Parasram Maderna

Shri Parasram Maderna (born July 23, 1926) is a leader of Indian National Congress from Rajasthan, India. He was born in Hindu Jat family of Maderna gotra. He belongs to Chadi Village in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan.

Education

He did his basic education at his village and then at Jodhpur, thereafter proceeding to do MA & LLB

Freedom fighter

On his return to Rajasthan from education, he joined and worked with Baldev Ram Mirdha through Marwar Kisan Sabha & then Rajasthan Kisan Sabha, which led agrarian movement resulting in abolition of Jagirs in erstwhile estates of Marwar & Mewar by passing the historic 'Tenancy Law' enabling cultivating farmers to be ‘owners’ of their own land.

With the merger of Kisan Sabha into Indian National Congress he started his public career in 1953 by getting elected to very basic of democratic level as Sarpanch of Village Chadi and then moving on to getting elected nine times as Member of Legislative Assembly Rajasthan.

In the course of his public and political life he has been a minister in Rajasthan Cabinet of General Admistrative, Revenue, Panchayat Raj, Cooperative, Forest, Colonization, Rehabilitation, Flood, Famine, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Community Development, Local Bodies and Sheep & Wool, Energy, Irragation Departments.

Membership of Legislature

*1957 - 1962 - Member, Second Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1962 - 1967 - Member, Third Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1967 - 1972 - Member, Fourth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1972 - 1977 - Member, Fifth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1977 - 1980 - Member, Sixth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1980 - 1985 - Member, Seventh Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1990 - 1992 - Member, Ninth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1993 - 1998 - Member, Tenth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1998 - 2003 - Member, Eleventh Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Positions held

*1953 - 1956 - Sarpanch, Village - Chadi, District -Jodhpur
*1957 - 1962 - Member of PAC and Estimates Committee
*1961 - 1962 -
*1987 - 1990 - Chairman, Central Cooperative Bank Ltd, Jodhpur
*1962 - 1966 - Dy. Minister, Deptt of General Administration
*1966 - 1977 - Minister Deptt of GAD, Revenue, Panchayat Raj, Cooperative, Forest, Colonization, Rehabilitation, Flood, Famine, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Community Development, Local Bodies and Sheep & Wool, Government of Rajasthan
*1974 - 1977 - Dy. Leader of INC Party in the Assembly
*1977 - 1978,
*Feb'1979 - Aug'1979, and 1993 - 1998, Leader of Opposition, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1980 - 1981 - Chairman, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
*1981 - 1982 - Minister, Deptt of Irrigation, PHED, Revenue, Land Reforms, Energy, and Flood & Famine, Government of Rajasthan
*1981 - 1985 - Member, Syndicate, Jodhpur University
*1982 - 1985 - Minister, Deptt of Irrigation, PHED, and Ground Water, Govt of Rajasthan
*1990 - 1992 - Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
*1994 - 1998 - Chairman, Public Undertakings Committee
*6th Jan, 1999 to 15th Jan, 2004 Speaker, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Party Post Held

*1957 - 1959 - President, District Pradesh Congress Committee
*1959 - 1962 - General Secretary, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee
*1989 - 1994 - President, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee

ee also

* Madrak - For the clan history of Parasram Maderna
* Political families of Rajasthan
* [http://rajassembly.nic.in/MembersPage.asp?DivNo=119 Mahipal Maderna]

External links

* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/004200802291721.htm Cong MLA praises Raje, predicts her return to power ]