KNOW ABOUT OUR NEW RAIL MINISTER - SHRI PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL Name Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal Constituency from which elected Chandigarh Father's Name Late Shri Piara Lal Aggarwal (Tapa Wale) Mother's Name Smt. Rukmani Devi Date of Birth 16 Jul 1948 Birth Place Sunam, Distt. Sangrur (Punjab) Maritial Status Married Date of Marriage 12 Mar 1974 Spouse Name Smt. Madhu Bansal No. of Children No.of Sons:2 No.of Daughters:0 State Name Chandigarh Party Name Indian National Congress Permanent Address 64, Sector 28-A,Chandigarh- 160 002Tel. (0172) 2657565 Fax. (0172) 2637618 Present Address 6, Ashoka Road,New Delhi-110 001Tels: (011) 23017780, 23017798, 23018729 (PH) Telefax: (011) 23782811, 23782812 (R) Fax. 23782812 (R), 23792341 (O), 23093053 (PH) Email id
[email protected] Educational Qualifications B.Sc., LL.B. Educated at Yadavindra Public School, Patiala; Government College, Chandigarh; and Department of Law, Panjab University, Chandigarh Profession Positions Held 1976-78 General Secretary, Chandigarh Territorial Youth Congress (I) 1978-82 General Secretary, Punjab Pradesh Youth Congress (I) 1982 President, Chandigarh Territorial Youth Congress (I) 1982-83 President, Punjab Pradesh Youth Congress (I) 1984-90 Member, Rajya Sabha 1984-86 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Rajya Sabha Member, General Purposes Committee, Rajya Sabha Member, Consultative Committee Ministry of Human Resource Development Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill Member, Parliamentary Committee on the Structure of Pay, Allowances, Leave and Pensionary Benefits for the Officers and Staff of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha Secretariats 1985-87 Member, Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha 1986 Member, Joint Committee on Railways Bill 1989-90 Whip, Congress (I) Parliamentary Party, Rajya Sabha Member, Public Accounts Committee 1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha 1992 Elected to the Executive of Congress Party in Parliament (with highest No.