Gurpartap Singh Mann

Gurpartap Singh Mann is a Member of Punjab Public Service Commission PPSC.

He remained Chief General Manager of the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board, India.[1][2][3][4][5]

Born on 11 April 1968 at Batala, Gurpartap Singh Mann belongs to a prominent agricultural family from Punjab; his father, S. Bhupinder Singh Mann, is a renowned and one of the most respected farmer's leader of the Bharti Kisan Union who remained Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from 1990 to 1996. S. Bhupinder Singh Mann is playing a very active role in raising social and economic issues faced by farming and rural communities. He is

His family moved to settle in Batala during the partition in 1947 from Lyallpur (now Faisalbad http://wikimapia.org/street/17362038/en/chak-No-207-RB-ANOOP-SINGH-WALA). S. Anoop Singh, his grandfather was a very prominent figure in pre-partition Punjab and was a big landlord. Chak 207 at Faisalabad is still named after him.

His early schooling was from Baring School and Baring Union Christian College at Batala. He did his Engineering in Mechanical from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College at Ludhiana. He did MBA from Punjab University. He worked in Swaraj Engines, Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation and then moved on to join Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB). He was one of the founding employees who structured and established the important organisation, which creates Infrastructure projects through public/private partnerships.[6][7][8][9][10] He has to his credit about 50 such projects.

He quit the organisation in December 2010 from the Post of Chief General Manager[11] after having served in PIDB for more than 11 years.

He is now involved in social work and is passionate about the cause of farmers.

He was actively involved with Indian National Congress till he was nominated as member of PPSC. He remained Secretary and Chairman of Social Media Cell of Punjab Congress. He was Chief Spokesperson of Congress party. He was also instrumental in drafting the manifesto of Punjab Congress during Vidhan Sabha elections 2017 as member of the Manifesto Committee along with Mrs Rajinder Kaur Bhattal and S. Manpreet Singh Badal. http://www.uniindia.com/punjab-congress-gives-final-touches-to-party-manifesto-for-assembly-polls/states/news/667328.html https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Amarinder-Bhattal-Manpreet-get-key-posts-in-Congress-poll-panel/articleshow/55256556.cms

He has been nominated as a Member of Punjab Public Service Commission in March 2018 (www.ppsc.gov.in)

References
  1. Ahuja, Charanjit (30 June 2008). "Punjab on fast lane with first inter-state expressway". The Financial Express. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. Kaur, Swarleen (17 December 2009). "Ludhiana metro project to be delayed". The Financial Express. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  3. Singh, Shakti S. (19 February 2007). "Punjab takes PPP route to investment". Projectmonitor. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010.
  4. Singh, Shakti S. (20 February 2006). "Punjab takes BOT route to infra development". Projectmonitor. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013.
  5. Dabrai, Rohit (18 August 2008). "Punjab to get Expressways,Ring Roads,Metros". Twenty22-India on the Move.
  6. "Facilitating Public Private Partnership for Accelerated Infrastructure Development in India" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. December 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  7. Kumar, Manoj (8 August 2002). "Now contracts sans tenders". The Tribune. Chandigarh.
  8. Ahuja, Charanjit (23 February 2008). "Rs 5-cr outlay for BOT bus terminals in Punjab". The Financial Express.
  9. Department of Economic Affairs (December 2010). "Public Private Partnership Projects in India: Compendium of Case Studies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  10. Dhillon, Balwant (7 May 2007). "Four railway overbridges sanctioned in Punjab". Punjab Newspaper. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013.
  11. "Budget Estimates of PIDB for 2011-12 and revised estimates for 2010-11" (PDF). Punjab Infrastructure Development Board.

12. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/punjab-assembly-polls-capt-forms-team-to-study-states-issues/

13. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Gurpartap-Singh-Mann-appointed-as-chairman-of-the-social-media-cell-of-PPCC/articleshow/47253353.cms

14. http://sugarnews.in/punjab-congress-announces-dharnas-against-private-sugar-mills/

15. http://punjabnewsexpress.com/punjab/news/capt-amarinder-finalise-names-of-ppsc-members-information-commissioners-for-submission-to-governor-72778.aspx

16. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/govt-names-ppsc-members-khaira-calls-it-arbitrary/548233.html

17. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/6-names-recommended-for-ppsc-2-for-state-information-commissioners/articleshow/63035806.cms

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