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Father's Name
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Late Shri Malkiat Singh
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Mother's Name
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Late Smt. Gurdev Kaur
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Date of Birth
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26 May 1953
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Place of Birth
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Boparai Kalan, Ludhiana, Punjab
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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19 May 1983
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Kuldeep Kaur
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No. of Sons
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2
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Educational
Qualifications
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M.A. Economics, MBBS
Educated at Barkhatullah University and Amritsar Medical College, Punjab
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Profession
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Social-cum-Political Worker
Civil Servant,Medical Practitioner
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Permanent Address
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House No. 66, Green City, Raikot
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Ludhiana, Punjab-141109
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09711342001 (M)
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Present Address
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Punjab Bhawan, Copernicus Marg,
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New Delhi-110001
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09711342001 (M)
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Positions Held
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1987 - 1992
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District Collector, Government of Madhya Pradesh
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1997 - 2004
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Principal Secretary/Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh
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2004 - 2010
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Joint Secretary, Government of India
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2010 - 2012
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Executive Director, Food Corporation of India
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2012 - 2012
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C.M.D., Food Corporation of India
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2014 onwards
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Vice-President, PCC, Punjab
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2017 onwards
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Spokesperson, PCC, Punjab
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2018 onwards
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Member, All India Congress Committee
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May, 2019
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Elected to 17th Lok Sabha
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Member, Jang-e-Azadi Memorial Trust, Jalandhar
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Special Interests
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Yoga, meditation, creation of core infrastructure in education and health
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading and watching sports especially Tennis
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Countries Visited
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Afghanistan, Austria, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan Nigeria, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Syria, UAE, UK and USA
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Other Information
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Member, Senate, Panjab University, Chandigarh, CMD-Food Corporation of India,Implementation of National Food Security Act, 2003, Oversaw the creation of infrastructure for 150 lac MT of foodgrains storage godowns, conceptualised and organised the change of SGSY Programme into National Rural Livelihood Mission, Worked in creation of MNREGA in 2004-05, Prepared concept paper for Skill Development and Placement in Private Sector for rural youths, Went as Member of Govt of India delegation to UN, WB, IFAD, AARDO, CIRDAP etc
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