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Father's Name
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Shri Ramavtar Singh
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Mother's Name
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Late Smt. Tara Devi
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Date of Birth
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08 Sep 1952
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Place of Birth
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Barahiya, Distt. Lakhisarai, Bihar
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Marital Status
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Married
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Uma Sinha
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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Graduate
Educated at Magadh University
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Profession
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Agriculturist
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Permanent Address
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Vill. and P.O. Barahiya,
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Distt. Lakhisarai, Bihar
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09431018799, 09013869997 (M)
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Present Address
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27, Lodhi Estate,
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New Delhi -110 003
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Tels : (011) 24626783 (R), 23782327,23782373, 23383548 (O), 09013869997 (M)
Fax: (011) 23385876 (O)
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Positions Held
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2002 - May 2014
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Member, Bihar Legislative Council
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2008 - 2010
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Cooperative Minister, Govt. of Bihar
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2010 - 2013
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Minister, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Resource Development, Govt. of Bihar
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May 2014
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Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
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1 Sep. 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014
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Member, Standing Committee on Labour
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2 Sep. 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014
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Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
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9 Nov. 2014 - 3 Sept. 2017
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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3 Sept. 2017 - 25 May 2019
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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May 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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30 May 2019 - 7 July 2021
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Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
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7 July 2021 onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Rural Development; and Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Panchayati Raj
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Special Interests
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(i) Village Development based on Agriculture and Live stock
(ii) Solar Energy
(iii) Undertook Research on animal feed based on `Morringa Biomass` with the help of Scientists at ICAR, Mathura. (Research paper publication and patent application are under process)
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