Rita Verma[1] (born 15 July 1953 in Patna) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is a former Minister of State of Mines and Minerals in the Indian government. She is a member of the faculty at SSLNT Women's College, Dhanbad in the subject of History.
Prof. Rita Verma | |
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| Minister of State Government of India | |
| In office 13 October 1999 – 29 January 2003 | |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Education | 1 September 2001 - 29 January 2003 |
| Minister of Rural Development | 30 September 2000 - 1 September 2001 |
| Minister of Health & Family Welfare | 27 May 2000 - 30 September 2000 |
| Minister of Mines | 13 October 1999 - 27 May 2000 |
| Member of Parliament Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1991–2004 | |
| Preceded by | A. K. Roy |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Shekhar Dubey |
| Constituency | Dhanbad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1953 Patna, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | |
| Parent(s) | R. N. Prasad Sarojini Prasad |
| Education | Master of Arts in History PhD |
| Alma mater | Patna University |
| Profession | Teacher, Educationist, Social Worker |
Verma studied at Patna University, and taught history in Ranchi University. She was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 from Dhanbad constituency in Bihar. She was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1996, 1998 and 1999 from the same constituency. She is widow of Randhir Prasad Verma, an IPS of Bihar cadre from 1974 batch who sacrificed his life while foiling an attempt to a bank robbery in Dhanbad where he was serving as the Superintendent of Police.
Early life
editMrs. Rita Verma was born in a karna Kayastha Family.
Positions held
edit- 1999-2000 Minister of State of Mines and Minerals
- 2000 Minister of State of Health and Family Welfare
- 2000-01 Minister of State of Rural Development
- 2001-03 Minister of State of Human Resources Development
She was Member of Panel of Chairmen of Lok Sabha during 1996-97 and 1998–99 and Whip of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary Party in 1998.
References
edit- ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- "Biographical sketch on the Parliament of India's website". Archived from the original on 1 June 2013.
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