Name of Member: Prof.(Smt.) Rita Verma
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency & State: Dhanbad (Jharkhand)
Lok Sabha Experience: 10,11,12,13
Thirteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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| Constituency : |
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) |
| Party Name : |
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
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| Father’s Name |
Justice R.N. Prasad |
| Mother’s Name |
Smt. Sarojini Prasad |
| Date of Birth |
15 Jul 1953 |
| Place of Birth |
Patna (Bihar) |
| Marital Status |
Widow |
| Date of Marriage |
23 Jan 1976 |
| Spouse’s Name |
Late Shri Randir P. Verma |
| No. of Sons |
2 |
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Educational
Qualifications |
M.A. (History), Ph.D.
Educated at Patna University, Patna (Bihar) |
| Profession |
Teacher
Educationist, Social Worker |
| Permanent Address |
| 24, Jagjivan Nagar, |
| Dhanbad, Jharkhand |
(0326) 202484,
FAX: 200040 |
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| Present Address |
| B-602, M.S. Flats, B.K.S. Marg, |
| New Delhi – 110001 |
| (011) 23725513, 23737287, 23355157(FAX) |
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| Positions Held |
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| 1991 |
Elected to 10th Lok Sabha |
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| 1994-96 |
Member, Panel of Chairmen |
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| 1996 |
Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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| 1996-97 |
Member, Panel of Chairmen |
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Member, Committee on Energy and Convenor of its Sub-Committee on Coal |
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
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Member, Joint Committee on the Constitution (Eighty First Amendment) Bill, 1996 regarding Women`s Reservation |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal |
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| 1998 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
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| 1998-99 |
Member, Committee on Estimates |
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Member, Panel of Chairmen |
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Chairman, Committee on the Participation of Women in JFM, Ministry of External Affairs |
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Member, Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committee-II on Coal |
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Member, General Purposes Committee |
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Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines |
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| 1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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| 13 Oct. 1999-27 May 2000 |
Union Minister of State, Mines & Minerals |
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| 27 May 2000- 30 Sept. 2000 |
Union Minister of State, Helath and Family Welfare |
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| 30 Sept. 2000- 1 Sept. 2001 |
Union Minister of State, Rural Development |
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| 1 Sept. 2001- 29 Jan. 2003 |
Union Minister of State, Human Resouce Development |
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| Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments |
| Contributed articles for various magazines |
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| Special Interests |
| Indian History, culture and child welfare |
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| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Reading, music, cooking and collection of driftwood |
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| Countries Visited |
| Australia, China, France, Indonesia, Italy, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.; Member, 90th I.P.U. Conference, Canberra, Australia, 1993 |
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| Other Information |
| Taught History in Ranchi University, 1981-91; Member, (i) Board of Jawaharlal Nehru University; and (ii) Shantiniketan |
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