Buta Singh, Sardar Constituency   : Jalore -SC (Rajasthan) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC) Email Address : sbs[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Sardar Bir Singh Mother’s Name Sardarni Beant Kaur Date of Birth 21 Mar 1934 Place of Birth Vill. Mustafapur, Distt. Jalandhar (Punjab) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 24 Feb 1964 Spouse’s Name Late Smt. Manjit Kaur No. of Sons 2 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications B.A. (Hons.), M.A. Educated at Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar (Punjab) and Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Mumbai (Maharashtra) Profession Agriculturist Journalist Permanent Address J/12, Shivaji Nagar, Jalore, Rajasthan Present Address 9, Lodhi Estate New Delhi – 110003 (011) 24699797 Positions Held

1962 Elected to 3rd Lok Sabha

1966-68 Member, Public Accounts Committee

1967 Re-elected to 4th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1971 Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

Chairman, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

1973-74 Convenor, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C. (I)], Harijan Cell

1974-76 Union Deputy Minister, Railways

1976-77 Union Deputy Minister, Commerce

1978-80 General-Secretary, A.I.C.C. (I)

1980 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1980-82 Union Minister of State, Shipping and Transport

1982 Union Minister of State, Supply and Rehabilitation (Independent Charge)

1982-83 Union Minister of State, Supply and Sports (Independent Charge)

1983-84 Union Cabinet Minister, Parliamentary Affairs, Sports and Works and Housing

1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (5th term)

1984-85 Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture and Rural Development

1985-86 Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture

1986-89 Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs

1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (6th term)

1994-95 Chairman, Committee on Defence

1995-96 Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (7th term)

March-April 1998 Union Cabinet Minister, Communications

1998-99 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

Member, Committee on Finance

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (8th term)

1999-2000 Member, Committee of Privileges

Member, Committee on Communications

Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

2000-2001 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Books Published Punjabi Speaking State (a critical analysis) and a collection of articles on Punjabi literature and Sikh history Special Interests Service of the socially and economically depressed people, National Integration and Religious Studies Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, writing articles on Harijan problems, and working for the upliftment of agricultural labour Sports and Clubs Swimming, shooting, hiking; Vice-President, Asian Amateur Athletics Association, 1979; President, Amateur Athletics Federation of India, 1976-84 and its Life President since 1984; Chairman and Chief Coordinator, Special Organising Committee, IX Asian Games, 1982 Countries Visited Widely travelled; Member, (i) Indian Delegation to the World Food Congress, the Hague, 1969; and (ii) Indian Delegation to the United Nations, 1972-73 Other Information Associated with Shiromani Akali Dal, 1962; President, (i) All India Confederation of Farmers’ Association, Punjab 1969-70; (ii) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar All India Institute of Social Sciences, Delhi; and (iii) Bharat Ekta Andolan, 1991; Chairman, World Centre for the Unity of Man, 1991; Organising-Secretary, Rural Labour Federation, 1974; and Convenor, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Centenary Celebrations Committee constituted under the auspices of Indian Parliamentary Group by the Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha, 1991; Member, (i) National Small Savings Committee, 1973-74; (ii) Senate, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 1974-80; and (iii) Senate, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla

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