Rao Inderjit Singh
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Inderjit Singh As Minister of Planning and Statistics and Programme Implementation of Government of India - 2024
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| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation, & Ministry of Planning | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | D. V. Sadananda Gowda |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Srikant Kumar Jena |
| Succeeded by | V K Singh |
| Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers | |
| In office 3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Mansukh L. Mandaviya |
| Minister of State for Corporate Affairs | |
| In office 9 July 2021 – 11 June 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Constituency | Gurgaon |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Sudha Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Mahendragarh |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Col. Rao Ram Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sudha Yadav |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1951-02-11) 11 February 1951 (age 73) Rewari, Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until April 2014) |
| Spouse | Manita Singh |
| Children | 2 |
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| Residence | Rewari |
| Education | Hindu College, University of Delhi |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Law, University of Delhi |
| Occupation | Political & Social Worker, Agriculturist, Lawyer |
| Website | Rao Inderjit Singh |
As of 28 March, 2009 Source: [Biodata] | |
Raja Rao Inderjit Singh (born 11 february 1951) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 17th Minister of Planning and Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation since 2024. He is also a member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. He represents the Gurgaon constituency in Haryana and is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3] He was elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Gurgaon with a majority of 75,079 votes.[4]
Rao was born in Rewari (Ahirwal) and is the son of Maharaja Rao Birendra Singh, who served as a second Chief Minister of Haryana.[5] Rao studied at the Lawrence School, Sanawar[6] and the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi where he took a law degree. He is the great-great grandson of Rao Tula Ram, a freedom fighter of India's first war of independence in 1857.[7]
Rao was an MLA in the Haryana assembly for four terms, beginning in 1977. From 1982 to 1987 he was a provincial Minister of State responsible for Food and civil supplies.[8]
| # | From | To | Position | Party |
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| 1. | 1998 | 1999 | Member of Parliamentin12th Lok Sabha from Mahendragarh | INC |
| 2. | 2004 | 2009 | Member of Parliamentin14th Lok Sabha from Mahendragarh | INC |
| 3. | 2009 | 2014 | Member of Parliamentin15th Lok Sabha from Gurgaon | INC |
| 5. | 2014 | 2019 | Member of Parliamentin16th Lok Sabha from Gurgaon | BJP |
| 6. | 2019 | 2024 | Member of Parliamentin17th Lok Sabha from Gurgaon | BJP |
| 7. | 2024 | Incumbent | Member of Parliamentin18th Lok Sabha from Gurgaon | BJP |
He was elected to the Lok Sabha as a Member of Parliament in 1998, serving in the parliaments of 1998 - 1999, 2004 –2009, 2014 - 2019, 2019 - 2024, 2024 - 2029. From 1991 to 1996 he served as Cabinet Minister for the Environment, Forest, Medical and Technical Education, then as Minister of State for External Affairs (2004–2006) and as Minister of State for Defense Production from 2006 to 2009. He was the chairman of Parliamentary Information technology committee since 2009.
Singh was a Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation and Planning in the first Modi government.[9] Singh became the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs.[10][11] Singh became the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation and Planning in May 2019.[12]
Rao Inderjit 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.[13]
Rao Inderjit Singh, who hails from South Haryana, alleged that the Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was developing his own constituency Rohtak at the cost of other parts of the state. He presented the data procured through RTI to support his allegation: Out of a total of 5,135 announcements of schemes in Haryana, 2,045 were for the three districts of Rohtak, Jhajjar and Sonepat that comprise areas of Hooda's own constituency and that of his son Deepender Singh Hooda. Of the 3,356 completed schemes, 1,560 were from these three districts.[14][15] On 23 September 2013, he resigned from Congress.[16]
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| Preceded by Col.(Retd.) Rao Ram Singh |
Member of Parliament for Mahendragarh 1998 – 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Mahendragarh 2004– 2008 |
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Member of Parliament for Gurgaon 2009 – Present |
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| Preceded by
Srikant Kumar Jena |
Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Minister of State with Independent charge) 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014 |
Succeeded by
V K Singh |
| Preceded by | Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Minister of State with Independent charge) 30 May 2019 – Present |
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