|
|
|
Father's Name
|
Shri Premjibhai Solanki
|
|
Mother's Name
|
Smt. Shantaben Solanki
|
|
Date of Birth
|
17 Jun 1950
|
|
Place of Birth
|
Vill. Kamboi, Distt. Patan (Gujarat)
|
|
Marital Status
|
Married
|
|
Date of Marriage
|
07 May 1971
|
|
Spouse's Name
|
Smt. Manjula Solanki
|
|
No. of Sons
|
1
|
|
No.of Daughters
|
1
|
Educational
Qualifications
|
M.B.B.S., M.S. and F.I.C.S.
Educated at (i) Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medial College and K.M. School of Post Graduate Medicine and Research, Sheth V.S. General Hospital, Ahmedabad; (ii) B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad; and (iii) Fellow of International College of Surgeon
|
|
Profession
|
Medical Practitioner
Social Worker, Professor, Consultant Surgeon, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon
|
|
Permanent Address
|
`Chirag Bungalow`, 11, Kirtan Society,
Near 132 Ft. Ring Road, Ranip Cross Road,
|
|
Ahmedabad-382480, Gujarat
|
Tel : (079) 27520506, 09925004644 (M)
Fax : (079) 25462221
|
|
|
Present Address
|
|
12-A, Windsor Place,
|
|
New Delhi - 110 001
|
|
Tel : (011) 23782835, 09925004644, 09013180144 (M)
|
|
|
Positions Held
|
|
|
2009
|
Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
|
|
|
31 Aug. 2009
|
Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development
|
|
|
|
Member, Indian Nursing Council
|
|
|
|
Member, Rajaghat Samadhi Committee
|
|
|
2009 - 2014
|
Member, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
|
|
|
2010 - 2014
|
Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
|
|
|
|
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food
|
|
|
May, 2014
|
Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
|
|
|
14 Aug. 2014 - 19 July 2016
|
Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
|
|
|
1 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019
|
Member, Standing Committee on Finance
|
|
|
|
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
|
|
|
19 July 2016 - 25 May 2019
|
Chairperson, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
|
|
|
May, 2019
|
Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
|
|
|
21 June 2019 onwards
|
Member, Panel of Chairpersons, Lok Sabha
|
|
|
24 July 2019 onwards
|
Chairperson, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
|
|
Teaching medical students for more than 38 years, mainly poor and dalit students; One of the pioneer surgeons for Laparoscopic surgery in Gujarat State and city of Ahmedabad; Served as Honorary HOD for Department of Minimal Access Surgery at Sheth V.S. General Hospital and affiliated teaching institute; Organised National, International & State Level Surgical Conferences and Live operative workshops; Writing articles in Gujarati and National dailies on social justice, social awareness
|
|
|
|
Social And Cultural Activities
|
|
Social service, particularly for weaker sections in terms of social, educational and cultural development; Implementing ideology of Babasaheb; Organised diagnostic camps, blood donation camps and healthcare services; Conducted special coaching for SC, ST and other backward classes students belonging to the deprived sections; Conducting classes for career guidance for Civil Service Examinations and other higher employment examinations for poor students; spreading scientific approach and awareness
|
|
|
|
Special Interests
|
Teaching to poor medical students; interested in research work; supporting in employment guidance to needy students; plantation activities and eco friendly awareness programme; Particular interest in Oropharyngeal cancer, in term of anti tobacco and gutaka movement. Anti tuberculosis, diabetes campaign; Special interest in Thalassemia major patients.
Deliberating different issues, topics of event of current political situation and raising those issues in Lok Sabha. Main area of interest is social justice, education health care, foreign affairs, railways, infrastructure, and financial matters.
|
|
|
|
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
|
Listening to Music, particularly old Hindi Songs, Gujarati and other regional Songs sports (particularly Cricket), tourism and reading magazines, literature and novels
|
|
|
|
Sports and Clubs
|
|
Member, Sport Medicine Association, Gujarat; Constitution Club, New Delhi
|
|
|
|
Countries Visited
|
Finland, France Norway, Uganda, Zambia
Attended International Global Tuberculosis Conference in France in year 2011; Attended 136th IPU Conference at Kampala (Uganda) in 2011 as a Member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by the then Speaker, Lok Sabha
|
|
|
|
Other Information
|
Tutor in Surgery, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad (1976-1979); Assistant Professor of Surgery, B.J. Medical College & NHL Medical College, Ahmedabad (1979-1992) ; Associate Professor of Surgery, NHL Medical College, Ahmedabad (1992-1999); Professor of Surgery (1992-1999), NHL Medical College, Ahmedabad (1999-2009) and GCS Medical College, Ahmedabad (2013-2014); President (elect) Gujarat State Surgeons Association
Pioneer in starting consulting practice by setting up of own Surgical Nursing Home for Scheduled Castes (ST) in Ahemdabad in 1982. It was probably trendsetter to start post graduate surgical practice in Gujarat State, when it was considered as big challenge. Feels satisfied that many medical & surgical post graduates from SC/ST had established their own Nursing Homes and set the examples of self employment in medical practicing field.
|
|