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Rao Inderjit Singh
Inderjit Singh As Minister of Planning and Statistics and Programme Implementation of Government of India - 2024
Minister of State in Ministry of Culture (India)
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
First Minister	Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation, & Ministry of Planning
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2019
Preceded by	D. V. Sadananda Gowda
In office 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014
Preceded by	Srikant Kumar Jena
Succeeded by	V K Singh
Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers
In office 3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019
Succeeded by	Mansukh L. Mandaviya
Minister of State for Corporate Affairs
In office 9 July 2021 – 11 June 2024
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 May 2009
Preceded by	Constituency established
Constituency	Gurgaon
In office 2004–2009
Preceded by	Sudha Yadav
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Mahendragarh
In office 1998–1999
Preceded by	Col. Rao Ram Singh
Succeeded by	Sudha Yadav
Personal details
Born	(1951-02-11) 11 February 1951 (age 73) Rewari, Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (until April 2014)
Spouse	Manita Singh
Children	2 (including Arti Singh Rao)
Parent	Rao Birender Singh (father)
Residence	Rewari
Education	Hindu College, University of Delhi
Alma mater	Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
Occupation	Political & Social Worker, Agriculturist, Lawyer
Website	Rao Inderjit Singh
As of 28 March, 2009Source:

Rao Inderjit Singh (born 11 February 1951) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 17th minister of Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation and minister of state in the ministry of Culture since 2024. He is also a member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament. He represents the Gurgaon constituency in Haryana and is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Gurgaon with a majority of 75,079 votes.

Early life

Rao was born in Rewari (Ahirwal) and is the son of Rao Birendra Singh, who served as a second Chief Minister of Haryana. Rao studied at the Lawrence School, Sanawar and the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi where he took a law degree. He is the great-great grandson of Rao Tula Ram, a freedom fighter of India's first war of independence in 1857.

Political career

Haryana Legislative Assembly

Rao was an MLA in the Haryana assembly for four terms, beginning in 1977. From 1982 to 1987 he was a provincial Minister of State responsible for Food and civil supplies.

He was elected to the Lok Sabha as a Member of Parliament in 1998, serving in the parliaments of 1998 - 1999, 2004 –2009, 2014 - 2019, 2019 - 2024, 2024 - 2029. From 1991 to 1996 he served as Cabinet Minister for the Environment, Forest, Medical and Technical Education, then as Minister of State for External Affairs (2004–2006) and as Minister of State for Defense Production from 2006 to 2009. He was the chairman of Parliamentary Information technology committee since 2009.

Union minister in Modi governments

Singh was a Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation and Planning in the first Modi government. Singh became the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs. Singh became the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation and Planning in May 2019.

Shooting career

Rao Inderjit Singh was a member of the Indian shooting Team from 1990 to 2003 and won a Bronze Medal at the Commonwealth Shooting Championship. He was also a National Champion in Skeet for three consecutive years and won three gold medals in the SAF Games.

Controversies

Against Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Rao Inderjit Singh, who hails from South Haryana, alleged that the Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was developing his own constituency Rohtak at the cost of other parts of the state. He presented the data procured through RTI to support his allegation: Out of a total of 5,135 announcements of schemes in Haryana, 2,045 were for the three districts of Rohtak, Jhajjar and Sonepat that comprise areas of Hooda's own constituency and that of his son Deepender Singh Hooda. Of the 3,356 completed schemes, 1,560 were from these three districts. On 23 September 2013, he resigned from Congress.

See also

• Birender Singh
• Arti Singh Rao
• Third Modi ministry

References

1. "Rao Inderjit Singh hits out at detractors". indianexpress.com. 30 May 2009.
2. HT correspondent (20 February 2014). "Yogendra Yadav to shift base from Delhi to Gurgaon". Hindustan Times. No. daily. Hindustan Times, New Delhi. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 March 2016. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
3. "Former Shooter, Gurugram MP Rao Inderjit Singh Gets Ministry of Statistics and Programmme Implementation Along with Planning". 31 May 2019.
4. "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
5. "List of Haryana Chief Ministers from November 1, 1966 till date". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
6. Gayatri, Geetanjali (26 June 2005). "Himachal Pradesh Residential schools: Smart learning". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 November 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
7. "Rao Inderjit Singh Profile" (PDF). niti.gov.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
8. R.K. Jasbir Singh (2007). Indian defence year book. Natraj Publishers. p. 595. ISBN 9788186857113. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
9. "Inderjit Singh Rao takes charge of Planning, Statistics ministries". The Economic Times. 27 May 2014. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
10. "Rao Inderjit Singh: Gurgaon stalwart with unflinching pulse on electorate". The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 9 June 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
11. "Shri Rao Inderjit Singh takes charge as Union Minister of State in Ministry of Corporate Affairs". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
12. "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
13. Rao Inderjit Singh Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
14. Chander Suta Dogra (5 March 2013). "Rao Inderjit Singh's move may give impetus to new alignments". The Hindu.
15. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana". tribuneindia.com.
16. "Vadra baiter Gurgaon MP Rao Inderjeet Singh quits Congress". Zee News. 23 September 2013.

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v t e Ministers of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri Labour and Employment Bhupendar Yadav New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh Planning Rao Inderjit Singh Power Raj Kumar Singh Science and Technology Jitendra Singh Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal Statistics and Programme Implementation Rao Inderjit Singh Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur
v t e Ministers of State Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shobha Karandlaje Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries L. Murugan Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh Chemicals and Fertilizers Bhagwanth Khuba Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel Communications Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Disturbution Raosaheb Danve Corporate Affairs Rao Inderjit Singh Defence Ajay Bhatt Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey External Affairs V. Muraleedharan Finance Pankaj Chaudhary Bhagwat Karad Food Processing Industry Shobha Karandlaje Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pawar Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises Arjun Ram Meghwal Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni Nityanand Rai Nisith Pramanik Jal Shakti Rajeev Chandrasekhar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal V. Muraleedharan Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh Railways Raosaheb Danve Darshana Jardosh Road Transport and Highways V. K. Singh Rural Development Niranjan Jyoti Social Justice and Empowerment A. Narayanaswamy Ramdas Athawale Pratima Bhoumik Steel Faggan Singh Kulaste Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Raj Kumar Singh Space Jitendra Singh Tribal Affairs Bharati Pawar Women and Child Development Mahendra Munjapara

v t e First Modi ministry
Prime Minister: Narendra Modi
v t e Cabinet Ministers Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh Atomic Energy Narendra Modi Chemicals and Fertilizers D. V. Sadananda Gowda Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley Defence Nirmala Sitharaman Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharati Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad External Affairs Sushma Swaraj Finance Arun Jaitley Food Processing Industry Harsimrat Kaur Badal Coal Piyush Goyal Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises Anant Geete Home Affairs Rajnath Singh Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj Panchayati Raj Narendra Singh Tomar Parliamentary Affairs Narendra Singh Tomar Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Narendra Modi Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan Railways Piyush Goyal Rural Development Narendra Singh Tomar Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot Space Narendra Modi Statistics and Programme Implementation D. V. Sadananda Gowda Steel Chaudhary Birender Singh Shipping and Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Textiles Smriti Irani Tribal Affairs Jual Oram Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Mines Narendra Singh Tomar
v t e Ministers of State (Independent Charge) AYUSH Shripad Yasso Naik Communications Manoj Sinha Culture Mahesh Sharma Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh Planning Rao Inderjit Singh Power Raj Kumar Singh Tourism Alphons Kannanthanam Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Hardeep Singh Puri Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
v t e Ministers of State Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Parsottambhai Rupala S. S. Ahluwalia Sudarshan Bhagat Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh L. Mandaviya Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Disturbution Chhotu Ram Chaudhary Corporate Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre Drinking Water and Sanitation Ramesh Jigajinagi Earth Sciences Y. S. Chowdary Electronics and IT P. P. Chaudhary External Affairs V. K. Singh Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal Santosh Gangwar Food Processing Industry Niranjan Jyoti Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel Faggan Singh Kulaste Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises G. M. Siddeshwara Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir Kiren Rijiju Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Babul Supriyo Rao Inderjit Singh Human Resource Development Satya Pal Singh Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Law and Justice P. P. Chaudhary Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary Giriraj Singh Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Overseas Indian Affairs V. K. Singh Panchayati Raj Parsottambhai Rupala Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal Vijay Goel Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh Railways Manoj Sinha Road Transport and Highways Mansukh L. Mandaviya Pon Radhakrishnan Rural Development Ram Kripal Yadav Science and Technology Y. S. Chowdary Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar Ramdas Athawale Vijay Sampla Steel Vishnudeo Sai Shipping Mansukh L. Mandaviya Pon Radhakrishnan Space Jitendra Singh Textiles Ajay Tamta Tribal Affairs Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Satya Pal Singh Arjun Ram Meghwal Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi Urban Development Babul Supriyo Rao Inderjit Singh

v t e Members of the 16th Lok Sabha from Haryana State
GE 2014	Rattan Lal Kataria Dharambir Krishan Pal Gurjar Rao Inderjit Singh Dushyant Chautala Ashwini Kumar Raj Kumar Saini Deepender Singh Hooda Charanjeet Singh Rori Ramesh Chander Kaushik
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v t e Members of the 15th Lok Sabha from Haryana
Indian National Congress (9)	Selja Kumari Naveen Jindal Arvind Kumar Sharma Deepender Singh Hooda Avtar Singh Bhadana Inderjit Singh Rao Shruti Choudhry Jitender Singh Malik Ashok Tanwar
Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) (1)	Bhajan Lal
14th LS members 16th LS members

• 1951 births
• Living people
• India MPs 2004–2009
• India MPs 2009–2014
• Lawrence School, Sanawar alumni
• Lok Sabha members from Haryana
• India MPs 2014–2019
• Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Haryana
• Indian National Congress politicians
• Indian male sport shooters
• Faculty of Law, University of Delhi alumni
• People from Rewari
• Narendra Modi ministry
• India MPs 1998–1999
• South Asian Games gold medalists for India
• Members of the National Cadet Corps (India)
• India MPs 2019–2024
• South Asian Games medalists in shooting
• Vishal Haryana Party politicians
• India MPs 2024–2029
• Haryana MLAs 1991–1996