Kumar, Dr. Virendra Constituency   : Tikamgarh (SC) (Madhya Pradesh) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) Email Address : vkumar[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Shri Amar Singh Mother’s Name Smt. Sumat Rani Date of Birth 27 Feb 1954 Place of Birth Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 21 Feb 1987 Spouse’s Name Smt. Kamal Virendra No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 3 Educational Qualifications M.A. (Economics), Ph.D (Child Labour) Educated at Dr. Harisingh Gaur University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh Profession Social Worker Agriculturist Permanent Address Near Singhai Jain Mandir, 224, Chakraghat, Sagar-470 002, Madhya Pradesh Tel : (07582) 224000, 09425188600 (M) Present Address : Ramayani, Nandishwar Colony, Civil Line, Tikamgarh-472 001, Madhya Pradesh Tel : (07683) 246100, 09425188600 (M) Present Address Delhi Address : 22, Mahadev Road, New Delhi – 110 001 Tels : (011) 23355600, 23719498, 23359855 09013869225, 09425188600 (M) Positions Held

1977-79 Convenor, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (A.B.V.P.), District Sagar, Madhya Pradesh

1979-82 Divisional Organising Secretary, A.B.V.P., Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

1982-84 General-Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (B.J.Y.M.), District Sagar, Madhya Pradesh

1987 Convenor, Bajrang Dal, District Sagar, Madhya Pradesh

1991 Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), District Sagar, Madhya Pradesh

1994 State Representative, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh

1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha

1996-97 Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99 Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare

Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1999-2004 Chairman, Joint Committee on Office of Profit

Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare

Member, General Purposes Committee

2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Member, Joint Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)

Member, Committee on Privileges

Member, Standing Committee on Labour

25 Aug. 2006 Member, Committee on Privileges

2006-2008 President, B.J.P. Anusuchit Jaati Morca, Madhya Pradesh

5 Aug. 2007 – May 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Labour

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)

6 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2009-2010)

31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

Member, National Social Security Board

Member, Parliamentary Forum on Children

2009 – 2014 Deputy Whip in Lok Sabha (BJP)

1 May 2010 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (6th term)

14 Aug. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

1 Sep. 2014 – 31 Aug. 2016 Chairperson, Standing Committee on Labour

Sep. 2014 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

29 Jan. 2015 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee

1 Sep. 2016 – 3 Sept. 2017 Chairperson, Standing Committee on Energy

3 Sept. 2017 onwards Union Minister of State, Ministry of Women and Child Development; and Ministry of Minority Affairs

Social And Cultural Activities Closely associated with the successful management and functioning of Gaushala; played an active role in Gau-Seva Sangh Sanstha, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh for the cause of cow protection; engage youth in the constructive work for removing the barriers of caste and class;and making efforts for the development of orphanages and Deaf and Dumb schools and old age homes Regular participation in social and cultural activities and promoting such activities, helping in providing opportunities to talented people to progress, campaign to unite people to be vegetarian, making society aware against drinking and smoking. Making efforts for social, economic and educational improvement of the people and encouraging them to be self-dependent. Special Interests Helping the people in distress by raising their economic and social status; and providing medical facilities and also by extending social and economic support to the lowest of the lowest strata of society and instil a sense of self respect in them. Launching campaign against child labour, encouraging parents to send their wards to school who could not get education and obtaining information regarding educational standard of students and schools after visiting schools from time to time and drawing attention towards improvement in them. Enhancing cooperation and social participation of doctors with a view to improving the healthcare facilities. Favourite Pastime and Recreation Singing and playing Mouth-organ Sports and Clubs Hockey, kabaddi, chess and cricket; won a number of prizes in race events at school level Countries Visited Australia, China, Mangolia and Thailand Other Information RSS worker since childhood; Was Head Master. Actively participated in the Total Revolution movement started by Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan in 1975; went to Sagar and Jabalpur jails for 16 months under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) in protest against imposition of Emergency; started movement for solving the problems faced by students and opened library for their assistance; joined politics in 1982 and since then actively associated with the National, State, local movements and programmes initiated by B.J.P.

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