BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

LACHHMAN SINGH, SHRI

B.A.; I.N.C.(Haryana); s. of Sardar Daulat Singh and Sardarni Ralli Devi; b. at Village Karanpur (Panchkula), January 10, 1922; ed. at Mahendra College, Patiala; m. Sardarni Mohinder Kaur, 1943; 2 s. and 3 d.

Agriculturist and Businessman; worked for the betterment of the poor, particularly the Harijans and Backwards; President, (i) Municipal Committee, Kalka, 1957-62 and (ii) Sikh Kanya High School, Kalka, 1957-62; Vice-President, (i) Municipal Committee, Kalka, 1955-56 and (ii) Hindu Girls High School, Kalka, 1955-56; Chairman, (i) Market Committee, Kalka, 1962-64, (ii) Committee on Public Accounts, Haryana Legislative Assembly, October 20, 1977 to March 31, 1978 and (iii) Committee of Privileges, Haryana Legislative Assembly, March 4, 1980 to January 14, 1981; Deputy Chairman, Planning Board, Haryana, April 4, 1995 to February 8, 1996; Member, (i) Haryana Legislative Assembly, 1967, 1977 and 1982, (ii) Committee on Defence,1996-97, (iii) Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests, (iv) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, (v) Committee on Official Language and (vi) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Coal,1996-97; Minister, Haryana Government, holding the portfolios of Transport and Public Relations, 1967, Food and Supplies, Development and Panchayats, Labour and Employment, P.W.D., Building and Roads, Public Health, Fisheries and Dairy Development, 1977 and Industries and Public Health, 1982; attended World Assembly for Peace in East Berlin in 1969; elected to the Rajya Sabha in April, 1996.

Clubs : Life Member, Guru Govind Singh Foundation, Chandigarh.

Travels abroad : U.K., Germany, France, Switzerland, Canada, U.S.A., Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong and Pakistan.

Special interest : Reading books and political activities.

Permanent address : 612, Patiala House, Kalka District, Panchkula, Haryana.