Smt. Viplove Thakur
| State from which I am elected: | Himachal Pradesh |
| My Political Party: | Indian National Congress |
| My Delhi Address: | 17, Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Marg, New Delhi 110001 |
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| My Permanent Address: | Village Narwana Khas, P.O. Yol, Tehsil – Dharamsala , Distt. Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. 176215 |
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Member’s Name : Smt. Viplove Thakur
Father’s Name : Late Shri Paras Ram
| Mother’s Name : Late Shrimati Sarla Sharma |
| Date of Birth : 4 October 1943 |
| Place of Birth : Dharamshala, Distt. Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) |
| Marital Status : Married on 19 June 1961 |
| Spouse’s Name : Late Shri Thakur Harnam Singh |
| Children : Two daughters |
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Educational Qualification :
B.A., M.A. (Political Science) Educated at Panjab University, Chandigarh
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Profession :
Social Worker
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Permanent Address:
Village Narwana Khas, P.O. Yol, Tehsil – Dharamsala , Distt. Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.176215 Tel. –
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Present Address :
17, Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Marg, New Delhi110001
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Positions Held:
1985 – 90, 1993 – 98 and 1998 – 2003 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1995 – 98 Minister of State (Independent charge), Indian System of Medicines, Government of Himachal Pradesh Aug. 2003 – March 2006 Chairperson, State Commission for Women, Himachal Pradesh April 2006 Elected to Rajya Sabha June 2006 – Nov. 2006 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Aug. 2006 – July 2008 President, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee Aug. 2006 – May 2009 Member, Committee on Defence Nov. 2006 – May 2009 and Aug. 2009 – April 2012 Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare July 2007 – May 2009 Member, India-U.S.A. Parliamentary Friendship Group Aug. 2007 – April 2012 Member, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh May 2008 – Sept. 2009 Member, Committee on Government Assurances May 2008 – May 2009 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Women and Child Development Aug. 2008 – May 2009 Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Sept. 2009 – May 2010 Member, Committee on Petitions Sept. 2009 – April 2012 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Jan. 2010 – April 2012 Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare March 2010 – April 2012 Member, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) December 2010 – April 2012 Member, Central Advisory Committee for the National Cadet Corps May 2011 – April 2012 Member, Sub-Committee I of the Committee on Health and Family Welfare to examine the functioning of AIIMS April 2014 Elected to Rajya Sabha (second term) Sept. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Energy Member, Committee on Government Assurances
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| Freedom Fighter : No |
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Books Published:
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Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and
Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :
Committed to women welfare, interested in trekking and mountaineering, skiing, debating, reading and writing
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Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :
Reading fiction and watching movies and theatre
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Countries Visited :
(i) Russia, Bulgaria, Poland and Hungary to attend the World Peace Council meetings in 1980 and (ii) Australia, to attend a Conference on Population in 2004; as a member of the Indian delegation, visited, (i) Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago in Nov. 2006, (ii) Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, April 2008, (iii) New Zealand, to attend Standing Committee Meeting on Women, Aug. 2008, (iv) Mongolia, to attend a Conference on Financing Health Millennium Development Goals, Sept. 2008, (v) Vietnam, to attend General Assembly of Indian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (IAPPD) on Parliamentarians Movement and Climate Change, Dec. 2008, (vi) Sri Lanka, to attend an International conference of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), Feb. 2009, (vii) Bali (Indonesia), to attend Inter Country Parliamentarians Meeting on Maternal Health, Aug. 2009, (viii) Malaysia, to attend 7th Asian-Pacific Women Parliamentarians’ and Ministers’ Conference, November, 2009, (ix) Philippines, to attend Asia-Pacific regional seminar on “Indigenous Issues, Climate change and Rural Poverty”, March, 2010, (x) Washington, to attend a Training Programme for Parliamentarians, April, 2010, (xi) Bangkok (Thailand), to attend a Consultation on Emerging Economics and Sexual and Reproductive Health, August, 2011 and (xii) New York (USA), to attend 66th Session of United Nations’ General Assembly (UNGA), October, 2011; Germany, France and U.K.
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Other Information :
President, Delhi State Bharat Scouts and Guides, April 2009 – April 2012; Member, Executive Committee of Congress (I) Party in Parliament, March 2010- April 2012; AICC Observer, (i) Lok Sabha election 2009, Uttarakhand and (ii) Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 2009
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