Rao Inderjit Singh

Constituency: Gurgaon

Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Father's Name: Late Rao Birender Singh

Mother's Name: Rani Chandra Prabha

Date of Birth: Saturday, February 11, 1950

Birth Place: Rewari (Haryana)

Anniversary Date: Monday, December 6, 1976

Spouse Name: Smt. Manita Singh

SONS: 0

DAUGHTERS: 2

State Name: Haryana

Permanent Address: Rampura House, (Near B.B. Ashram)Rewari - 123401, HaryanaTel. (01274) 220044

Present Address: 6, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110 003Telefax: (011) 24643265-66<b>Office:</b> Room No. 132, NITI Aayog, New Delhi-110001 Tel. (011) 23096561 - 63 Fax. (011) 23096713 Room No. 105-A, Parliament House, New Delhi-110001Tel: (011) 23094006 Fax: (011) 23094015

Email Id: rao[dot]inderjit[at]sansad[dot]nic[dot]in mos-planning[at]gov[dot]in

Education Qualifications: ISC: Lawrence School, Sanawar (HP) B.A. (Hons): Hindu College Delhi University LL.B.: Law Faculty, Delhi University

Countries Visited: Widely travelled

Positions Held: 1977-1982 1982-1987 1991-1996 2000-2004 Member, Haryana Vidhan Sabha (four terms)
1986 -1987 Minister of State (Independent Charge), Food and Civil Supplies, Govt. of Haryana
1991-1996 Cabinet Minister, Environment & Forests and Medical & Technical Education, Government of Haryana
1998 Elected to 12^th Lok Sabha
1998-1999 Member, Standing Committee on Science and Technology; Environment and Forests
2004 Elected to 14^th Lok Sabha (2^nd term)
May 2004-2006 Union Minister of State, External Affairs
Feb. 2006-2009 Union Minister of State, Defence Production
2009 Re-elected to 15^th Lok Sabha (3^rd term)
31 Aug. 2009 - 2014 Chairman, Standing Committee on Information Technology
5 April 2014 Resigned from 15^th Lok Sabha
May 2014 Re-elected to 16^th Lok Sabha (4^th term)
27 May 2014 9 Nov. 2014 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Planning; Statistics and Programme Implementation; and Union Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
9 Nov. 2014 - 5 July 2016 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Planning; Union Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
5 July 2016 - 3 Sept. 2017 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Planning; Union Minister of State, Ministry of Urban Development; and Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. (The Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation were merged into single Ministry viz. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs w.e.f. 6th July, 2017)
3 Sept. 2017 onwards Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Planning; Union Minister of State, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

OTHER INFO: Rao Inderjit Singh, Descendent of Rao Tula Ram Freedom Fighter of India`s 1st War of Independence in 1857 (i) Member: National Executive, Bharatiya Janata Party (ii) President, Paralympic Committee of India (iii) President, Haryana Paralympic Committee; (iv) President, Haryana Rifle Association