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Father's Name
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Late Shri Sardar Singh
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Mother's Name
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Late Smt. Dilmohan Kaur
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Date of Birth
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04 Jul 1951
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Place of Birth
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Jaykay Nagar, Distt. Burdwan (West Bengal)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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02 Feb 1972
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Monica Ahluwalia
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No. of Sons
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3
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.Sc., LL.B.
Educated at St. Joseph School, Asansol, Bidhan Chandra College, Burdwan University and University College of Law, Calcutta University, West Bengal
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Profession
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Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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(i) Prakash Niwas, B.C. Road (West),
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Patna, Bihar
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(ii) 11/B, Hermitage Road,
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Darjeeling-734101, West Bengal
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Tel : (0354) 2257999,09609930158 (M)
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Present Address
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10, G.R.G. Road,
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New Delhi-110001
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Tel : (011) 23722826, 23327903
Fax : (011) 23311955
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Positions Held
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July, 1986
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Elected to Rajya Sabha
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1986-92
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Science and Technology
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Member, General Council of the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
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1987-88
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Member, Select Committee on Medical Council Bill
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Aug. 1992 - Dec. 1993
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to inquire into Irregularities in Securities and Banking Transactions
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15 Sept. 1995 - 16 May, 1996
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Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment (Department of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation) and Parliamentary Affairs
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July, 1992
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
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April, 2000
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (3rd term)
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April, 2000 - 2001
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
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Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2004
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Member, Standing Committee on Finance
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April, 2001 - Dec. 2002
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Stock Market Scam and matters relating thereto
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2001
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information Technology
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Aug. 2001 - April, 2006
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Member, Business Advisory Committee
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Jan. 2002 - Feb. 2004
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
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Aug. 2002 - Aug. 2004
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Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology
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Jan. 2003 - July, 2004
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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Aug. 2004 - April, 2006
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Member, House Committee
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Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs
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Sept. 2004 - Oct. 2007
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Member, National Monitoring Committee for Minorities’ Education
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Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
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Oct. 2004 - 2006
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
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April, 2006
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (4th term)
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July, 2009
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Member, Committee on Ethics
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May, 2006 - May, 2009 and Aug. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs
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June, 2006
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Member, House Committee
Member, Business Advisory Committee
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June, 2006 - Sept. 2006
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Member, Committee on Rules
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
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Sept. 2006
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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April 2007 - May 2009
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Convenor, Sub-Committee on Civil Defence & Rehabilitation of J & K Migrants of the Standing Committee on Home Affairs
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Sep. 2007 - May, 2009 and Aug. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Finance
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Sept. 2009
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Security matters in Parliament House Complex
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Dec. 2009
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Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
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Aug. 2010 - Dec. 2010
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Member, Select Committee to the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010
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Nov. 2010
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Member, Committee on Provision of Computer Equipment to Members of Rajya Sabha
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March, 2011
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to Examine Matters Relating to Allocation and Pricing of Telecom Licences and Spectrum
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April, 2011
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Convenor, Sub-Committee to Examine Various Provisions of the Enemy Property (Amendment & Validation) Second Bill, 2010 of the Committee on Home Affairs
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May, 2014
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Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
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14 Aug. 2014 - 30 April 2016
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Member, Public Accounts Committee
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1 Sep. 2014 - 18 July 2016
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Chairperson, Committee on Privileges
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Member, Standing Committee on Finance
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism and Culture
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28 Jan. 2015 onwards
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Member on the Samsad (Court) of Visva-Bharati
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29 Jan. 2015 - 5 July 2016
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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13 May 2015 - 18 July 2016
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Chairperson, Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015
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4 Sep. 2015 - 30 April 2016
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Member, Sub-Committee-VI (XIX Commonwealth Games 2010) of the Public Accounts Committee (2015-16)
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5 July 2016 - 3 Sept. 2017
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
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3 Sept. 2017 - 14 May 2018
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
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14 May 2018 - 25 May 2019
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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May, 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Books Published
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(i) Co-authored the book entitled "Mandal Report X-rayed", 1990, dealing with the emerging hindrances for the society`s march towards egalitarianism and the potential reversal of the gains accrued by dint of the Indian Independence movement due to vested interests who thrived on social divides; published articles on the Constitution of India and its reforms; and (ii) "Democracy - Peoples` Welfare: The Role Legislators played" (Published under the aegis of the Press Council of India), November 2004.
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Socio-political activities commenced with joining the student movements in the 1970s with emphasis on prevailing issues, including demands for uniform education policy, equal opportunity to acquire education and job- oriented education system; has been working for the upliftment of the oppressed and the depressed sections of the society and to secure social justice for them; working for preservation of rich national heritage and contributing to promotion and propagation of social, cultural and spiritual values of Indian life; dedicated social worker;
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Special Interests
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Avid reader of history, law and social sciences; has written articles and features published in the Economic Times, publications of Press Council of India and others from time to time; interested in the use of technology for the welfare of mankind especially in alleviation of mass poverty
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading books, especially on history of Indian civilization, domestic and international laws on human rights and environmental issues, economics, comparative studies with a thrust on preservation of natural resources and exploration of non-conventional sources of articles of human consumption; listening to Indian classical and devotional music and meditation.
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Countries Visited
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Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Mauritius, Namibia, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Romania, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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Member, the G.S. Dhillon Committee constituted by Government of India for providing relief and rehabilitation to the victims of the November 1984 riots in the country.
Served as elected President in the Management Board of the Gurudwara Takht Shri Harimandirji, Patna Sahib, in consecutive terms from 1994-2001 and as a nominee of Parliament in the Board of Management of Gurudwara Sachkhand Shri Hazur Apchalnagar Sahib, Nanded (Maharashtra), 1998-2000; Member, (i) Indian National Congress, 1986-98 and (ii) Bharatiya Janata Party since 2000
Visited U.K., to address Peace Rally, 1986; Geneva (Switzerland), to participate as alternate leader of the Indian delegation to the Conference of United Nations Human Rights Commission, 1989; Mauritius, as a member of the Indian Parliamentary delegation to attend the 43rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, 1997; Brussels (Belgium), as member of the delegation to Parliament of European Union (E.U.) in January, 2002, to apprise the E.U. of the terrorist attack on Indian Parliament on 13 December 2001; New York (U.S.A.), to attend General Assembly session of the United Nations in October, 2002, issues addressed included "Social Development"; Seoul (Republic of Korea), to lead the Indian delegation to the Inaugural Assembly of the International Parliamentarians` Association for Information Technology (IPAIT) held from 23-26, July 2002, principal issue addressed was the concern about the "Growing Digital Divide"; Windhoek (Namibia), to lead the Indian delegation to the 48th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference inaugurated on 31 August 2002; Geneva (Switzerland) to attend the 109th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union from 1-3, October 2003 and served as Rapporteur on the "Role of Parliaments in Assisting Multilateral Organisations in ensuring peace and security in building an international coalition for peace"; visited Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania from 5-13, June 2003, as a member of the Goodwill Delegation from Indian Parliament led by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India
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