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| '''Bikram Singh Majithia''' is a politician and proficient leader of ] party of Punjab and is presently serving as minister of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Information & Public Relations and Non Conventional Energy in Punjab government. | |||
| '''Bikram Singh Majithia''' is an ]n politician and a Cabinet Minister in the ]. He won 2007 ] elections from the ] constituency and again won in 2012.<ref name='a'></ref> He belongs to the ruling ] and is president of its Youth Wing, Youth Akali Dal.<ref></ref><ref></ref> | |||
| ==Birth and Family== | |||
| He was born in 1976.<ref></ref> His father Satyajit Singh Majithia is a former Deputy Defence Minister. He is the younger brother of ] ], ] and hence brother-in-law of Deputy Chief Minister of ], ]. Bikram was married to Ganieve Grewal in November 2009. <ref>{{cite news|title=The Big Fat Punjabi Wedding|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091126/ttlife1.htm|accessdate=19 May 2015|publisher=The Tribune|date=26 November 2009}}</ref> They have two Sons. | |||
| He was born on 1st march 1975 into the family of Sardar Satyajit Singh Majithia and Sukhmanjas Kaur. His father Sardar Satyajit Singh Majithia, though maintaining distance from political body, was highly respected in social, panthic and administrative circles. The present day Khalsa College Amritsar rose to its pristine glory during his tenure as president. He continues to serve Khalsa College Amritsar as president. | |||
| Bikram Singh Majithia has an elder sister ], who is Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing in the Government of India and Member of Parliament from Bathinda. He is married to Ganieve Grewal , the granddaughter of Sardar Ranjit Singh Grewal. | |||
| ==Education== | |||
| Bikram Singh Majithia completed his secondary and higher education from DAV public School, Patiala and Bal Bharti School, Delhi. He did his graduation from St. Stephens College, New Delhi. After the completion of his studies he started managing his family’s industrial business as well as agriculture business and took it to new heights. | |||
| ==Political Career== | ==Political Career== | ||
| Bikram Singh Majithia was a prominent figure in the Shiromani Akali Dal campaign for the 2007 and 2012 Assembly elections. While in 2007, the party fought a formidable Congress Government, in 2012 Shiromani Akali Dal returnd to power consecutively for the second term. Majithia became the president of Youth Akali Dal in 2011. He won from Majithia Assembly Constituency by a margin of 23,000 votes in year 2007 and by 47581 votes in 2012 Assembly election. | |||
| He started his political career with Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections held in 2007, when he won from Majitha constituency with a huge margin of 23,000 votes and became the youngest cabinet minister in Punjab govt. Even after becoming the minister, he remained associated with people belonging to all classes and understood their issues and resolved them. He personally looks at all the development projects in progress and makes sure that they get completed in time. His determined efforts have put Majitha constituency forward and he is poised to do the same for the state of Punjab. | |||
| He became the president of Youth Akali Dal in 2011. It was only because of the energy put by him into the youngsters and the party that Youth Akali Dal soon reached new heights. He connected with youth like no one else did. | |||
| In Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections of 2012, he won from the Majitha constituency again and this time with the winning margin of 43,000 votes, which was nearly double of that in the previous assembly elections. This only happened because of the faith that people had in him and his endeavours. Following the win, he became Cabinet minister in the Punjab government where he is currently handling the following departments with enormous zeal: | |||
| 1. Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management | |||
| ==Vision for Solar Power== | |||
| 2. Information & Public Relations | |||
| 3. Non Conventional Energy | |||
| For decades, ] has remained a power deficient state with people suffering pangs of erratic power supply hitting farmers and common people alike. Naturally, there was a need to augment power supply and to supplement the available conventional power with solar power and power from waste. When Bikram Singh Majithia took over as New and ] Minister, Punjab, he invited entrepreneurs from across the country and the NRIs to invest in solar power sector. The result was that in a short span Punjab was able to attract investment worth Rs 4,000 crore in this sector and the solar power generation tipped to go up from a meager 9 megawatt to 541 megawatt by 2016. The innovation in the idea was to involve farmers in setting up solar power plants on their own land where they could utilize the power so generated for their own needs and sell the surplus power to Punjab State Power Corporation which guaranteed to buy back surplus power under an agreement. The added boost came when financial institutions and banks agreed to provide loans and funds for such projects. | |||
| Under his able leadership, Punjab has seen huge development in the field of Non Conventional energy. He has successfully launched various solar power projects in the state. His mission in life is to work for the development of all in the society and be the support to weak and marginalized. He is determined to fulfil his responsibilities and serve the people of Punjab with full integrity and sincerity. | |||
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| Bikram Singh Majithia | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab | |
| In office 2007 - Present | |
| Preceded by | Swinder Singh |
| Constituency | Majitha |
| Minister for Information & Public Relations | |
| Minister for Environment & Non- Conventional Energy | |
| In office 2007 - Present | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Capt. Amarinder Singh |
| Minister for Water Supply & Sanitation | |
| In office 2007 - 2012 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Capt. Amarinder Singh |
| Succeeded by | Jagir Kaur |
| Minister for Science Technology | |
| In office 2007 - 2012 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Rakesh Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Minister for Revenue & Rehablitation | |
| In office 2012 - Present | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Ajit Singh Kohar |
| Minister for NRI Affairs | |
| In office 2012 - Present | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Spouse | Ganieve Grewal |
| Children | 2 Sons |
Bikram Singh Majithia is a politician and proficient leader of Shiromani Akali Dal party of Punjab and is presently serving as minister of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Information & Public Relations and Non Conventional Energy in Punjab government.
Birth and Family
He was born on 1st march 1975 into the family of Sardar Satyajit Singh Majithia and Sukhmanjas Kaur. His father Sardar Satyajit Singh Majithia, though maintaining distance from political body, was highly respected in social, panthic and administrative circles. The present day Khalsa College Amritsar rose to its pristine glory during his tenure as president. He continues to serve Khalsa College Amritsar as president. Bikram Singh Majithia has an elder sister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, who is Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing in the Government of India and Member of Parliament from Bathinda. He is married to Ganieve Grewal , the granddaughter of Sardar Ranjit Singh Grewal.
Education
Bikram Singh Majithia completed his secondary and higher education from DAV public School, Patiala and Bal Bharti School, Delhi. He did his graduation from St. Stephens College, New Delhi. After the completion of his studies he started managing his family’s industrial business as well as agriculture business and took it to new heights.
Political Career
Bikram Singh Majithia was a prominent figure in the Shiromani Akali Dal campaign for the 2007 and 2012 Assembly elections. While in 2007, the party fought a formidable Congress Government, in 2012 Shiromani Akali Dal returnd to power consecutively for the second term. Majithia became the president of Youth Akali Dal in 2011. He won from Majithia Assembly Constituency by a margin of 23,000 votes in year 2007 and by 47581 votes in 2012 Assembly election.
Vision for Solar Power
For decades, Punjab has remained a power deficient state with people suffering pangs of erratic power supply hitting farmers and common people alike. Naturally, there was a need to augment power supply and to supplement the available conventional power with solar power and power from waste. When Bikram Singh Majithia took over as New and Renewable Energy Minister, Punjab, he invited entrepreneurs from across the country and the NRIs to invest in solar power sector. The result was that in a short span Punjab was able to attract investment worth Rs 4,000 crore in this sector and the solar power generation tipped to go up from a meager 9 megawatt to 541 megawatt by 2016. The innovation in the idea was to involve farmers in setting up solar power plants on their own land where they could utilize the power so generated for their own needs and sell the surplus power to Punjab State Power Corporation which guaranteed to buy back surplus power under an agreement. The added boost came when financial institutions and banks agreed to provide loans and funds for such projects.
References
1. Punjab’s dream of a solar state: 200 MW by March 2015.
2. “The big Fat Punjabi Wedding” by Neha Walia The Tribune 26th November 2009
4. Provide easy credit for solar power projects: Bikram Singh Majithia Hindustan Times 24th June, 2015.
5. Results Punjab Assembly Elections 2007
6. Results Punjab Assembly Elections 2012
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