Rita Verma

Rita Verma[1] (born 15 July 1953 in Patna) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is a former Minister of State of Mines and Minerals in the Indian government. She is a member of the faculty at SSLNT Women's College, Dhanbad in the subject of History.

Prof. Rita Verma
Minister of State
Government of India
In office
13 October 1999 – 29 January 2003
Ministry
Term
Minister of Education1 September 2001 - 29 January 2003
Minister of Rural Development30 September 2000 - 1 September 2001
Minister of Health & Family Welfare27 May 2000 - 30 September 2000
Minister of Mines13 October 1999 - 27 May 2000
Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha
In office
1991–2004
Preceded byA. K. Roy
Succeeded byChandra Shekhar Dubey
ConstituencyDhanbad
Personal details
Born (1953-07-15) 15 July 1953
Patna, Bihar, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
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(m. 1976; died 1991)​
Parent(s)R. N. Prasad
Sarojini Prasad
EducationMaster of Arts in History
PhD
Alma materPatna University
ProfessionTeacher, Educationist, Social Worker

Verma studied at Patna University, and taught history in Ranchi University. She was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 from Dhanbad constituency in Bihar. She was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1996, 1998 and 1999 from the same constituency. She is widow of Randhir Prasad Verma, an IPS of Bihar cadre from 1974 batch who sacrificed his life while foiling an attempt to a bank robbery in Dhanbad where he was serving as the Superintendent of Police.

Early life

Mrs. Rita Verma was born in a karna Kayastha Family.

Positions held
  • 1999-2000 Minister of State of Mines and Minerals
  • 2000 Minister of State of Health and Family Welfare
  • 2000-01 Minister of State of Rural Development
  • 2001-03 Minister of State of Human Resources Development

She was Member of Panel of Chairmen of Lok Sabha during 1996-97 and 1998–99 and Whip of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary Party in 1998.

References
  1. "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 22 October 2021.


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