Father's Name: Shri Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik
Mother's Name: -
Date of Birth: 27.09.1959
Place of Birth: New Delhi
Marital Status: Unmarried
Date of Marriage: -
Spouse's Name: -
No.of Daughters: -
Educational Qualifications: M.A., M.B.A. Educated at Mount Carmel Convent, SFS High School, Hislop College and Department of Business Management, Nagpur University, Nagpur (Maharashtra)
Permanent Address:Opposite Bus Depot, Buldana-443001
(Maharashtra)
Present Address: 13, South Avenue,
New Delhi - 110011
Position Held:
31 May 2009 :Union Cabinet Minister, Social Justice and Empowerment
2009 :Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1998-99 :Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests; and its Sub-Committee on Food technology Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests
1998 :Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Secretary, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)
1993-96 :Minister of State, Human Resource Development (Department of Youth Affairs and Sports) and Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs
1991 :Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1988-90 :President, Indian Youth Congress (Indira)
1985-88 :President, N.S.U.I.
1985-86 :Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
1984 :Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
1984-85 :Treasurer, National Students` Union of India (N.S.U.I.)
President:
Special Interests
Agriculture, law, industry, labour, education and upliftment of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and travelling.
Sports and Clubs
Cricket and athletics.
Countries Visited
Widely travelled; attended 12th World Festival of Youth and Students, Moscow, 1985; Member, Delegation to the United Nations 42nd General Assembly Session, 1987; and 10th Anniversary Celebrations of Sandinista Front, Nicaragua, 1987; Leader (i) Indian Delegation to the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students at Pyongyong, D.P.R. Korea; and (ii) Youth Delegation to the Closing Ceremony of the Festival of India in USSR, 1987; attended (i) the inaugural function of the Festival of India in U.S.S.R., 1987; and (ii) Conservative Party Annual Conference, U.K., 1988.
Other Information
Senate Member, Nagpur University; Member, Board of Visitors, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur; Vice-President, Hislop College Student`s Council, 1981; General-Secretary, Nagpur University Student`s Council, 1981-82; Member (i) National Youth Advisory Board, 1988-89; (ii) Board of Governors, Nehru Yuwak Kendra; (iii) National Advisory Committee for Festival of India in Germany; and (iv) Indian Delegation for International Conference on Youth Tourism.
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