Verma, Prof.(Smt.) Rita Constituency   : Dhanbad (Jharkhand) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Father’s Name Justice R.N. Prasad Mother’s Name Smt. Sarojini Prasad Date of Birth 15 Jul 1953 Place of Birth Patna (Bihar) Marital Status Widow Date of Marriage 23 Jan 1976 Spouse’s Name Late Shri Randir P. Verma No. of Sons 2 Educational Qualifications M.A. (History), Ph.D. Educated at Patna University, Patna (Bihar) Profession Teacher Educationist, Social Worker Permanent Address 24, Jagjivan Nagar, Dhanbad, Jharkhand (0326) 202484, FAX: 200040 Present Address B-602, M.S. Flats, B.K.S. Marg, New Delhi – 110001 (011) 23725513, 23737287, 23355157(FAX) Positions Held

1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha

1994-96 Member, Panel of Chairmen

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

1996-97 Member, Panel of Chairmen

Member, Committee on Energy and Convenor of its Sub-Committee on Coal

Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

Member, Joint Committee on the Constitution (Eighty First Amendment) Bill, 1996 regarding Women`s Reservation

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal

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

Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

1998-99 Member, Committee on Estimates

Member, Panel of Chairmen

Chairman, Committee on the Participation of Women in JFM, Ministry of External Affairs

Member, Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committee-II on Coal

Member, General Purposes Committee

Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines

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

13 Oct. 1999-27 May 2000 Union Minister of State, Mines & Minerals

27 May 2000- 30 Sept. 2000 Union Minister of State, Helath and Family Welfare

30 Sept. 2000- 1 Sept. 2001 Union Minister of State, Rural Development

1 Sept. 2001- 29 Jan. 2003 Union Minister of State, Human Resouce Development

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Contributed articles for various magazines Special Interests Indian History, culture and child welfare Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, music, cooking and collection of driftwood Countries Visited Australia, China, France, Indonesia, Italy, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.; Member, 90th I.P.U. Conference, Canberra, Australia, 1993 Other Information Taught History in Ranchi University, 1981-91; Member, (i) Board of Jawaharlal Nehru University; and (ii) Shantiniketan

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