Dr. C.P. Thakur
| State from which I am elected: | Bihar |
| My Political Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| My Delhi Address: | B-5, Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg, New Delhi |
| My Telephone No.: | 23782656, 23782657, 21430337, Mobile: 9868181646, 9013181646 |
| My Permanent Address: | UMA Complex, Fraser Road, Patna, Bihar 800001 |
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Member’s Name : Dr. C.P. Thakur
Father’s Name : Shri Radhamohan Thakur
| Date of Birth : 3 September 1931 |
| Place of Birth : Dubaha, Distt. Muzaffarpur (Bihar) |
| Marital Status : Married on 12/06/1957 |
| Spouse’s Name : Dr. (Smt.) Uma Thakur |
| Children : Two sons and two daughters |
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Educational Qualification :
M.B.B.S. (Hons.) with PC Talent Prize for standing first in M.B.B.S. and Sifton Gold Medal for highest marks, Stephenson gold medal for standing first in Medical Surgery from Patna Medical College, M.D. (Patna University, Bihar), M.R.C.P. (London) and (Edinburgh), F.R.C.P. (London) and (Edinburgh), from Royal College of Physicians, (London) and Royal College of Physicians, (Edinburgh)
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Profession :
Medical Teacher, Medical Practitioner, Scientific Researcher and Social Work
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Permanent Address:
UMA Complex, Fraser Road, Patna, Bihar800001 Tel. – {0612} 2221797, Mobile: 9431016360
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Present Address :
B-5, Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg, New Delhi Tel. – 23782656, 23782657, 21430337, Mobile: 9868181646, 9013181646
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Positions Held:
1984 Member, Eighth Lok Sabha 1998 Member, Twelfth Lok Sabha (second term) 1998-99 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests; and its Sub-Committee on Ganga Action Plan Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs 1999 Member, Thirteenth Lok Sabha (third term) 22 Nov. 1999-26 May 2000 Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources 27 May 2000-30 June 2002 Union Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare 29 Jan. 2003-May 2004 Union Cabinet Minister, Small Scale Industries, Development of North-Eastern Region April 2008 Elected to Rajya Sabha May 2008 – Sept. 2011 and Sept. 2012 -May 2014 Member, Committee on the Empowerment of Women May 2008- May 2009 and Aug. 2012 – May 2014 Member, Committee on Information Technology May 2009 – April 2014 Member, Court of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Aug. 2009 – Aug. 2012 Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Aug. 2009 – May 2014 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Aug. 2010 – Aug. 2011 Chairman, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilisers April 2014 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term) Sept. 2014 – Sept. 2016 Member, Committee on Commerce Sept. 2014 – Aug. 2016 Member, Committee on Urban Development Sept. 2014 onwards Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament Sept. 2015 onwards Member, Court of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Oct. 2014 onwards Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex Dec. 2014 onwards Chairman, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table Jan. 2015 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee Member, Court of the University of Hyderabad Sept. 2016 onwards Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare
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| Freedom Fighter : No |
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Books Published:
Has authored/co-authored/edited several books including (i) Dynamics of Development (Editor and Contributor), 1975, (ii) Glimpses of Indian Technology : A Survey of Four Decades (Co-author), (iii) Technical Report Series 793 on Control of the Leishmaniasis (1990) for WHO (joint author), (iv) Current Trends in Leishmania Research (contributor), 1993, (v) Text Book of Medicine-API Text Book of Medicine (Joint author), (vi) India Under Atal Bihari Vajpayee, B.J.P. Era, 1999, (vii) Recommendations on the treatment of kala-azar, 1982 (Joint Author), (viii) Kala-azar, Past, present and future (contributor), Tropical Institute, Calcutta, (ix) Development of Bihar by 2015 (Editor and Contributor), 1996, (x) Leishmaniasis in Conn’s Current Chemotherapy, 1993 and (xi) Chapter on Leishmaniasis in API Textbook of Medicine; Guest Editor, Indian Journal of Medical Research on special issues on ‘Leishmaniasis’, 2004
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Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and
Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :
Medical education for the common man through the media by writing more than 200 articles and talk shows on television and radio; organizing medical camps in remote areas and motivating people to participate in such activities; published more than 100 research papers in medical journals and more than 200 articles on topics of general interest; has revolutionized the concept of the treatment of kala-azar and post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis and he is recognized as an international authority in this field; still supervising research on kala-azar in Bihar; Member, (i) Scientific Working Group (Leishmaniasis), W.H.O. (Geneva), (ii) Steering Committee (W.H.O. Geneva) and (iii) Expert Committee (Leishmaniasis), 1988-2000; Awarded, (i) Padmashree, 1982 (ii) Dr. B.C. Roy’s National Award by Medical Council of India (Outstanding Teacher), 1983, (iii) Dr. P.N. Raju Oration Award, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (Kala-azar Research), 1990, (iv) Prof. B.K. Aiket Oration Award, Indian Council of Medical Research (Kala-azar Research), 1984, (v) Prof. S.C. Seal Award, Voluntary Health Association of India for Outstanding Public Health Work, 2001, (vi) Dr. B.C. Roy National Award, 2002, (vii) Ranbaxy Science Foundation Medical Science Award (Clinical Research), 2002, (viii) Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa), Manipur University, 2003, (ix) Life Time Achievement Award, HIV Congress-2008, Mumbai and (x) Outstanding Clinical Investigator Award by the Institute for One World Health (IOWH), San Francisco, U.S.A.; Fellow, (i) Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), U.K. 1977 and 1978; (ii) Indian College of Medical Specialists, Indian Medical Association, 1985; Founder Fellow, Association of Physicians of India, 1988; Honorary Fellow, (i) National Academy of Medical Science (India), 2001; (ii) Indian Association of Epidemiologists (IAE), 2001; Principal Investigator of WHO for trial of new drugs for treatment of kala-azar, 1998-2000, 2002 and 2004; social development and upliftment of Harijans
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Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :
Patron of different sports clubs and promotion of sports in backward areas; listening to music, watching cricket and gardening
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Countries Visited :
Widely travelled
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Other Information :
Worked as Assistant and Associate Professor of Medicine, Patna Medical College, 1957-1984 and currently Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Patna Medical College, Patna; Chairman, (i) Kala-azar Spot Assessment Committee, Government of India, 1990-91, (ii) Expert Kala-azar Committee to formulate prevention programme for Kala-azar, 1991, Government of India, (iii) Task Force for elimination of Kala-azar and Malaria in Bihar (in the rank of Cabinet Minister of Bihar), and (iv) UNDP sponsored core group discussion on Kala-azar, 1993 established, research labs for study of Kala-azar in Balaji Utthan Sansthan, Patna in 1995; Member, (i) Cardiological Society of India, 1960, (ii) Indian Medical Association, 1960, (iii) Indian Science Congress Association, (iv) Association of Physicians of India, 1957, (v) New York Academy of Science and (vi) British Medical Association, (vii) Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, 1985, (viii) Scientific Working Group, WHO Geneva, 1993, (ix) Steering Committee on VL, WHO, Geneva, 1983-85, (x) Experts Committee on kala-azar (VL), 1988-2010, (xi) Indo-USA team to Washington for Vaccine Development Programme, 1992 and (xii) Scientific Advisory Committee, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Science, 1994 and 2001-2006 and (xiii) Board of Governors, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), 1998, (xiv) Advisory Committee on Kala-azar, Government of India, 1990-93 and (xv) Expert Kala-azar committee to formulate prevention programme for Kala-azar, Government of India; has served as member on the Governing bodies of different organizations, chaired scientific sessions and organised and chaired many scientific meetings and symposia Attended/Participated in (i) 53rd Annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) held at Miami, Florida, U.S.A; 7-11 November, 2004, (ii) Principal Investigators meeting of Paromomjan phase IV drug trial, organised by IOWH, San Francisco, in Atlanta, 12-15 November 2006, (iii) Conference of 55th American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygience held at Atlanta, U.S.A., 12-16 November 2007, (iv) Conference of 56th American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene held at Philadelphia, U.S.A, 4-8 November 2007, (v) Principal Investigators meeting of Miltefosine, held at Philadelphia, U.S.A., 7 November 2007, (vi) Second Regional Technical Advisory Group (RTAG) Meeting on elimination of kala-azar held at Kathmandu, 30 October-2 November 2006, (vii) South East Asia WHO sponsored meeting held at Kathmandu, July 2007 and (viii) First meeting of the Regional Technical Advisory Group (RTAG) on kala-azar of the WHO – South East Asia Regional Office held at Manesar, Gurgaon, 20-23 Dec. 2004
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