Constituency   : Bikaner (SC) (Rajasthan)

 

Date of Birth : 20 Dec 1953

 

Educational Qualifications : M.A. (Pol. Science), LL.B., M.B.A

Educated at Sri Dungar College, Bikaner and University of Philippine, Philippines

 

Profession : IAS Officer (Retd).

Social Worker,Weaver,Educationist

 

2009 : Elected to 15th Lok Sabha

2009 : Member, Consultative Committee, External Affairs

Member, National Core Committee, Scheduled Castes Morcha B.J.P.

31 Aug. 2009 - 20 Jun. 2010 : Member, Standing Committee on Defence

2010 : Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) Rajasthan

2010 onwards : Member, National Executive, B.J.P.

21 Jun. 2010 - 31 Aug. 2011 : Member, Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forest

31 Aug. 2011 : Member, Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice

2011 onwards : Convenor, Anuvrat Parliamentarian Forum

01 Dec. 2011 : Member, Zonal Railway User`s Consultative Committee (ZRUCC)

01 May 2012 : Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

21 April 2013 : Member, Committee on Absence of Member from the Sitting of the House

12 July 2014 : Chief Whip, Lok Sabha, (BJP)

May, 2014 : Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

13 June 2014 - 5 July 2016 : Member, Business Advisory Committee

1 Sep. 2014 - 5 July 2016 : Member, Standing Committee on Railways

15 Sep. 2014 - 5 July 2016 : Member, Committee on Ethics

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs

Executive Member, Indian Parliamentary Group

28 Nov. 2014 - 5 July 2016 : Chairperson, House Committee

11 Dec. 2014 - 5 July 2016 : Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit

29 Jan. 2015 - 5 July 2016 : Member, General Purposes Committee

Member, National Khadi and Village Industries Board

Member, Governing Council of SSA

1 May 2015 - 5 July 2016 : Member, Committee on Estimates

3 July 2015 : Member, Sub-Committee-III, Committee on Estimates

5 July 2016 - 3 Sept. 2017 : Union Minister of State, Ministry of Finance; and Ministry of Corporate Affairs

3 Sept. 2017 - 25 May 2019 : Union Minister State, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

May, 2019 : Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

30 May 2019 to 7th July 2021 : Union Minister of State, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

20 June 2019 onwards : Special Invitee, Business Advisory Committee

21 Nov. 2019 onwards : Special Invitee, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha

8th July 2021 till date : Minister of State for Culture

 

 

 

Chief Editor of saviors of religious, social and cultural organisations; Jan Sewa Me Arjun Ram Meghwal, Ek Safar Hum Safar Ke Sath, Divya Path Damptya Ka, CAA : Bharatiya Mulyon w paramparaoko Shashkatkarnewala Kanun

 

Participated in many programmes for the development of the Rajasthani language; extended full cooperation in various capacities for recognition of Rajasthani as an Indian language in VIIIth Scheduled of the Indian Constitution; Worked as a Principal Advisor of Bhwana Meghwal Memorial Trust, which is committed to promote the talented and economically deprived students by providing scholarships etc. and guidance by various programmes; the Trust has been conducting group marriage programmes of the weaker sections of the society and seminar, workshops to awaken the people about social issues

 

Initiated Debate and Discussion for abolition of Manual Scavengers in the Country in 15th Lok Sabha and has raised the matter since the vigorously. This issue has been raised first time in the Calling Attention by him.

 

Initiated Debate about allowing arguments by Lawyers in Hindi in High Courts and Supreme Court of India

Conducted various Happiness Programmes to promote Happiness Index in society

 

Co-Chairman : Committee on the Reservation in Judiciary, under National Commission for SC 2011-2014; Served as IAS officer in the various capacities in Rajasthan Cadre; Member: (i) Executive Committee of the Indian Parliamentary Group 22/2/2010 onwards; (ii) India - Canada Parliamentary Friendship Group 2010-2014; (iii) India - Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group 2010-2014; (iv) India - Romania Parliamentary Friendship Group 2011-2014; (v) General Council of the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD); (vi) Governing Council of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) 11/10/2013 onwards