Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani
| State from which I am elected: | Gujarat |
| My Political Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| My Delhi Address: | Bungalow no. 28, Tughlak Crescent, New Delhi 110003 |
| My Telephone No.: | 23011382, 23019288 , FAX-23019287, Mob: 9013181949, 9013181169, 9013181198 |
| My Permanent Address: | A-602 Neptune Apartment, 4th Cross Lane, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri(W), Mumbai. 400053 |
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Member’s Name : Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani
Father’s Name : Shri Ajay Kumar Malhotra
| Mother’s Name : Shrimati Shibani Bagchi |
| Date of Birth : 23 March 1976 |
| Place of Birth : New Delhi |
| Marital Status : Married |
| Spouse’s Name : Shri Zubin Irani |
| Children : One son and one daughter |
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Educational Qualification :
Educated at Holy Child Auxilium, Delhi and School of Correspondence and Continuing Education, University of Delhi, Delhi
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Profession :
Artist
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Permanent Address:
A-602 Neptune Apartment, 4th Cross Lane, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri(W), Mumbai.400053 Tel. – (022) 26391594
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Present Address :
Bungalow no. 28, Tughlak Crescent, New Delhi110003 Tel. – 23011382, 23019288 , FAX-23019287, Mob: 9013181949, 9013181169, 9013181198
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Positions Held:
Aug. 2011 Elected to Rajya Sabha Sept. 2011 – May 2014 Member, Committee on Coal and Steel Aug. 2012 – May 2014 Member, Parliamentary Forum on Disaster Management Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Urban Development 27 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 Minister of Human Resource Development 5 July 2016 onwards Minister of Textiles 18 July 2017 onwards Minister of Information and Broadcasting
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| Freedom Fighter : No |
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Books Published:
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Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and
Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :
Awarded, (i) Best Actress of the Year consecutively for seven years by the Indian Television Academy and (ii) Indo American Society Young Achiever Award; associated with, (i) acting and production in Indian theatre, films and television and (ii) various NGOs such as Cancer Patients Aid Association and Vatsalya Street Kids Foundation; was the first Indian to represent the nation at the Monte Carlo Television Festival; appointed, Goodwill Ambassador to India by USAID for the WHO-ORS program for 3 years; established her own NGO called ‘People for Change’ in 2007; ‘People for Change’ has provided sports scholarships in Nasik, undertaken drinking water projects in rural India providing borewell facilities to over 35 villages in Maharashtra, collected and distributed over 10 tons relief material in association with 92.5 FM radio station, during the Mumbai floods in 2007; the organisation also provides scholarships for higher education to children from the economically weaker background and holds financial literacy programmes for women called ‘Women & Wealth’
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Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :
Reading
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Countries Visited :
U.S.A., U.K. for theatrical performances; Tokyo (Japan), to attend the Indo-Japan Global Summit; Kampala (Uganda) to attend the 126th Assembly of the IPU
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Other Information :
Was National President, B.J.P. Mahila Morcha; National Vice-President, B.J.P.; was National Secretary, B.J.P. (twice); was Vice-President, Youth Wing, B.J.P., Maharashtra; was State Secretary, B.J.P., Maharashtra; was Member, National Executive, B.J.P. (five terms); Member, Indian Parliamentary delegation to the 126th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Kampala (Uganda) in 2012 led by Smt. Meira Kumar, Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha; Elected Rapporteur, Drafting Committee of the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade, IPU; presented a Resolution on Redistribution of Power Not Just Wealth: Ownership of International Agenda; Elected Representative, Asia Pacific Group to the Task Force entrusted to establish first ever committee for Young Parliamentarians at the 126th Assembly of the IPU; as a Member of the Co-ordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians, presented India’s views on action taken by the IPU to strengthen parliamentary dimensions of UN Efforts to promote Partnership between Men and Women; as National President, B.J.P., Mahila Morcha, significantly and successfully pursued Permanent Commission for women in the Indian Army by facilitating legal aid to women officers; launched ‘Saksham’ – the first ever vision document released by any political organization in India which underlines policies, programme and implementation tools for the upliftment of the differently-abled in India; named the Young Global Leader from India for the year 2015 by the World Economic Forum; deputed Political in-charge, B.J.P., Goa
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