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Rao Inderjit Singh

Rao Inderjit Singh is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who is currently serving in the second Narendra Modi government as Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, and the Ministry of Planning. Singh was earlier a member of the Indian National Congress party.

Singh has served as Cabinet Minister for the Environment, as Minister of State for Defense Production, and as Minister of State for External Affairs at the national level. Since 2009 he has chaired the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee.

PERSONAL LIFE:

Singh was born on February 11, 1950 in Rewari, Punjab now Haryana to Rao Birender Singh and Rani Chandra Prabha. He studied at the Lawrence School in Sanawar and got an LL.B degree in law from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. He is married to Manita Singh and has two daughters with her. He is also a descendant of Raja Rao Tula Ram, a freedom fighter of India's first war of independence in 1857.

POLITICAL CAREER:

Singh was an MLA in the Haryana assembly for four terms, beginning in 1977 and from 1982 to 1987 he was a provincial Minister of State responsible for Food and civil supplies. From 1991 to 1996 he served as Cabinet Minister for the Environment, Forest, Medical and Technical Education.

In 1998 he was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha from Mohindergarh on a Congress ticket, and in 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha from the same seat. He was Minister of State for External Affairs from 2004 to 2006, and then as Minister of State for Defense Production from 2006 to 2009. He was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the new seat of Gurgaon in 2009 winning 278,516 votes in a contest with 23 other candidates.

Then in 2014, he was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha on a BJP ticket after he resigned from the Congress and joined the former. He was appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Planning on May 26, 2014, and Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers from September 3, 2017 to May 30, 2019.

In 2019, Singh was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha after winning again from Gurgaon, and he was appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, and the Ministry of Planning.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Singh was a member of the Indian shooting Team from 1990 to 2003 and won a Bronze Medal at the Commonwealth Shooting Championship. He was also a National Champion in Skeet for three consecutive years and won three gold medals in the SAF Games.

SOCIAL:

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Govt's fertiliser subsidy arrear touches Rs 23,284 cr till Dec 2018
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New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) The fertiliser subsidy arrear touched about Rs 23,284 crore till December 201...
Govt's fertiliser subsidy arrear touches Rs 23,284 cr till Dec 2018
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Govt approves Rs 7K cr SBA for payment of outstanding subsidy claims
PTI Feeds | March 27, 2018 6:36 PM IST
New Delhi, Mar 27 (PTI) The finance ministry has approved Rs 7,000 crore worth of Special Banking Ar...
Govt approves Rs 7K cr SBA for payment of outstanding subsidy claims
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'Testing infra, R&D will spur domestic mfg of body armours'
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New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) A government committee formed to prepare a roadmap to boost domestic manufact...
'Testing infra, R&D will spur domestic mfg of body armours'
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Niti Aayog panel for well tested GM technologies
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New Delhi, Aug 10 (PTI) A Niti Aayog constituted task force is strongly of view that India must retu...
Niti Aayog panel for well tested GM technologies
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2017-08-10T10:08:19+00:00
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Haryana to link old parts of Gurgaon with Metro
PTI Feeds | July 13, 2017 11:05 PM IST
Chandigarh, Jul 8 (PTI)The Haryana government said today that it has decided to link parts of old an...
Haryana to link old parts of Gurgaon with Metro
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2017-07-13T12:05:51+00:00
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Gurugram railway station to be connected with metro
IANS Feeds | July 8, 2017 9:51 PM IST
Gurugram, July 8 (IANS) Aiming to provide better connectivity, the Haryana government has decided to...
Gurugram railway station to be connected with metro
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Employment generated 155 percent more in 2016-17: Venkaiah Naidu
ANI Feeds | May 31, 2017 11:19 PM IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation M. Venkaiah Naidu...
Employment generated 155 percent more in 2016-17: Venkaiah Naidu
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2017-05-31T12:19:07+00:00
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UD ministry owes maximum dues to the govt press: Govt
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New Delhi, Apr 12 (PTI) The Ministry of Urban Development owes maximum dues to the government press,...
UD ministry owes maximum dues to the govt press: Govt
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AP to take on mosquito menace with monitoring system
PTI Feeds | March 23, 2017 7:07 PM IST
New Delhi, Mar 23 (PTI) The Andhra Pradesh government plans to to combat the mosquito menace by adop...
AP to take on mosquito menace with monitoring system
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2017-03-23T08:07:49+00:00
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Deprivation parameters to identify beneficiaries of schemes
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New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) The government has decided to use "deprivation parameters" parameters to ide...
Deprivation parameters to identify beneficiaries of schemes
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2017-03-20T04:43:07+00:00
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Govt working on Green Urban Mobility Scheme
PTI Feeds | March 16, 2017 3:04 PM IST
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) The government is working on a Green Urban Mobility Scheme to promote use of...
Govt working on Green Urban Mobility Scheme
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2017-03-16T04:04:12+00:00
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PMO has asked land-owning agencies to launch land census: Govt
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New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI) The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has directed all the land-owning agencies ...
PMO has asked land-owning agencies to launch land census: Govt
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Need for improvement in urban infrastructure: Minister
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New Delhi, Feb 10 (PTI) Pitching for betterment of living condition in urban areas, the government t...
Need for improvement in urban infrastructure: Minister
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2017-02-10T03:32:10+00:00
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State-framed real estate rules to be examined by House panel
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New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) Amid reports that key provisions of new real estate regulation law have been ...
State-framed real estate rules to be examined by House panel
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2017-02-08T07:52:17+00:00
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BHIM app users have spent Rs 361 cr so far: Govt
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New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) Transactions worth Rs 361 crore have so far been made using the newly-launche...
BHIM app users have spent Rs 361 cr so far: Govt
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2017-02-08T03:03:18+00:00
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Gap between SC/STs and other social groups remains: Govt
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New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) There has been an improvement in the Human Development Indices of SCs and STs...
Gap between SC/STs and other social groups remains: Govt
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2017-02-06T05:49:21+00:00
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Govt to use SECC data for effectiveness of welfare schemes
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New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government's welfare programme...
Govt to use SECC data for effectiveness of welfare schemes
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2017-02-06T05:04:08+00:00
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Induction of women into IAF combat role on experimental basis for 5 years
Press Trust of India | December 5, 2015 5:18 PM IST
New Delhi, Dec 4: The government today said the approval for induction of women into the fighter str...
Induction of women into IAF combat role on experimental basis for 5 years
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2015-12-05T06:18:45+00:00
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Haryana Assembly Election 2014: BJP creates history in Haryana; to form first-ever government
Indo-Asian News Service | October 20, 2014 12:59 AM IST
Chandigarh, Oct 19: The BJP Sunday created political history, all set to form the government in Har...
Haryana Assembly Election 2014: BJP creates history in Haryana; to form first-ever government
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2014-10-19T13:59:41+00:00
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Bharatiya Janata Party senses chance in Haryana, puts in its might
Indo-Asian News Service | August 18, 2014 6:34 PM IST
New Delhi, Aug 18: Sensing its best chance to come to power in Haryana on its own strength, the Bha...
Bharatiya Janata Party senses chance in Haryana, puts in its might
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2014-08-18T07:34:08+00:00
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