SINGH, SHRI W

SINGH, SHRI W. ANGOU :

B.A., B.T., M.A.(History), Hindi Visharad & Sahitya Sudhakar; I.N.C. Manipur; s. of late Shri W. Ibochouba Singh and Shrimati Malika Devi; b. at Village Lairenjam, District Imphal West, (Manipur), July 5, 1936; ed. at (i) Government Johnstone High m. Shrimati Loidang Leima Devi, 1980; 2 d.

Agriculturist and Social Worker; was teacher in (i) Laiphrakpam School and (ii) Mekola Gulap High School, 1957-71; joined Manipur Pradesh Youth Congress in 1956; Founder President, (i) Kamakhya Pemton College, (ii) Manipur Vocational Institute, (iii) Mekola Dramatic Union and (iv) Throwball Association of Manipur; President, (i) District Congress Committee,Imphal West-II, 1971-82, (ii) Manipur Apex Labour Contract Co-operative Federation Ltd., (iii) Manipur Handloom and Handicraft Employees Union and (iv) Manipur State Cooperative Union; Vice-President, Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee, (M.P.C.C.)1990-91; Chairman, (i) Manipur Apex Marketing Co-operative Society Ltd., (ii) Manipur Handloom and

Handicraft Develop ment Corporation (Government Undertaking), (iii) Manipur Finance Commission and (iv) Government Assurance Committee, Manipur Legislative Assembly,1980-81; Director, (i) Manipur Wholesale Co-operative Federation Ltd., (ii) Manipur State Co-operative Bank Ltd. and (iii) Gauhati Co-operative College, Assam; Founder Secretary, (i) Lairenjam Chatai Makers' Co-operative Society, (ii) Lairenjam Labour Contract Co-operative Society, (iii) Mekola Gulap High School, (iv) Young Social Makers Club and (v) All Manipur Teacher s' Association; Secretary, Manipur Pradesh Youth Congress, 1956; Member, (i) Executive Committee, M.P.C.C., 1971-91, (ii) Public Accounts Committee, Manipur Legislati ve Assembly, 1980-81, (iii)Governing Council, National Co-operative Union of India, (iv) M.P.C.C. since 1982, (v) A.I.C.C. since 1991, (vi)

Legislative Assembly, Manipur, 1980-95, (vii) Constitution Club, New Delhi, (viii) Committee on Railways, 1996-97, (ix) Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests and (x) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agriculture; Deputy Speaker, Manipur Legislative Assembly, 1981-84;Speaker, Manipur Legislative Assembly, 1985-88; Cabinet Minister in Manipur Government holding portfolios of Agriculture, CADA, Cooperatives, Information and Publicity and Finance and Excise, at different intervals; introduced a new State Agriculture Policy and started the State Institute of Journalism, Imphal, first of its kind in the North-Eastern region; also introduced Journalist Award in Manipur; elected to the Rajya Sabha in April, 1996.

Travels abroad : U.K., U.S.A., Kenya, France, Germany, Italy, Hong Kong, Thailand and Japan.

Accomplishment in arts and science : President, (i) Mekola Dramatic Union and (ii) Manipur Meitei Lon Isei Shakpa Lup (Regd.).

Publications : Founder Producer/Publisher, (i) LEGIS-NEWS, Manipur Legislative Assembly and (ii) Loumi Paojel; Former Member, Editorial Board of the daily paper `Simanta Patrika'; Editor, `Manipur Co-operatives'; The Village Republic (in Press).

Special interest : Educational study and rural development programme.

Favourite pastime and recreation : Reading and travelling.

Permanent address : Lairenjam Awang Leekai, B.P.O. Laiphrakom near Tulihal Airport, Mekola Bazar, Imphal (Manipur).