Biography

Father's Name	    	Shri Baburao

Date of Birth	    	5 July 1931

Place of Birth	    	Ichalkaranji, Distt. Kolhapur 
			(Maharashtra)

Marital Status	    	Married on 12 May 1950

Spouse's Name	    	Smt. Indumati

Children	    	Two sons and three daughters

Educational Qualifications  	
		
		12th standard

Profession     	

		Agriculturist

Permanent Address     

		'INDU-KALA' Awade Nagar, Ichalkaranji, 
		Distt. Kolhapur-416115
		(Maharashtra) 

		Tels. (0230) 424493, 422367
		Fax. (0230) 430456

Present Address  

		38, Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Road, 
		New Delhi-110001

		Tel. (011) 3737816

Positions Held     

1962-67		Member, Block Congress Committee, Ichalkaranji

		Member, Rashtra Seva Dal

		President, Municipal Council, Ichalkaranji

1980-85		Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

1983-85		Minister, Industries and Urban Development,
		Maharashtra

1992-96		Treasurer, Maharastra Pradesh Congress Committee 
                (M.P.C.C.), Mumbai

1996		Elected to 11th Lok Sabha                 

1996 		General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira)
onwards		[P.C.C.(I)], Maharashtra

		Member, All India Congress Committee

1996-97		Member, Committee on Commerce		

1998		Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99		Member, Committee on Industry*

	    	Member, Committee on Commerce and its
		Sub-Committee on Textiles

		Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table

	        Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
	        Textiles

Social and Cultural Activities  

Founder-Chairman, Dattajirao Kadam Technical Education Society,
Kolhapur, Ichalkaranji; President,(i) Bahubali Vidyapeeth, Bahubali;
(ii) Governing Council Latthe Education Society, Sangli; Vice-President,
Swami Vivekanand Education Society, Kolhapur; Member, Governing body 
of Narayanrao Babasaheb Education Society,Ichalkaranji; and 
Ex-Senate Member, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 

Special Interests  

Working for solution of farmers problems, decentralising powerloom 
sector, small scale industries and co-operatives; to study 
technological development in textile industry and participation of
women in industrial work; housing scheme for industrial workers; and
endeavoured to implement Kallammawadi Irrigation Project

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Drama, Cinema and cultural programmes

Sports and Clubs  

Selected for State and National Championship in Kabaddi in his 
youth; caused to hold Ranji Trophy Match of Cricket and All India
Kho-Kho Competitions in Ichalkaranji

Countries Visited  

Brazil, Japan, Mauritius as a delegate of Sugar Co-operative 
Industry for acquiring first-hand information of modern technology 
pertaining to sugar industry; also visited textile centres abroad, 
sponsored by All India Federation of Co-operative Spinning Mills 
Ltd., Mumbai during 1974 and 1982

Other Information  

Congress worker for 37 years; Founder-Director, Times Bank, Mumbai
(established by M/s Bennett & Colman) since August 1995; Conferred 
with prestigious 'FIE Foundation Award' for outstanding performance
in the field of co-operative movement and socio-economic development 
in Ichalkaranji; Spirit behind, progress of Indira Gandhi Mahila 
Sahakari Soot Girani Ltd.,1992; Founder and Ex-Chairman, (i)Ichalkaranji
Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd., Ichalkaranji; and (ii) The Ichalkaranji 
Co-operative Spinning Mill, Ichalkaranji;  Ex-Chairman, Maharashtra 
State Co-operative Spinning Mill Federation, Mumbai; Founder-Chairman,
Jawahar Shetkari Sahakari Sakhar Karakhana Ltd., Hupari; During his 
tenure as a member of Municipal Council, schemes were implemented for 
providing civic amenities such as water supply, underground drainage and 
town planning to commensurate for rapidly growing needs of the town and
Municipal Council also started on non-grant basis a high school and a 
primary school