Shri Beni Prasad Verma
| Name | Shri Beni Prasad Verma |
| Constituency from which I am elected | Gonda |
| Father's Name | Shri Mohan Lal Verma |
| Mother's Name | Smt. Ramkali |
| Date of Birth | 11 Feb 1941 |
| Birth Place | Sirauli, Distt. Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Maritial Status | Married |
| Date of Marriage | 20 May 1956 |
| Spouse Name | Smt. Malti Devi |
| No. of Children | No.of Sons:3 No.of Daughters:2 |
| State Name | Uttar Pradesh |
| Party Name | Indian National Congress |
| Permanent Address | (i) Vill. Sirauli, P.O. Gauspur, Distt. Barabanki-225 001Uttar PradeshTels. (05241) 282344, 256006 |
| Present Address | 3, Kushak Road,New Delhi - 110 003Tels.(011) 23792660, 23013168 (R) 23061486, 23062345, 23062052 (O) 9868180834 (M) Fax. (011) 23013051 (R), 23061395 (O) |
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| Educational Qualifications | B.A.,LL.B. Educated at Lucknow University, Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh |
| Profession | |
| Positions Held | |
| 1974-80 and 1985-95 | Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| 1974-77 | General-Secretary, Bharatiya Kranti Dal, Uttar Pradesh |
| 1977-80 | Minister, Jails, Cane Development and Sugar Industry, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh |
| General-Secretary, Janata Party (J.P.), Uttar Pradesh | |
| 1980-84 | General-Secretary, Bharatiya Lok Dal (B.L.D.), Uttar Pradesh |
| 1985-89 | Deputy Leader, Lok Dal Legislature Party, Uttar Pradesh |
| 1989-91 | Minister, Public Works Department, Excise and Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh |
| Member, Janata Dal (J.D.) Parliamentary Board | |
| 1992 | Chief Whip, Janata Dal, Uttar Pradesh |
| 1993-94 | Minister, Public Works Department and Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh |
| General-Secretary, Samajwadi Party (S.P.) | |
| Chief Whip, S.P. Legislature Party, Uttar Pradesh | |
| 1996 | Elected to 11th Lok Sabha |
| 1 Jun. 1996- 29 Jun | Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs |
| Jun. 1996- Jul. 1996 | Union Minister of State, Communications (Independent Charge) |
| 1996-98 | Union Cabinet Minister, Communications |
| 1998 | Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1998-99 | Member, General Purposes Committee |
| Member, Committee on Finance | |
| Convenor, Sub-Committee `A` on Department of Telecom, Committee on Communications | |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications | |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 1999-2004 | Member, Committee on Home Affairs |
| Member, General Purposes Committee | |
| 2004 | Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term) |
| Member, Committee on Home Affairs | |
| Member Committee of Privileges | |
| 25 Aug. 2006 | Member, Committee of Privileges |
| 5 Aug. 2007 | Member, Committee on Rural Development |
| 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
| Jun. 2009 | Member, Panel of Chairmen |
| 31 Aug. 2009 | Chairman, Committee on Water Resources |
| 19 Jan 2011 | Union Minister of State, (Independent Charge) Steel |
| July 2011 onwards | Union Cabinet Minister, Steel |
| Special Interests | Agriculture |
| Favourite Pastimes and Recreation | Playing chess |
| Countries Visited | China, France, Germany, Singapore, Switzerland and U.K. |
Beni Prasad Verma (born 11 February 1941) is an Indianpolitician and presently a member of the Indian National Congress political party. Early he was with Samajwadi Party of Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Political career
Beni Prasad Verma is currently steel Minister of Indian Government. He was the Public Works Department minister for the State of Uttar Pradesh in India for several years.
He served as the Union Communications Minster in Deve Gowda's cabinet from 1996-98.
He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999 and 2004 from the same constituency. In 2009, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from Gonda constituency in Uttar Pradesh state as an Indian National Congress candidate and on July-12-2011 was appointed the Steel Minister inManmohan Singh Government.
Controversies
In February 2012, during the Uttar Pradesh elections Verma dared EC to arrest him, saying quota for Muslims will be hiked.[2] Verma said this while addressing a rally at Kaimganj in the presence ofCongress general secretary Digvijay Singh and Union law and minority affairs minister Salman Khurshid. Earlier, Khurshid created a controversy by stating that he would continue to speak on nine per cent sub-quota for Muslims even if the Election Commission says its against the guideline to promise such a thing during the elections.
Beni Prasad Verma says he is happy with rising prices
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Inflation good for farmers, UPA favours it: Beni
IBNLive.com - 3 hours agoUnion Minister Beni Prasad Verma made the controversial remark that the UPA supported high inflation as it was good for the farmers. Tweet ...Verma's comment shows disconnect between PM, UPA Ministers: CPI
Daily News & Analysis - 2 hours agoThe Communist Party of India (CPI) on Monday said that Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma' s comment on price rise clearly shows ...Verma unaware of debt-ridden farmers' plight: Jaitley
Hindustan Times - 2 minutes agoSternly criticising Union minister Beni Prasad Verma over his statement on inflation, BJP leader Arun Jaitley said those who have made such a ...UP govt cannot function properly due to Mulayam: Beni
Hindustan Times - 7 minutes agoIn comments that are not likely to go down well with the Samajwadi Party, union minister Beni Prasad Verma has said the UP government has ...BJP slams Verma for price rise remark
IANS - 3 hours agoNew Delhi, Aug 20: Union Minister for Steel Beni Prasad Verma stoked a controversy with his comment that price rise was beneficial for farmers ...
Government update on SAIL expansion plans
SteelGuru - 2 days agoThe Indian Minister of Steel, Shri Beni Prasad Verma has said that the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has undertaken modernization and ...India's Star Mary Kom of Manipur among Olympic Medal winners ... KanglaOnline
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National Steel Policy for Steel Production
SteelGuru - 1 day agoThe Minister of Steel, Mr Beni Prasad Verma has said that National Steel Policy 2005 has estimated domestic steel production to be 110 Million ...Domestic Demand of Steel Press Information Bureau (press release)
all 3 news articles »VSP Q1 net profit up at Rs 150 crores
IBNLive.com - 3 days agoVisakhapatnam, Aug 16 (PTI) Union Minister of Steel Beni Prasad Verma lauded the efforts of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, the holding company ...
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