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Father’s Name
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Marital Status
Spouse’s Name
Children
Educational Qualifications
Profession
Permanent Address
Present Address
Positions held
1984
Sept. 1985 to Oct. 1986
Oct. 1986 to Feb. 1988
Feb. 1988 to June 1988
June 1988 to Nov. 1989
1989
1990
1991
23 June, 1991 onwards
26 June, 1991 onwards
Books published
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments
Social and Cultural Activities
Special Interests
Favourite Pastime
and Recreation
Sports and Clubs
Countries visited
Other Information
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Shri C.P. Shankara Pillai
6th September, 1939
Kawdiar in Distt. Trivandrum* (Kerala)
Married on 7th June, 1970
Smt. Usha Krishna Kumar
One son and one daughter
B.Sc., (Engg.) (Hons.)
Educated at College of Engineering, Trivandrum*
Technologist, Trade Unionist, Political and Social worker, Sportsman,
Mechanical Engineer, Indian Administrative Service
Ushus, Kawdiar, Jawahar Nagar, Trivandrum* (Kerala)
19, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi-110011 Tel. 3010997, 3017653
Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
Union Deputy Minister, Family Welfare
Union Deputy Minister, Textiles
Union Deputy Minister, Information and Broadcasting
Minister of State, Information & Broadcasting
Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the third time
Minister of State, Petroleum & Natural Gas
Also Minister of State, Defence
‘The Story of the Ernakulam Experiment in Family Planning’; ‘Kerala’s
Pioneering Experiment in Massive Vasectomy Camps’; ‘Ernakulam’s Third
Vasectomy Campaign using the Camp Approach’; ‘Report on the Greater Cochin
Development Authority’; ‘Strategy for a Massive Effort for Small Industries
Development in Kerala Stare’; ‘Development of Cochin Shipyard Ancillary
Industries-A Study ‘Strategy and Action Programmes for a Massive Trust in
Fisheries Development and Fishermen Welfare in Kerala’
Recipient of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
National Award, 1973; NAYE (India) National Award for signal contribution to
the development of small scale industries in the country; ‘For Sake of
Honour’ Award of International Rotary Club for civilian with most
outstanding record of community service in Cochin, Metropolitan region and
‘Thanks Medal’ Award by Indian National Scouts and Guides for community
service
Connected with various social service organisations in Kerala State
Commerce, industrial development strategies, planning and socio-economic
development of India and Kerala State, urban development, family planning,
fisheries, environment, science and technology
Reading, sports, travelling and social service
Tennis and Golf
Widely travelled, several delegations to USSR as a leader of the friends
of the Soviet Union in India, Delegation on Family Planning to several
South-East Asian countries; led Indian Delegation to several international
meetings including Non-aligned Information Ministers’ Conference at Harare,
1989
Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kerala for nine months;
Mechanical Engineer, Indian Railways, Nov. 1961-May, 1963; IAS, 1963-80; and
served in different capacities in the State of Kerala such as Collector,
Ernakulam, 1969-73; Industrial Development Commissioner of Kerala 1975-78;
Chairman, Greater Cochin Development Authority, 1971-80; Secretary to
Government of Kerala, Local Administration including social welfare and
fisheries; Chairman/Chief Executive, Kerala State Small Industries
Development and Employment Corporation and Chairman, Hindustan Latex Ltd.,
for three years; President, Engineering
Students Union, Kerala; Student President, National Academy of
Administration, Mussoorie; President, Employees Confederation and of major
trade unions in Kerala; joined Cong. (I) in 1980; Member, National Family
Planning Advisory Council; General Secretary, Friends of Soviet Union,
Kerala; Chairman, Cashew Workers’ Cooperative Movement, Kerala; and Member,
Coir Board since 11 May, 1990.
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