Vijay Inder Singla

Vijay Inder Singla (born 1 December 1971) is an Indian politician.He is member of Punjab Legislative Assembly.He is a minister in the current council of ministers of Punjab government and heads the Public Works Department and Education department. He won Sangrur constituency with margin of 30000 votes and became member of Punjab Assembly 2017. He was a Congress Member of Parliament from Sangrur (Lok Sabha constituency) in Punjab from 2009 to 2014.He is known for his generous work and dedication towards social work.He has been credited with being one of the best parliamentarian in the last UPA government. His father Sant Ram Singla was also Congress MP who was also famous for his generous work towards welfare of people and was Minister in first term of Captain Amrinder Singh Government in Punjab.Recently, He has been given key profile in AICC, as a Secretary, AICC to the AICC Treasurer and will be the incharge of Congress properties and assets. Earlier, He has been national spokesperson of Congress.

Vijay Inder Singla
Vijay Inder Singla
PWD & Education Minister, Government of Punjab, India
Assumed office
2018
Preceded byS Janmeja Singh Sekhon
ConstituencySangrur
Member of Parliament, 15th Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded bySukhdev Singh Dhindsa
Succeeded byBhagwant Mann
ConstituencySangrur
Member of legislative assembly
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byParkash Chand Garg
ConstituencySangrur
Personal details
Born (1971-12-01) 1 December 1971
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Citizenship India
Nationality India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Smt. Deepa Singla
Children1 son and 1 daughter
ResidenceNew Delhi, India
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Early life and education

Vijay Inder Singla did his matriculation from Yadavindra Public School, Patiala in 1987 and intermediate from Multani Mal Modi College, Patiala in 1989.[2] He has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in (Computer Science) from B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka[3]

Political career

Youth Politics

His political career began with Punjab Youth Congress as general secretary from 2002 - 2004 and vice-president later. On his father's death he was appointed chairman of Punjab Energy Development Authority (PEDA) in 2005 by the then Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh.[4] He was President of Punjab Youth Congress from 2006-2008 and was assigned the task of conducting the first Youth Congress elections in Punjab as a Pilot project which was thereafter replicated throughout India. He was made Member of Indian Youth Congress Election Commission (2010-2012) which was responsible for conducting Youth Congress elections in India to identify fresh grassroot talent, Known to be a close confidant of Rahul Gandhi brigade.

Parliament

In 2009 he was elected to Lok Sabha from Sangrur Lok Sabha by defeating Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa from Shiromani Akali Dal by a margin of more than 40000 votes. Vijay Inder Singla in his first term as MP is credited with bringing major development projects to this backward region including a 300-bed PGI Sangrur Hospital with an outlay of Rs 449 crore which will change the profile of the constituency with specialized medical treatment, more jobs and better business opportunities. The project has been delayed and have been heavily criticized by the opposition SAD. Moreover, his efforts for providing greater rail and road connectivity are appreciable like starting of Shatabdi Express from Sangrur, Panj Takht Yatra train, new trains to Sirsa, Ajmer, Jammu etc., rail track electrification and railway overbridges to ease traffic congestion. Although, these trains were one time affair but people still are happy for his efforts. Brought projects in the Sports field like Synthetic Athletic Track at Sangrur and SAI sports coaching centre at Barnala. Undertook extensive rural development works from MPLAD fund in the fields of education, health, community development, sports and public utilities.[5] He represented India at the 64th session of UN General Assembly in New York City in November 2013 and spoke on Palestine refugee issue.[6][7] He is a Member of Indian Council of World Affairs, National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR), Institute & Governing Body of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (Chandigarh), Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee, Patiala (Punjab) and Chairman of Regional Consultative Committee on Food Corporation of India (Punjab)and has been pursuing the cause of stakeholders through these forums and bodies.

References
  1. http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4434
  2. http://www.netapedia.in/neta.php?str=1589
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050411/punjab1.htm
  5. "Having done his job well, he now banks on voters' trust". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  6. Statement by Vijay Inder Singla (PDF). papersmart.unmeetings.org. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  7. STATEMENT BY MR. VIJAY INDER SINGLA, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AND MEMBER OF INDIAN DELEGATION ON AGENDA ITEM 51-"UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST (UNRWA)" AT THE FOURTH COMMITTEE OF THE 68TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON NOVEMBER 7,2013 (PDF). un.int. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
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