Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Pondicherry (Pondicherry )
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Party Name :
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Pattali Makkal Katchi(PMK)
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Father’s Name
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Shri M. Murugaiyan
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. M. Thaiyalnayaki
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Date of Birth
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11.10.1949
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Place of Birth
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Anaikkar Anchatram, Distt. Tanjore (Tamil Nadu)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. R. Dhana Lakshmi
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A.(Economics) & Ph.D. (Economics)
Educated at Tagore Arts College, Pondicherry, Madras University and St. Joseph`s College, Tiruchirapalli, Madras University
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Profession
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Professor
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Permanent Address |
Lakshmi Illam, 31 V.V.P. Nagar,
Thattanchavadi, Pondicherry – 9
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Tels. (0413)2274906, 2354272
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Present Address |
147-149 South Avenue,
New Delhi-110 011
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Tels. (011) 23795262, 9868180632 (M)
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Position Held |
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2004
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Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
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Member, Committee on Home Affairs
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
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16 Aug. 2006-onwards
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Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice
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1 May 2008
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Member, Committee on Public Accounts
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Book Published
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(i) Pondicherry Economy (ii) Legal Economics (iii) People of India (iv) Pudhuvaiyin Poruladara Valarchi (Tamil) (v) Dr. Ambedkar as an Economist (Tamil)
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Recipient of Raja Sir Annamalai Chettiar Award for Proficiency in M.A. Economics; National Award by Shri V.P. Singh for best suggestions to the Union Budget; Tholgoppiar Award for best research and literary work on Ambedkar; Recognition Award by the Association of Economists, Tamil Nadu and Seva Ratna Award
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Organisation of the poor and downtrodden people into Associations and clubs; helped in the in the formation of a number of Youth Associations and Women Groups; had been a Member of Academic Committee of the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development
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Special Interests
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Working for the deprived and weaker sections of the society; development of higher educational institutions; interested in evolving economic theories and policies suitable to the realities of India; teaching, research, writing articles are other areas of special interest
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading and Watching T.V.
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Sports and Clubs
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Associated with the formation of Volleyball and Kabaddi Clubs and Associations; Secretary, Pondicherry Volley Ball Association
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Other Information
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A Professor and Economist with specialisation in Indian Economic Issues and Policies and Economics of Education; has guided 7 Ph.Ds, 40 M. Phils, 15 M.S. Theses, undertaken 18 National and International Projects; published 45 Research papers, presented 35 papers in Conferences and Seminars and delivered more than 100 invited/Memorial Lectures; has been a Member of Executive Council, Court, Academic Council, Financial Committee, Planning Board and Sports, Board of Pondicherry University; Member, State Planning Board, Backward classes Commissions Committee on Statehood for Pondicherry, State Committee on Industrial Policy, Rural Development, State Board, & Trade and Industry; was Inspector of Statistics, 1971; Asstt. Professor of Economics, 1971 – 1986; Professor of Economics, 1986 – 1993; Director, Academic Staff College, 1993 – 1999; Director, Community College, 1994 – 1999; Coordinator, IGNOU, Pondicherry, 1993 – 1999; Registrar, Pondicherry University, 1999; Senior Professor of Economics, 1999 – 2004
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Reference: Loksabha