Akhilesh Prasad Singh is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha

14th Lok Sabha

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 of India

India

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. He represents the Motihari

Motihari (Lok Sabha constituency)

Motihari Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India till 2008.-Assembly segments:Motihari Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Vidhan Sabha segments:...

 constituency of Bihar

Bihar

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 and is a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal

Rashtriya Janata Dal

The Rashtriya Janata Dal is a political party in India, based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. The party came about as a result of Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-president of Janata Dal, being evicted by Sharad Yadav, the then president, on corruption charges ...

 (RJD) political party.
He is Minister of State

Minister of State

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 in the Ministry of Agriculture

Ministry of Agriculture (India)

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 and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (India)

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According to media reports http://www.blonnet.com/2005/10/01/stories/2005100102171200.htm, his ministry has initiated a number of measures to monitor the availability of food grains in different parts of the country. With the active participation of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) the Government

Government of India

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 has taken steps to” enable the farmers in getting latest skill about marketing their produce through procurement centers being operated by the FCI”.