Sat Mahajan
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Sat Mahajan is the Rural Development Minister of the India
n state
of Himachal Pradesh
. He was born 27 July 1927 in Nurpur
, Kangra District
. He is a political and a social worker.
He was the Secretary of the Current Affairs Society during his college years. He was the President of the Nurpur Municipal Committee for five consecutive terms. He is the founder member of Indian Youth Congress. He has represented the Indian National Congress as one of the member delegation in the International Socialist Conference held in Lisbon
. He was the President of the Kangra
District Congress Committee and Pradesh Congress Committee for three terms.
He visited Russia
on an Indo-Soviet Friendship Mission. He also represented the country in the United Nations
as a member of the parliamentary delegation. He was honoured with the Vaikunth Bhai Mehta Award by the Co-Operative Sector on 31 March 2003 in Delhi
.
He was elected to the State Legislative Assembly
first in 1977 and then again in 1982, 1985, 1993 and in 2003. He also remained an Member of Parliament
for the Kangra Parliamentary Constituency from 1996 to 1998. He was the Revenue
Minister (at Cabinet
rank) from May 1980 to January 1985. He was also the Transport Minister (of Cabinet rank) from 1985 to 1990. He was the Chairman of Committee on Estimates from 1994 to 1995 and Rural Development Minister (at Cabinet rank) from 6 March 2003 onwards.he is considered as legend of rural development in states.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...
. He was born 27 July 1927 in Nurpur
Nurpur
Nurpur is a city and a municipal council in Kangra district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It was formerly a Kingdom ruled by the Pathania clan of Rajputs, since the 11th century AD. The capital of the Kingdom was at Pathankot, now in Punjab....
, Kangra District
Kangra district
Kangra is the most populous district of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dharamsala is the administrative headquarters of the district.-Geography:Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh is situated in Western Himalayas between 31°2 to...
. He is a political and a social worker.
He was the Secretary of the Current Affairs Society during his college years. He was the President of the Nurpur Municipal Committee for five consecutive terms. He is the founder member of Indian Youth Congress. He has represented the Indian National Congress as one of the member delegation in the International Socialist Conference held in Lisbon
Lisbon
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. He was the President of the Kangra
Kangra district
Kangra is the most populous district of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dharamsala is the administrative headquarters of the district.-Geography:Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh is situated in Western Himalayas between 31°2 to...
District Congress Committee and Pradesh Congress Committee for three terms.
He visited Russia
Russia
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on an Indo-Soviet Friendship Mission. He also represented the country in the United Nations
United Nations
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as a member of the parliamentary delegation. He was honoured with the Vaikunth Bhai Mehta Award by the Co-Operative Sector on 31 March 2003 in Delhi
Delhi
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.
He was elected to the State Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly
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first in 1977 and then again in 1982, 1985, 1993 and in 2003. He also remained an Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for the Kangra Parliamentary Constituency from 1996 to 1998. He was the Revenue
Revenue
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Minister (at Cabinet
Cabinet (government)
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rank) from May 1980 to January 1985. He was also the Transport Minister (of Cabinet rank) from 1985 to 1990. He was the Chairman of Committee on Estimates from 1994 to 1995 and Rural Development Minister (at Cabinet rank) from 6 March 2003 onwards.he is considered as legend of rural development in states.