Balwant Singh Ramoowalia

Balwant Singh Ramoowalia (born 15 March 1942) is an Indian politician. His father Karnail Singh Paras was a well-known Kavishar. Balwant Singh started his political career with student politics as a general secretary of Student Federation of India in 1963. He went on to join All India Sikh Students' Federation and was its president from 1968-72. Later he joined Akali Dal and became Member of Parliament twice from Faridkot and Sangrur. He left Akali Dal to get elected to Rajya Sabha in 1996 and served as the Union Minister for Social Welfare. He formed his own political party Lok Bhalai Party that he merged into Akali Dal in November 2011. He contested for Punjab assembly in 2012 elections from Mohalli and lost.

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• I have been called to reinforce the cabinet Balwant Singh Ramoowalia
• Position held
• Other associations
• References

Position held

Ramoowalia was

President,(i) All India Sikh Students Federation, 1968–72 and (ii) Punjabi Bhalai Manch

General Secretary, Students' Federation of India, 1963–64

Propaganda Secretary, Shiromani Akali Dal, 1975–77 and 1980–82

Secretary General, Shiromani Akali Dal, 1985–87

Leader, Akali Dal Group, 8th Lok Sabha

Member, (i) Senate Punjabi University, Patiala, 1978–80, (ii) Syndicate, Punjabi University, Patiala since 1996, (iii) Board of Indian Airlines, 1991–93, (iv) 6th and 8th Lok Sabha, (v) Public Accounts Committee, 1987–88, (vi) Estimates Committee,1986–87, (vii) Committee on Public Undertakings,1988–89, (viii) Business Advisory Committee,1978–79, (ix) Committee on Petitions, 1978–79, (x) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Industry, 1985–89, (xi) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs, 1978–79 and (xii) Committee on Labour and Welfare

previously associated with Shiromani Akali Dal

Union Minister of Social Welfare,1996–98

elected to the Rajya Sabha in November, 1996.

Prison minister UP 2015-2017 { Smajwadi}

Other associations

Chief Patron, International Punjabi Society

President, Shiromani Punjabi Sabha

Member, India International Centre.

Travels abroad: UK, U.S., Russia, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Iraq, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Japan and Philippines.

Awarded "Secular Punjabi of the Globe" by the Indo-Canadian Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Publications: Punjab Di Dhaun Utte Talwar.