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    Profile of Honorable Governor

    Shri Ramesh Bais

    HON’BLE GOVERNOR’S PROFILE

    Name – Shri Ramesh Bais
    Position Held – Governor of Maharashtra
    Father’s Name – Late Khomlal Bais
    Mother’s Name – Smt. Kejabai Bais
    Date of Birth – 02 Aug 1947
    Birth Place – Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
    Maritial Status – Married
    Date of Marriage – 01 May 1968
    Spouse Name – Smt. Rambai Bais
    No. of Children – No.of Sons:1, No.of Daughters:2
    Permanent Address – 9, Ravi Nagar, Raipur – 492 001, Chhattisgarh
    Educational Qualifications – Higher Secondary Educated at B.S.E., Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

    POSITION HELD

    1978 Councillor, Municipal Corporation, Raipur
    1980-85 Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
    1980-82 Member of Estimates Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
    1982-85 Member of Library Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
    1982-88 Pradesh Mantri, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Madhya Pradesh
    1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
    1989-90 & 1994-96 Vice-President, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh
    1990-97 Member of Public Accounts Committee, Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines
    1993 Onwards Member of National Executive, B.J.P.
    1994 Onwards Member of Executive Committee, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh
    1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
    1996-97 Member of Committee on Agriculture, Member of Committee on Petitions, Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry
    1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
    1998-99 Union Minister of State, Steel and Mines
    1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)
    13 Oct 1999 – 30 Sep Union Minister of State, Chemicals and Fertilizers
    30 Sep 2000 – 29 Jan Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting
    29 Jan 2003- 8 Jan Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Mines
    9 Jan 2004 – May 20 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Environment & Forests
    2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha (5th term) Member of Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas, Member of Committee on Public Accounts, Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power, Member of Hindi Salahakar Samiti, Ministry of Coal and Mines
    5 Aug 2007 Onwards Member of Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas
    1 May 2008 Member of Committee on Public Undertakings
    2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term)
    2009-2014 Chief whip in Lok Sabha (BJP)
    6 Aug 2009 Member of Committee on Public Undertakings
    31 Aug 2009 Member of Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
    23 Sep 2009 Member of Rules Committee
    1 May 2010 Member of Committee on Public Undertakings
    2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha (7th term)
    Sept, 2014 – May, 2019 Appointed as Chairman, Standing Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment
    -Extensively conducted studies on Rights of Persons with Disability, Bill & the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights Bill)
    July, 2019 – July, 2021 Appointed as Governor of Tripura Social and Cultural Activities Actively associated with health camps, eye camps, rural development programmes and sports competitions etc.

    Special Interests : Woodcraft, painting, interior decoration and gardening,
    Sports and Clubs : President, Chhattisgarh Archery Olympic Association
    Favourite Pastimes and Recreation : Chatting with kids
    Countries Visited: Austria, Australia, Canada, Hungary, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland, U.A.E., U.K., U.S.A., Dubai, Brazil, Egypt, Athens, Rome, South Africa, Indonesia.
    Other Information: Chairman, Madhya Pradesh Seeds and Farm Development Corporation, 1992
    Took oath as Governor of Maharashtra on 18th February 2023