Rao Inderjit Singh

Rao Inderjit Singh is an Indian politician and a Minister of State in the Government of India. A member of the 17th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, he represents Gurugram in Haryana and is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]

Raja Rao Inderjit Singh
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation
Incumbent
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 (Independent Charge) for Planning
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 May 2014
Cabinet minister, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 2009
Preceded by	Constituency created
Constituency	Gurgaon
In office 2004–2009
Preceded by	Sudha Yadav
Succeeded by	Constituency ceased to exist
Constituency	Mahendragarh
In office 1998–1999
Preceded by	Col.(Retd.) Rao Ram Singh
Succeeded by	Sudha Yadav
Personal details
Born	(1950-02-11) 11 February 1950 Rewari, Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India)
Political party	Vishal Haryana Party(1967-1978),BJP (resigned from INC on 23 September 2013)
Spouse(s)	Manita Singh
Children	Daughters (Two), Bharti Rao and Aarti Rao
Residence	Rewari
Education	Hindu College, University of Delhi
Alma mater	Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
Occupation	Political & Social Worker, Agriculturist, Lawyer
Website	http://www.raoinderjitsingh.in/
As of 28 March, 2009 Source: [Biodata]

At the national level, he has served as Cabinet Minister for the Environment, as Minister of State for External Affairs, and as Minister of State for Defence Production. Since 2009 he has chaired the Parliamentary Information technology committee. Earlier he was in Indian National Congress party. Rao Inderjit is considered as one of the most powerful leader of Ahirwal/Yadav belt of Haryana. Rao Inderjit is descendant of Yadav King Rao Tula Ram[3]

Early life

Rao is the son of Rao Birendra Singh, who served as a second Chief Minister of Haryana.[4] Rao studied at the Lawrence School, Sanawar,[5] and the University of Delhi, where he took an LLB degree in law. He is descendant of Raja Rao Tula Ram, a freedom fighter of India's first war of independence in 1857.[6]

Political career

Haryana assembly

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.[7] He was elected to the Lok Sabha as a Member of Parliament in 1998, serving in the parliaments of 1998-1999, 2000–2004, and 2004–2009. 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. Since 2009 he has chaired the Parliamentary Information technology committee.

Elections won

• 1998: elected to the 12th Lok Sabha from Mohindergarh on the ticket of Indian National Congress
• 2004: elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from Mohindergarh on the ticket of Indian National Congress
• 2009: elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the new seat of Gurgaon, winning 2,78,516 votes in a contest with 23 other candidates.[8]
• 2014: elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from the ticket of Bhartiya Janta Party. He resigned from Congress party & Joined BJP[9]
• 2019: elected to the 17th Lok Sabha from the ticket of Bhartiya Janta Party and retained his seat of Gurgaon, winning 8,81,546 votes in a contest with 23 other candidates.

Against Bhupinder Singh Hooda

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.[10][11] On 23 September 2013, he resigned from Congress.[12]

Union minister

Singh became the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation and Planning in May 2019.[13]

Shooting Career

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.[14]

See also

• List of Rao rulers of Rewari

References

1. "Rao Inderjit Singh hits out at detractors". indianexpress.com.
2. HT correspondent (20 February 2014). "Yogendra Yadav to shift base from Delhi to Gurgaon". Hindustan Times (daily). Hindustan Times, New Delhi. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
3. "Former Shooter, Gurugram MP Rao Inderjit Singh Gets Ministry of Statistics and Programmme Implementation Along with Planning". 31 May 2019.
4. "List of Haryana Chief Ministers from November 1, 1966 till date". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
5. Gayatri, Geetanjali (26 June 2005). "Himachal Pradesh Residential schools: Smart learning". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 November 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
6. "Rao Inderjit Singh Profile" (PDF). niti.gov.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
7. R.K. Jasbir Singh (2007). Indian defence year book. Natraj Publishers. p. 595. ISBN 9788186857113. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
8. Gurgaon Constituency Result 2009 at ibnlive.in.com
9. Ashok Kumar (17 May 2014). "BJP's Rao Inderjit Singh wins Gurgaon seat". The Hindu.
10. Chander Suta Dogra (5 March 2013). "Rao Inderjit Singh's move may give impetus to new alignments". The Hindu.
11. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana". tribuneindia.com.
12. "Vadra baiter Gurgaon MP Rao Inderjeet Singh quits Congress". Zee News. 23 September 2013.
13. "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
14. Rao Inderjit Singh Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine

Lok Sabha
Preceded by Col.(Retd.) Rao Ram Singh	Member of Parliament for Mahendragarh 1998 – 1999	Succeeded by Sudha Yadav
Preceded by Sudha Yadav	Member of Parliament for Mahendragarh 2004– 2008	Succeeded by N/A Constituency split between Bhiwani-Mahendragarh and Gurgaon constituencies
Preceded by N/A Constituency created from Mahendragarh and Faridabad constituencies	Member of Parliament for Gurgaon 2009 – Present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Srikant Kumar Jena (Minister of State with Independent charge)	Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Minister of State with Independent charge) 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014	Succeeded by V K Singh (Minister of State with Independent charge)
Preceded by D. V. Sadananda Gowda	Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Minister of State with Independent charge) 30 May 2019 – Present	Incumbent