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Father's Name
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Shri Dattatraya Hegde
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Lalita Hegde
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Date of Birth
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20 May 1968
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Place of Birth
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Sirsi, Distt. Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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29 Nov 1998
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Shrirupa Hegde
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.A.
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Horticulturist,Businessperson,Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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No. 17, KHB Colony, Sirsi,
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Uttara Kannada - 581401, Karnataka
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Tel : (08384) 234337 (R), 08762180337 (M)
Telefax : (08384) 225248 (O)
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Present Address
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14, Lodhi Estate,
Max Mueller Marg,
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New Delhi - 110 003
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Telefax : (011) 24642001, 08762180337 (M)
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Positions Held
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1996
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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1996-97
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Member, Standing Committee on Finance
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1998-99
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Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs and its Sub-Committee on Judicial Reforms
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests
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2000-03
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Member, Consultative Committe, Ministry of Defence
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Member, Committee on Hindi Raj Bhasha
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development
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Member, Committee on Privileges
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5 Aug. 2006
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Member, Standing Committee on Commerce
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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6 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture
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1 May 2010
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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May 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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1 Sep. 2014 - 3 Sept. 2017
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Member, Committee on Privileges
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Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
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25 Mar. 2015 - 3 Sept. 2017
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Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development
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3 Sept. 2017 - 25 May 2019
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
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May, 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (6th term)
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13 Sept. 2019 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Shipping
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Artist
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Founder President of Kadamba, a national level NGO working in the field of rural development, rural health, formation of self-help groups, rural marketing and other rural welfare programmes, social services etc.
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Special Interests
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Reading and studying of books
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Listening Indian classical music
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Sports and Clubs
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Tae-kwon-do (Korean Martial Arts)
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Countries Visited
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Armenia, Austria, Finland, Germany, Malaysia, Nepal, Norway, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, U.A.E. and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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Member, Spices Board, 1996-97, 2000-03, 2004 and 2009 - 2014
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