Bais, Shri Ramesh Constituency   : Raipur (Chhattisgarh) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) Email Address : ramesh[DOT]bais[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Shri Khomlal Bais Mother’s Name Smt. Kejabai Bais Date of Birth 02 Aug 1947 Place of Birth Raipur (Chhattisgarh) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 01 May 1968 Spouse’s Name Smt. Rambai Bais No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 2 Educational Qualifications Higher Secondary Educated at B.S.E., Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Profession Agriculturist Social Worker Permanent Address 9, Ravi Nagar, Raipur – 492 001, Chhattisgarh Tel : (0771) 2423000, 09425509933 (M) Present Address 85, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi – 110 003 Tel : (011) 24692730, 09868180572 (M) Telefax : (011) 24692731 Positions Held

1978-83 Councillor, Municipal Corporation, Raipur

1980-84 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1980-82 Member, Estimates Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1982-85 Member, Library Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1982-88 Pradesh Mantri, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Madhya Pradesh

1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha

1989-90 & 1994-96 Vice-President, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh

1990-91 Member, Public Accounts Committee

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines

1993 onwards Member, National Executive, B.J.P.

1994 onwards Member, Executive Committee, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh

1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1996-97 Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture

Member, Committee on Petitions

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1998-99 Union Minister of State, Steel and Mines

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)

13 Oct. 1999 – 30 Sep. 2000 Union Minister of State, Chemicals and Fertilizers

30 Sep. 2000 – 29 Jan. 2003 Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting

29 Jan. 2003 – 8 Jan. 2004 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Mines

9 Jan. 2004 – May 2004 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Environment & Forests

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha ( 5th term)

Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas

Member, Committee on Public Accounts

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power

Member, Hindi Salahakar Samiti, Ministry of Coal and Mines

5 Aug. 2007 Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas

1 May 2008 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term)

Member, Joint Hindi Salahakar Samiti, Ministry of Science and Technology

Member, Business Advisory Committee

2009 Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament

Member, Committee of Parliament on Official Language

2009 – 2014 Chief Whip, Bharatiya Janata Party in Parliament (Lok Sabha)

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power

6 Aug. 2009 Member, Committe on Public Undertakings

31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas

23 Sep. 2009 Member, Rules Committee

1 May 2010 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (7th term)

13 June 2014 onwards Member, Business Advisory Committee

14 Aug. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

1 Sep. 2014 onwards Chairperson, Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

29 Jan. 2015 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee

Social And Cultural Activities Actively associated with rural development programmes and sports competitions, health camps etc. Special Interests Woodcraft, painting, gardening and interior decoration Favourite Pastime and Recreation Chatting with kids Sports and Clubs President, Chhattisgarh Archery Olympic Association Countries Visited Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey, U.A.E., U.K. and U.S.A. Other Information Chairman, Madhya Pradesh Seeds and Farm Development Corporation, 1992 Member : Parliamentary Meeting, UNCTAD-XI Sao Paulo, Brazil 2004; India-Chile Parliamentary Friendship Group 2006; Indian Delegation to UN HQ in New York for 61st Session of United Nations General Assembly 2006; India-Bulgaria Parliamentary Friendship Group 2008; Indian Goodwill Delegation of Parliamentarians to Egypt, Greece & Turkey 2010; Committee on Official Language-World Hindi Conference at Johannesburg, South Africa 2012; Indian Goodwill Delegation of Parliamentarians to Indonesia 2013

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