PARSHOTTAMBHAI RUPALA
| Name | Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala (Father: Khodabhai Madhabhai Rupala, Mother: Hariben Khodabhai Rupala) |
| Date Of Birth | 1st October, 1954 |
| Place | AT: Ishvaria (Mahadev), Taluka-District : Amreli |
| Education | B.Sc. – 1976, Saurashtra University, B.Ed. -1977, Gujarat University |
| Profession | Agriculture |
| Married Life | 1st February, 1979, Mrs. Savitaben, One Daughter and One Son. |
| Political Career | - Life Member, Bharatiy Janta Party, (BJP) - President, Amreli District BJP – 1988-1991, - Secretary, Gujarat State BJP - 1992 - General Secretary and Spokes person, Gujarat State BJP, Dt.25.06.2005 to October, 2006, - President, Gujarat State BJP, Dt.20/10/2006 to 31/01/2010 - National Vice President, BJP Dt.16/03/2010 to …………, - National In-Charge, Kisan Morcho, BJP, - National Vice President, BJP, Dt. - National In-Charge – Andhra Pradesh State, - National In-Charge – Goa State, |
| Parliamentary Career | Member of Legislative Assembly: - 1991-95, Amreli assembly Constituency, - 1995-97, Amreli Assembly Constituency, - 1998-2002, Amreli Assembly Constituency, Minister : - 19/03/1995 to 20/10/1995, Narmada Development, Water Resources and Water Supply Dept. - 04/11/1995 to 18/09/1996, Water Resources and Water Supply Dept. - 07/10/2001 to 21/12/2002, Agriculture Department Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Gujarat Legislative Assembly, March, 1997 to December, 1997 Member of Parliament – Rajy Sabha – Dt.10/04/2008 to 09/04/2014. Member : Parliamentary Committees : - Food and Consumer affairs (May, 2009) - Personnel Affairs (From August, 2009), - Ports (From July, 2010), - Chemicals and Fertilizers(From September, 2010) - Agriculture (From August, 2012). Member of Parliament – Rajy Sabha – Dt.03/06/2016 Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Panchayati Raj – From: Dt.05/07/2016 |
| Other Professional and Social Activities | - Principal, High School, Hamapur, Ta. Bagasara, District: Amreli From Dt.15/08/1977 to 14/11/1983 - Chief Officer, Amreli Nagarpalika, Dt. 15/11/1983 to 03/08/1987, - Principal, Municipal Girls’ High School, Dt.04/08/1987 to 01/04/1988, - President. Amreli Consumer Protection Council, From 1987 to till date, - Visit to All Villages of Amreli Taluka on Mission on Foot and Pioneer in starting Tiffin Bethak (Meeting with Villagers at Lunch brought from home in lunch box), - Chariman, Youth Hostels of India, Gujarat State, 2005-2007, - President, Gujarat Scout and Guide. - President, All India Scout and Guide - President, Akhil Gujarat Electricity Board, - President, Hemu Gadhavi Centenary Year Celebration committee, - Trustee, Kadava Patidar Trust, Amreli, - President, Madad Trust, Amreli. |
| Foreign Visits | Israel, England (U.K.) Nepal, Kenya, China, Hong Kong, America (USA), Sudan |
| Interest-Likings | Sports – Member of the Champion Team of Kabbadi, Saurashtra University, Reading, Travelling, to hear Folk Songs |
| Permanent Address | AT: Ishvaria (Mahadev), Taluka-District : Amreli - 365601 Telephone : 02792 – 240928 |
| Office at Gandhinagar | “”Madad” , Plot No. 219, Sector-20, Gandhinagar-382020, Gujarat, India. Telephone : 079-23260013 |
| Office at Amreli | “”Madad” , Opposite Civil Hospital, Amreli Telephone : 02792 - 224959 |
| Present Residential Address | Plot No.1181, Sector – 3-D, GH Road, Gandhinagar - 382003. Telephone : 079-23238698 E-mail : prupala@gmail.com |