BHUWAN CHANDRA KHANDURI, AVSM,MAJ.GEN.(RETD.)

Father's Name	Late Shri Jai Ballabh Khanduri
Mother's Name	Late Smt. Durga Devi Khanduri
Date of Birth	1, October, 1934
Place of Birth	Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
Marital Status	Married
Date of Marriage	17, February, 1964
Spouse's Name	Smt. Aruna Khanduri
No. of Sons	1
No. of Daughters	1
Educational Qualifications	B.Sc., B.E., M.I.E. (India), Long Defence Management Course Educated at Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), College of Military Engineering, Pune (Maharashtra), Institute of Engineers, New Delhi and Institute of Defence Management, Secunderabad
Profession	Engineer , Management Consultant

 

Permanent Address	Jai Durga Niwas, 12, Vikas Marg, Pauri Garhwal- 246 001(Uttarakhand) Tel.-  (01368)- 222600
Present Address	Office:- IVth Floor, Secretariate Annexe, Subhash Road, Dehradun Tel.- (0135)-2712636, 2656068, Fax- 2712827 Vidhan Bhawan, Haridwar Road, Dehradun - 248 001 Tel.- (0135)- 2665090, 2665100, Fax 2665722 Residence: -          Annexe Circuit House, New Cantt Road, Dehradun - 248001          Tel.- (0135)-2755100,2755101 Fax 2755102
Positions Held
1991-96	Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
1991-96	Chief Whip, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
1992-97	Member, National Executive, B.J.P.
1996-97	Vice-President, B.J.P., Uttar Pradesh
1998	Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1998-99	Chief Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
	Member, Committee on Public Accounts
	Member, Rules Committee
	Member, Business Advisory Committee
	Member, Committee on Home Affairs; [Departments of, (i) Law and Company Affairs; Personal, Public Grievances and Pensions] and Convenor of its Sub-Committee on Personnel Policy of Central Para- Military Forces (CPMFs)
	Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
1999	Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
	Chief Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
1999-2000	Member, Business Advisory Committee
	Member, Committee on Home Affairs; [Departments of, (i) Law and Company Affairs; and (ii) Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions] and Convenor of its Sub-Committee on Personnel Policy of Central Para- Military Forces (CPMFs)
1999-2001	Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
2000-2001	Member, Committee on Ethics
2000-2003	Member, National Executive, Bharatiya Janata Party
Nov. 2000-23May 2003	Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Road Transport and Highways
24 May 2003- 21May 2004	Union Cabinet Minister, Road Transport and Highways
12 July 2003 - 8 Sept. 2003	Union Cabinet Minister, Road Transport and Highways with additional charge as Minister, Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation
May 2004	Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)
June 2004-August 2004	Chief Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
August 2004- 7th March, 2007	Member, National Executive, B.J.P.
	Chairman, Standing Committee on Finance
	Member, General Purposes Committee
	Member, Buisness Advisory Committee
	Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
8 March 2007-Onwards	Chief Minister, Uttarakhand
and 25 June, 2008-Onwards	Member of the Standing Committee of the Inter-State Council.

 

Social And Cultural Activities

Managing "Chandra Ballabh Trust" started in Garhwal, in 1917 by his grand father; Patron, Parvatiya Sanskriti Parishad, Dehradun, 1990-93

Special Interests

Prohibition, cultural heritage of India; environment and forests, defence, social work, population control

Favourite Pastime and Recreation

Sports and reading

Sports and Clubs

Vice-President, Archery Association of India, State President (Uttarakhand); Defence Services Institute, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, and (ii) India International Centre, New Delhi ; Tennis, squash, hockey and football

Countries Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Holland, Japan, Malaysia, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K., Vietnam and U.S.A.

Other Information

Participated in Freedom Struggle as a student; served Indian Army, Corps of Engineers, 1954-1990, held various posts, (i) Commander of Regiment during Indo-Pak War, 1971, (ii) Commander of an Engineer Brigade, (iii) Chief Engineer; (iv) Additional Military Secretary, Army Headquarters; and (v) Additional Director General, Engineer-in-Chief's Branch, Army Headquarters; conferred Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) by the President of India for distinguished services in the Indian Army, 1982; Founder President, (i) Poorva Sainik Seva Parishad, Uttar Pradesh, 1992-2000; and (ii) Uttarakhand Pradesh Sangarsh Samsiti, 1994-96; Member, Wild Life Society of India, 1990-2000; Member, G.B. Pant Himalaya Environment and Development Committee, 1998-2000

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By :  News Team