Shri Manish Gupta
| State from which I am elected: | West Bengal |
| My Political Party: | ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL CONGRESS |
| My Delhi Address: | BANGA BHAVAN, 2, Uma Shanker Dixit Marg (Circular Road) Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021 |
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| My Permanent Address: | 20, Suren Tagore Road, Kolkata. 700019 |
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Member’s Name : Shri Manish Gupta
Father’s Name : Late Shri Paresh Chandra Gupta
| Mother’s Name : Late Shrimati Jyoti Kana Gupta |
| Date of Birth : 11 November 1941 |
| Place of Birth : Kolkata |
| Marital Status : Married |
| Spouse’s Name : Shrimati Rini Gupta |
| Children : Two sons |
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Educational Qualification :
B.Sc., Certificate in Field Engineering Educated at Calcutta University and College of Military Engineering, Pune
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Profession :
Political and Social Work
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Permanent Address:
20, Suren Tagore Road, Kolkata.700019 Tel. – Mob:9830018271, 9013181431
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Present Address :
BANGA BHAVAN, 2, Uma Shanker Dixit Marg (Circular Road) Chanakyapuri, New Delhi110021
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Positions Held:
1963-1967 Commisioned Officer, Corps of Engineers, Indian Armed Forces 1967 – 2001 Served in the Indian Administrative Service(IAS) 1997 – 2001 Chief Secretary, Government of West Bengal 1990 – 1996 Home Secretary, Government of West Bengal Director, Calcutta Urban Transport Project (World Bank) 1988 – 1990 Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal CEO, National Textile Corporation, Government of India Principal Secretary/Secretaries of various Departments, Government of West Bengal 2011-2016 Minister for Power & Non-conventional Energy Sources, Government of West Bengal Minister for Development and Planning, Government of West Bengal March 2017 Elected to Rajya Sabha Aug. 2017 onwards Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017
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Books Published:
A Handbook on Transport – 1989
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Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and
Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :
Concerned with the various facets of socio-economic development; has been constantly involved in planning and promoting development and social and cultural activities to unite the community and preserve the cultural heritage of India; working on socio-cultural programming to motivate the younger generation to become leaders in their own spheres and to develop in them awareness and understanding of diverse identities, social justice, rural and urban issues
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Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :
Selective reading, creative writing and an avid Tennis player; Member of several Sports clubs
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Countries Visited :
United Kingdom, June, 1999; Switzerland, June, 1999; Hong Kong, Singapore & Philippines, March, 1985; Singapore, March 2001 and Aug. 2002; U.S.A., March, 2001; Malaysia, Oct. 2002; Australia, 2002; Bangladesh, 2004; Bhutan, Dec. 2004, Germany, March, 2013
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Other Information :
Rendered 54 years of service to the nation; worked as a Project Consultant, 2002-2011, worked as an Independent Director on the Boards of many companies in the corporate and public sectors; Executive Consultant, Centre for Economic Research, Kolkata; Member, Search Committee for Public Sector Enterprises, Government of India; Advisor, Union Public Service Commission; Chairman, Aeronautical Society of India, Eastern Region; Spearheaded IT initiative in West Bengal as Chief Secretary in 1999 and was invited by Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft to participate in a Government World Leaders Conference in Seattle, U.S.A.; Lead Speaker at the International Conference in Sydney, Australia organized by Harvard University for Asian & International Relations (HPAIR) in 2002; Participated in seminars on (i) Facets of Urban Development, organized by the Urban Projects Department of the World Bank in Washington, U.S.A., 1984 and (ii) Police & Traffic Management workshops, organized by Overseas Development Association, U.K. held in Hong Kong and Manila, 1985; Served in the Indian Army on the China and Pakistan borders; Awarded the Raksha Medal for participating in frontline operations in the 1965, Indo-Pak War
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