Ghatowar, Shri Paban Singh Constituency   : Dibrugarh (Assam) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC) Email Address : pbghatowar[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Shri Kanai Ghatowar Date of Birth 06 Dec 1950 Place of Birth Domor Dollong T.E., Distt. Sibsagar (Assam) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 28 Feb 1979 Spouse’s Name Smt. Jibontara Ghatowar No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications B.A. Educated at Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam Industrial Relations Training (U.K.),1975 Profession Trade Unionist Agriculturist Permanent Address Ushapur Moran Town, P.O. Moranhat, Distt. Sibsagar, Assam Tels. (03754) 226230 09435036642 (M) Present Address 2, South Avenue Lane, New Delhi – 110 011 Tels. (011) 23794693 (R) (011)23022400, 23022401 9013180057 (M) Fax.(011) 23795384 (R), 23062754 (O) Positions Held

1985-91 General-Secretary, Indian National Trade Union Congress (I.N.T.U.C.), Assam

1986 onwards Member, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C. (I)]

1989-91 General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) [P.C.C.(I)], Assam

1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha

1991-93 Union Deputy Minister, Labour

1993-95 Union Deputy Minister, Health and Family Welfare

1995-96 Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare

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

1996-2004 Member, Executive Committee, Congress Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.)

1996 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

1996-98 Member, Committee on Government Assurances

1996-2004 Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals

1996-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation

1997 onwards Vice-President, I.N.T.U.C.

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

1998-2002 Secretary, C.P.P. (two terms)

1998-99 Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals

Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; and Convenor of its Sub-Committee on Monitoring and Implementation of reservation orders in respect of SCs and STs

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

Member, Select Committee on the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 1996

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation

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

1999-2004 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals

Member, Committee on Official Language

2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation

2002-04 President, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee

2005-10 Chairman (PRO), Congress Organisation Election, U.P. (two terms)

2008-09 Co-ordinater, AICC, Orissa and Jharkhand

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)

Jun. 2009 onwards Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

Member, Business Advisory Committee

31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Energy

23 Sep. 2009 Member, Committee of Privileges

Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

Oct. 2009 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals

July 2011 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region

July 2011 – Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs

Social And Cultural Activities Organised and participated in educational, cultural and social welfare activities of tribes/communities engaged in tea plantation and rural population Special Interests Welfare of tea garden workers, rural development and removal of illiteracy Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, travelling and music Sports and Clubs Cricket and football; associated with activities of Sports Association Countries Visited Widely travelled; Member, (i) Indian Delegation, I.L.O. Committee on Plantation, Geneva, 1982; (ii) Youth Delegation, U.S.S.R., 1983; and (iii) Trade Union Delegation, China, 1990; Advisor Indian Delegation, I.L.O. Conference, Geneva, 1984; and Leader, Indian Delegation, 79th and 81st Sessions of I.L.O., Geneva, 1992 and 1994 & attended International AIDS Conference at South Africa and Spain,2004, Indian Delegation, International Trade Union Congress, Argentina 2005 & also visited USA as Member of Committee of Civil Aviation; Parliamentarian Delegation to China 1998, Indian Goodwill Delegation of Parliamentarian to Greece, Turkey & Egypt, 2010 Other Information General-Secretary, (i) Assam Tea Tribes’s Students Association, 1968-71; (ii) Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangh, 1978-91; and President, Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangh, 1996 onwards; and (iii) Coordinator, A.I.C.C., 2008-2009.

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