Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab

Mahtab, Shri Bhartruhari Constituency   : Cuttack (Odisha) Party Name     : Biju Janata Dal(BJD) Email Address : bhartruhari[DOT]mahatab[AT]gmail[DOT]com

Father’s Name Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab Mother’s Name Smt. Subhadra Mahtab Date of Birth 08 Sep 1957 Place of Birth Agarpara, Distt. Bhadrak (Orissa) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 26 Apr 1982 Spouse’s Name Smt. Mahasweta Mahtab No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications M.A. (English) Educated at Utkal University, Odisha Profession Journalist Writer Permanent Address Beharibag, Chandni Chowk, Cuttack – 753 002, Odisha Tels. : (0671) 2507568, 2508003, 09437228455 (M) Fax : (0671) 2508001 Present Address AB-94, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi – 110 011 Tels. : (011) 23782589, 23782742, 09868180308 (M) Fax : (011) 23070179 Positions Held

1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99 Member, Committee of Privileges

Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs

Member, Central Advisory Board of Education

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism

Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on the functioning of Wakf Boards

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1999-2004 Member, Committee of Privileges

Member, Public Accounts Committee Member, Standing Committee on Commerece Member, Standing Committee on Labour

Member, Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology

Member, Joint Committee on the Central Vigilance Commission Bill, 1999

2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term)

Member, Standing Committee on Communication and Information Technology

2004-2005 Member, Committee on Estimates

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Ministry of Culture

2006-2009 Member, Committee on Public Accounts

5 Aug. 2007 Member, Standing Committee on Finance

1 May 2008 Member, Committee on Public Accounts

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Special Invitee, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Member, Youth Affairs & Sports and Development of North Eastern Region

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)

6 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Public Accounts

31 Aug. 2009 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment & Forests

Member, Standing Committee on Finance

1 May 2010 Member, Committee on Public Accounts

Vice-President, India-Mexico Parliamentary Friendship Group

Vice President, India-Cyprus Parliamentary Friendship Group

Member, India-Botswana Parliamentary Friendship Group

Member, Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate change

May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term)

14 Aug. 2014 – 30 April 2016 Member, Public Accounts Committee

1 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Rules Committee

Member, Standing Committee on Finance

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

15 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Ethics

8 Oct. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Installation of Potraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex

Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex

29 Jan. 2015 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee

27 April 2015 onwards Chairperson, Railway Convention Committee (R.C.C.)

13 May 2015 onwards Member, Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015

15 July 2015 – 30 April 2016 Member, Sub-Group on other Miscellaneous Matters, Public Accounts Committee

4 Sep. 2015 – 30 April 2016 Member, Sub-Committee-VI (XIX Commonwealth Games 2010) of the Public Accounts Committee (2015-16)

11 May 2016 onwards Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provision (Amendment) Bill, 2016

23 Sep. 2016 Member, Sub-Committee-VII (PPP Project) of Public Accounts Committee (2016-17)

Books Published (i) Chalish Varshar Ganatantra; (ii) Dharma, Darshan, Drustikon; (iii) Diary-RU-Kiyadansa and (iv) Shesh-Prustha- Vol. I and Vol. II and Vol. III Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Organising literary and cultural meetings at Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur through Prajatantra Prachar Samiti, Bisuv Milan and Basant Milan, Indira Gandhi Memorial Library, Bhubaneswar and Subhadra Mahtab Library, Puri Social And Cultural Activities Organising farmers through Pragati Orissa Krushak Parishad; Chairman, Prajatantra Prachar Samiti the pioneering house of culture in Orissa; Managing Trustee, HKM Foundation; and Chairman Swadhinata Sangrami Sadan Trust Special Interests Cultural and literary activities, rural development and international understanding Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, writing and travelling Countries Visited Widely travelled; attended UN Summits at Copenhagen in Denmark and Rome in Italy; and 50thAnniversary of UN at New York in U.S.A.; visited U.S.A. through USIS; accompanied Prime Minister during his visit to Iran, Russia, Senegal, Tunisia and Venezuela; attended IXth and XIth NAM Conferences at Belgrade in Yugoslavia in 1989 and Cartegena in Columbia in 1995; and attended 52ndUNGA (United Nations General Assembly) in October 1998 as unofficial Member for two weeks representing Indian Mission in U.N.; visited Mexico as Member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation in May 2001; attended special session of UN for Children, as a member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation in May 2002; also attended 56th, 57th and 58th UN General Assembly as an unofficial delegate for two weeks representing Indian Mission in United Nations in October 2002, October 2003 and November 2004 respectively; participated in Commonwealth Parliamentary Union Workshop on “Right to Information” at Ghana in July 2004; attended CPU at Fiji in Sept. 2007 as Indian Parliamentary Delegate; and attended IPU in Zeneva, Sept. 2008 as Indian Delegate; attended the 64thUNGA as an unofficial Indian delegate representing Indian Mission in United Nations; in Oct. 2009; led Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Dhaka to attend CPU-World Bank Institute sponsored Role of Public Accounts Committee in SAARC Countries in Nov. 2009; attended Climate Change Summit as Indian Delegate at Copenhagen in Dec. 2009. Member Delegate to France, Switzerland in 2010. Member Delegate to Japan in 2011. Member Delegate to New Zealand on Goodwill Mission in 2012 with Hon`ble Speaker, Lok Sabha. Member Parliamentary Delegate to Australia, 2013. Led Indian Parliamentary Team to London to attend Commonwealth Countries` Oversight Committee workshop in 2013. Member Delegate to Turkmenistan, Armenia on Goodwill Mission in 2014. Member Delegate to Vietnam with Hon`ble President of India 2014. Led Indian Parliamentary Delegation to WTO Conference, Geneva, 2015 Other Information Actively participated in the All India Freedom Fighters Samiti; Head, Youth Wing of All India Freedom Fighters Samiti; and Chief Whip, Biju Janata Dal Parliamentary Party, 2004; Leader BJD Parliamentary Party in Lok Sabha, since 2014.

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