ADIK, SHRI GOVINDRAO Permanent address : Silver Sands, 204, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai-400 016 (Maharashtra).

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B.A. (Hons.), LL.B.; I.N.C. (Maharashtra); s. of Shri Wamanrao and Shrimati Janakibai; b. at Khanapur, District Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), June 13, 1939; ed. at (i) Undirgaon, (ii) Janata Vidyalaya, Shrirampur and Dnyanmata Vidyalaya, Sangamner in District Ahmednagar, (iii) M.E.S. College (now Garware College), Pune and (iv) Law College, Pune; m. Shrimati Pushplata Adik, March 26, 1966; 1 s. and 3 d.

Advocate; stood first with first class in LL.B. Examination; practised law in Shrirampur, 1966-71; associated with several trade unions; Trustee, "Vishal Sahyadri" of Pune and its Chairman since 1982; Founder, (i) Ashok Education Society in 1974 and its Chairman since then, (ii) Congress Bhavan Pratishtan, Shrirampur and its Chairman since 1974, (iii) Weekly "Shrirampur Times", its Chairman and Chief Editor, (iv) Mula-Pravara Electric Co-operative Society, its Vice-Chairman for 3 years and then Chairman for 3 years and (v) Consumers' Co-operative, Shrirampur; President,(i) Rashtriya State Transport Kamgar Congress since March, 1996, (ii) Rashtriya Mill Mazdoor Sangh, Mumbai since 1995, (iii) Maharashtra Sugar Factory Workers' Federation, (iv) Mazgaon Dock Employees Union, Mumbai, (v) Government of India Press Employees Union, Delhi; and (vi) Indian National Trade Union Congress, Maharashtra; Vice-President, Indian National Trade Union Congress, New Delhi since August, 1995; Chairman, (i) Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, 1990-92 and (ii) Belapur Industries Ltd.; Director, The Environmental and Consumer Protection Foundation,Delhi;General Secretary, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, 1973-79 and 1985-89; Delegate to (i) Regional Symposium on International Competitiveness on Trade and Investment, Challenges and Opportunities for Trade Unions, Singapore, August 1-5, 1995, (ii) the 83rd Session of International Labour Organisation, Geneva, June 4-20, 1996 and (iii) All China Federation of Trade Union (ICFTU), Beijing, October 13-19,1997; was Member, (i) Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, 1972-78 and 1978-80 and elected from Vaijapur constituency in Aurangabad District,1980-85, (ii) Committee on Agriculture and (iii) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development; Member, (i) Committee on Industry, (ii) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Labour and (iii) Executive Committee of Indian National Congress Party in Parliament; Cabinet Minister in Maharashtra State, 1978-80 and was incharge of Irrigation and Command Area Development Authority, Law and Judiciary and Information and Publicity Departments; elected to the Rajya Sabha in August, 1993 and re-elected in April, 1994.

Clubs : Member, (i) NSCI, Mumbai, (ii) CCI, Mumbai, (iii) BCA, Garware, Mumbai and (iv) Mumbai Presidency Radio Club, Mumbai.

Travels abroad : Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, U.K., Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, France, Thailand and China.

Special interest: Workers movement, socio-economic issues, rural growth, economic development of backward areas and environment.

Favourite pastime and recreation : Reading and Music.