Biography

Father's Name	    	Late Shri Satish Chandra Bala

Date of Birth	    	30 October 1941

Place of Birth	    	Calcutta (West Bengal)

Marital Status	    	Married on 26 February 1970

Spouse's Name	    	Smt. Hasi Rani Bala

Children	    	One son

Educational Qualifications  

		B.V.Sc. and A.H., N.D.P.V.M., M.V.Sc., Ph.D.

		Educated at Bengal Veterinary College, Calcutta
		University (West Bengal), Indian Veterinary 
		Research Institute, Izatnagar (Uttar Pradesh) and 
		National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana)

Profession  
   	
		Veterinarian, Political and Social Worker, 
		Industrial Worker, Teacher and Educationist, 
		Agriculturist, Journalist, Writer and Sportsman

Permanent Address    
 
		Entally Government Housing Estate, 
		Sundari Mohan Avenue (CIT Road), 
		Block C, Flat 6, Calcutta-700 014 
		(West Bengal) 

		Tels. (033) 2453143, 2462013; (03215) 54022

Present Address  

		24, North Avenue, 
		New Delhi-110001

		Tel. (011) 3792459

Positions Held     

1967		Member, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
onwards		[C.P.I.(M)]

1989		Elected to 9th Lok Sabha 

1990-91		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
		Agriculture

1991		Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1991-96		Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
 
		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
		Non-Conventional Energy Sources

1996		Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1996-97		Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Animal 
		Husbandry and Dairying

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water
		Resources

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
		
1998		Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1998-99		Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
		Water Resources

		Special Invitee, Consultative Committee, Ministry 
		of Agriculture

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments     	

Contributed articles on scientific and general topics in magazines

Social and Cultural Activities  	

Upliftment of the poor in Sundarbans and in areas having 
considerable population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
in West Bengal

Special Interests     	

Improvement of rural economy through animal husbandry, livestock 
and agriculture

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  	

Reading, writing and visiting rural areas 

Sports and Clubs     	

Cricket and  football; also associated with several clubs

Other Information     

Senior Under Officer, N.C.C., during college career; Member 
(i) Central Silk Board, 1990; (ii) Animal Welfare Board, 1990; 
(iii) National  Dairy  Research Institute; (iv) Agricultural 
Board; and (v) Governing Body, Indian Council of Agricultural 
Research; 1998-99; Ex-Assistant Animal Husbandry Commissioner,
Government of India; and Ex-Deputy  Registrar, Bidhan Chandra  
Krishi Vidyalaya Nadia, West Bengal