Ram Chandra Prasad Singh (born 6 July 1958) is an Indian politician and former national president of Janata Dal (United).[3] He is a former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Bihar from 2010 to 2022. He was a Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer before joining politics.[4] He was also principal secretary of Nitish Kumar.[2][5] He became Minister of Steel in Second Modi ministry when cabinet overhaul happened.[6]
Ramchandra Prasad Singh | |
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| Union Minister of Steel | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 6 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Succeeded by | Jyotiraditya Scindia |
| National President of Janata Dal (United) | |
| In office 27 December 2020 – 31 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Lalan Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 8 July 2010 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Khiru Mahto |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1958[1] Mustaffapur, Nalanda, Bihar, India |
| Political party | ASA (2024 - present) BJP (2023 - 24) JD(U) (2010 - 22) |
| Spouse |
Girija Singh (m. 1982) |
| Children | 2, including Lipi Singh |
| Website | rcpsingh |
| Nickname | RCP Singh[2] |
Personal life
editSingh was born in Mustaffapur in Nalanda district, Bihar to Sukhdeo Narayan Singh and Dukhalalo Devi. He married Girija Singh on 21 May 1982, with whom he has two daughters.[1] His daughter, Lipi Singh, is a 2016-batch IPS officer and second daughter Lata is a Lawyer.[7] He belongs to OBC Kurmi caste.[8]
Education
editHe completed his primary education in his village and passed Twelfth grade from Patna Science College. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in history from Patna College in 1979 and did master's degree in International relations From School of International studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in 1982.[1][9]
Career
editHe initially joined the IRS (income tax) and completed the training. He resigned from the IRS after getting selected in the IAS in the year 1984, he was allotted the Uttar Pradesh cadre. He worked in various roles typical to an IAS officer both in state government and on central deputation.[10]
While working in central deputation he came in contact with Nitish Kumar and worked as his private secretary for 7 years. He worked as Principal Secretary to Nitish Kumar after he was elected chief minister of Bihar in 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. He took voluntary retirement from the Service in 2010 and joined the Nitish Kumar led JD(U) to start his political career.[11]
On 31 October 2024, Singh announced formation of his own political party called Aap Sabki Aawaz. It was formed on the occasion of Diwali and the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, who is recognised as an icon by the Kurmi community of Bihar. On this occasion, Singh also announced that he will contest in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[12]
Politics
edit- Got elected to Rajya Sabha in June 2010.
- Served as Member of Standing Committee on Railway, DOPT, Home.
- Served as Member of Consultative Committee on External Affairs and Home.
- Joined JDU in 2010. Given the assignment of General Secretary.
- Later elevated as General Secretary (Organisation) of JDU.
- Served as National President JDU from 27 December 2020 to 31 July 2021.
- Took oath as Union Cabinet Minister of Steel, Govt. of India on 7 July 2021.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Detailed Profile: Shri Ramchandra Prasad Singh". India.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ a b Nalin Verma (1 June 2010). "RS reward for Nitish's trusted RCP". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Nitish Kumar's JD(U) successor an ex-IAS officer who cleared UPSC before graduating". ThePrint. 28 December 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "RCP Singh—Meet the IAS officer-turned politician who becomes new JD(U) president - The Financial Express". www.financialexpress.com. 27 December 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Ahmad, Soroor (1 June 2019). "Bihar: JDU leaders unhappy with the new cabinet of Modi Sarkar 2". National herald. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
According to JD(U) sources, the party wanted cabinet berths for former bureaucrat and Rajya Sabha member R C P Singh and newly-elected MP from Munger Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh and MoS status for Purnea MP Santosh Kushwaha.R C P Singh is a Kurmi and also comes from Nitish Kumar's home district of Nalanda, Lalan is a Bhumihar and Santosh a Kushwaha. The party cannot afford to lose the goodwill of any other two castes by nominating only one minister. Thus it deemed it fit not to join the government at all, said a party leader.
- ^ "Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers". India Today. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Singh, Rohit Kumar (23 August 2019). "Lady Singham: How this Bihar woman cop made 'bahubali' MLA Anant Singh flee for his life". India Today. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "JD(U) Chief RCP Singh's Meteoric Rise From Kurmi Bureaucrat To Cabinet Minister". NDTV. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Ramchandra Prasad Singh(Janata Dal (United)(JD(U))):(BIHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh Highlights Importance of Training for People from All Walks of Life". pib.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Nitish-kumar-made-rcp-singh-a-leader-from-ias-now-why-does-he-want-to-eliminate-him". Amarujala. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Estranged Nitish aide RCP Singh floats his own party". The Hindu. PTI. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.