Shri Uttam B. Rathod political profile

RATHOD, SHRI UTTAM B., M.A., LL.B. [Congress (I)—Maharashtra, Hingoli, 1989]:  s. of Baliram Hiraman Rathod; b. at Mandvi, Nanded District, Maharashtra, July 27, 1928; ed. at Hislop College, Nagpur, Law College, Nagpur; m. Uma Rathod, June 12, 1969; Lawyer, Agriculturist;

Public Offices held:  Minister of State, Revenue, Maharashtra;

Previous Association with Political Parties:  Secy. CPP(I); Member, AICC(I) 1990;

Previous Membership:  Seventh Lok Sabha, 1980—84, Eighth Lok Sabha, 1981—89; Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra, 1957—72, 1978—80; Legislative Council, Maharashtra, 1972—78;

Committee Experience:  Member, Public Accounts Committee, 8th Lok Sabha; Member, Railway Convention Committee, February 6, 1990 and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications, 1990;

Favourite Pastime and Recreation:  Music, reading;

Delegation to Foreign Countries:  Deputy Leader to Inter Parliamentary Union Conference at Mexico, Leader to Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference in North Korea, 1986; visited China as a leader of Indo-China Society;

Travels Abroad:  China, Mexico, North Korea, Kenya, Moscow; 

Special Interests:  Travelling;

Social Activities:  President, Vasant Rao Educational Society, Aurangabad, Kinwat Educational Society and Indirabai Rathod Charitable Trust; Founding Member, Blind School, Bodhadi; instrumental in completing airstrip Priyadar-shani’ near Kinwat by shramdan;

Other Information:  Member Hyderabad State Planning Council, 1954—55; Secretary, General, India-China Society; Member, National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board; April 10, 1990; opened a Museum at Mahur, Nanded, Maharashtra for preservation of tribal cultural heritage;

Permanent Address:  Mandvi, Distt. Nanded, Maharashtra, Tel. No. 21.