BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

SETHI , SHRI ANANTA

Father's Name : Shri Rama Chandra Sethi
Mother's Name : Shrimati Jashoda Sethi
Date of Birth : 17 July 1951
Place of Birth : Garasanga (Orissa)
Marital Status : Married on 19 June 1969
Spouse's Name : Shrimati Savitri Sethi
Children : Two sons and two daughters
Educational Qualifications : B.Sc. Educated at D.P. High School, Dungura and Fakir Mohan College, Balasore
Profession : Cultivator, Political & Social Worker
Permanent Address : At Garasanga, P.O. Garasanga, Via: Ada, Distt. Balasore, Orissa Tel. - 404379 Tel. -
Present Address : 128, South Avenue, New Delhi 110011 Tel. - 3794601 Tel. - E-mail : ananta@sansad.nic.in
Positions Held :
1985-89 Member, Eighth Lok Sabha; 1985-87 Member, National Council of Indian Youth Congress; Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways; Convener, Committee on the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; 1987-89 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Communications; 1988 Member, Indian Council of Agriciultural Research; 1992-96 General Secretary, Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee; April 1996 Elected to Rajya Sabha; 1996-97 Permanent Special Invitee, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Dec. 1996 onwards Vice-President, Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee; Member, Committee on Agriculture; 1998-99 Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas; Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Steel and Mines; Jan. 2000 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Mines.
Freedom Fighter : No
Books Published :
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Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :
Associated with a number of social organisations working for the upliftment of poor and economically backward people in rural areas; cultivation, reading and social activities,associated with helping the poor
Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :
Playing and reading
Countries Visited :
U.S.S.R. and North Korea
Other Information :
Resigned the post of Bank Officer on 19 November, 1984