Maya Singh
Maya Singh (माया सिंह) (born: 15.8.1950) is a politician of Bhartiya Janta Party from Madhya Pradesh, India. She is married to Dhyanendra Singh of Gwalior. She is mami of Vasundra Raje and Nani of Dushyant Singh
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Political career
She was a Member of Parliament of India representing Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
On December 8, 2013 she was elected as MLA after winning Legislative Assembly elections in Gwalior with 59,824 votes[1] and currently is a cabinet minister in Government of Madhya Pradesh helding the portfolio of Urban Development Department.[2]
She is Member of Parliament and Vice President of state B J P.
Positions held
- 1984-88 Councillor and Deputy Mayor, Gwalior Municipal Corporation, Madhya Pradesh
- 1991-93 Treasurer, Social Welfare Board, Madhya Pradesh 1999-2001 Member, Telephone Advisory Committee Member, Indian Railway Board (P.A.C.), Ministry of Railways April
- 2002 Elected to Rajya Sabha 2002-2003 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development
- April 2002 - Feb. 2004 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
- April 2002 - Feb. 2004 and Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Aug.
- 2004 - Aug.2006 Table
- April 2002 onwards Member, Hindi Salahakar Samiti of the Ministry of Water Resources
- Dec. 2002 onwards Member, Central Committee of the Tuberculosis Association of India Jan.
- 2003-Feb. 2004 Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture Jan.
- 2003 onwards Member, National Board on Wildlife of the Ministry of Environment and Forests Jan.
- 2003-May 2009 Member, Parliamentary Forum on HIV/AIDS
- April 2003 onwards Member, Inter-Parliamentary Union Coordination Committee of Women Parliamentarians of Asia and Pacific Group Aug.
- 2004-April 2008 and Member, Committee on Empowerment of Sept.
- 2009 onwards Women Aug.
- 2004 -May 2009 Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare Oct.
- 2004 -May 2009 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways Aug.
- 2005 onwards Member, Indian Nursing Council
- Feb. 2006-May 2009 Member, Parliamentary Forum on Children
- May 2006 -May 2007 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
- Sept. 2006 -Sept. 2009 Member, Committee on Petitions
- April 2008 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
- July 2009 onwards Member, Business Advisory Committee
- Aug. 2009 onwards Member, Committee on Rural Development Sept.
- 2009 onwards Member, Committee on Subordinate Legisltation
- July 2010 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
- Aug. 2010-Dec.2010 Member, Select Committee to the Prevention of Torture Bill,
- 2010 Nov. 2010 onwards Member, Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
- March 2012 onwards Chairperson, Committee on Subordinate Legislation Member, General Purpose Committee
- Aug. 2012 onwards Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
- 2013 MLA Gwalior East
- 2016 Minister of Urban Development and Housing,Madhya Pradesh Government
Countries Visited
China, Singapore, Germany, U.K. and Dubai (U.A.E.); Chile as one of the parliamentary delegates of IPU Conference in April 2003
Other Information
- Has two years experience in teaching; active in politics since 1980;
- joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) in 1980;
- Organisational Incharge, B.J.P.Mahila Morcha, Gwalior-Chambal Division, 1981-84;
- State Vice-President, B.J.P. Mahila Morcha, Madhya Pradesh, 1989-91;
- State President, B.J.P. Mahila Morcha, Madhya Pradesh, 1991-95;
- All India General Secretary, B.J.P. Mahila Morcha, 1995-97;
- All India President, B.J.P. Mahila Morcha, 1997-2000;
- Ex-Member, (i) B.J.P. State Discipline Committee, Madhya Pradesh, (ii) B.J.P. National Constitution Committee and (iii) B.J.P. State Election Committee, Madhya Pradesh, 1994-95; Member, (i) B.J.P. State Executive, Madhya Pradesh, (ii) B.J.P. Central Election Committee and (iii) B.J.P. Central Discipline Committee; All India General Secretary, Spokesperson and Headquarters' incharge, B.J.P.
Awarded for Social Services
She has been decorated with 16th Bharat Nirman Award 2009 for her services in the field of Social services.
External links
Gallery
Maya Singh
Maya Singh with Vishwas Sarang
References
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