Secretary, Govt. of Bihar 1997 - 1999; Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India 2000 - 2005; Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar 2006 - 2009; Secretary Production, Govt. Of India 2009 - 2011; Union Home Secretary from 2011 to June, 2013 Joined the IPS in 1974 and the IAS in 1975; Was District Magistrate of East Champaran from 1981-1983; Was District Magistrate of Patna from 1983-1985 and the riots which erupted after the assassination of the then Late Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi was brought under control in two days; When there were numerous escapes from prison, I was posted as Inspector General of Prisons; Was Administrator of the State Cooperative Marketing Federation. State Cabinet commended the way fertilizer availability was ensured and prices kept in check; Joined the Ministry of Defence, Government of India in 1991 was Director and thereafter Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence. Handled Operation and Intelligence (G Branch) as Director. Did the NDC Course; In 1997 joined the Bihar State Govt.; Was Commissioner, Patna Division for a brief period, and thereafter was Home Secretary of the State from 1997-1999. Came back to Government of India in 2000. Was Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs from 2000-2005. Revamped the Scheme for Police Modernization and started the Scheme for Prison Modernization. Laid down the framework for Disaster Management. Started the NDRF. Went back to the State after the Central tenure got over. Was Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department of the State from 2006-2009. Transformed the road network of the State from being one of the worst in the country to being one of the best in the country. Came to the Government of India as Secretary, Department of Defence Production in 2009. As Secretary, Defence Production (2009-2011) ensured that the production from Ordance Factories, Defence Shipyards, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and other Defence Manufacturing facilities touched record levels
