Accountability Action Awareness

Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh

Posted February 25, 2009 - 1:20pm
Father's Name: 
Shri Ram Vriksha Singh
Mother's Name : 
Late Smt. Janki Devi
Gender: 
Male
Date Of Birth: 
06/06/1946
Birth Place: 
Shahpur, Distt. Vaishali (Bihar)
E-Mail ID: 
singhrp@sansad.nic.in
Profession: 

agriculturist Teacher Educationist

Present Address: 
  • 8, Ashoka Road,
  • New Delhi - 110 001
  • Tels. (011) 23386093, 23383975 (R), 23782327, 23782373, 23383548 (O) Fax: (011) 23385876 (O)
    • Permanent Address: 
  • 143, Kautilya Nagar, near Veterniary College
  • Patna (Bihar)
    • Profile: 
    • 1973-77
    • Secretary, Samyukta Socialist Party (S.S.P.), Distt. Sitamarhi
    • 1977-90
    • Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
    • 1977-79
    • Minister of State, Power, Government of Bihar
    • 1979-80
    • Member, Committee on Questions and Calling Attention
    • 1980-85
    • President, Lok Dal, District Sitamarhi
    • 1985-89
    • Member, Central Parliamentary Board, Lok Dal
    • 1985-90
    • Member, Public Accounts Committee
    • 1987-90
    • Member, Pratyayukta Samiti
    • 1989-90
    • Chairman, Library Committee
    • 1990
    • Deputy Speaker, Bihar Legislative Assembly
    • 1991-94
    • Deputy Leader, Bihar Legislative Council
    • 1991-95
    • Member, Bihar Legislative Council
    • 1994-95
    • Chairman, Bihar Legislative Council
    • 1995-96
    • Minister, Energy, Relief, Rehabilitation and Department of Official Languages, Government of Bihar
    • 1996
    • Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
    • 1996-97
    • Union Minister of State, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Independent Charge)
    • 1997-98
    • Union Minister of State, Food and Consumer Affairs (Independent Charge)
    • 1998
    • Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
    • 1998-99
    • Chairman, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution; and its Sub-Committees on Department of Food and Civil Supplies; Department of Sugar and Edible Oils; Department of Consumer Affairs; and Department of Coordination
    • Member, General Purposes Committee
    • Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
    • Member, Conslitative Committee, Ministry of Agricliture
    • 1999
    • Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
    • 1999-2000
    • Leader, Rashtriya Janata Dal Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
    • Member, Committee on Home Affairs
    • 1999-2004
    • Member, General Purposes Committee
    • 2004
    • Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)
    • 23 May 2004 -onwards
    • Union Cabinet Minister, Rural Development
    • --
    • Vice President, Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation & Management