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Satyavrat Chaturvedi
Party: Indian National Congress
Mr. Chaturvedi is a member of Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand.
A member of the Indian National Congress he is currently serving
on the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Environment
and Forests; the Committee on Railways; and the Committee
on Government Assurances.
Prior to this, he served as Chairman of the Committee on
Petitions, and the Committee of Privileges. He was also a
member of the Committee on External Affairs; the Committee
on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme; and
the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways. He
was also the General Secretary of All India Congress Committee
(AICC) in 2004.
Previously, he was also a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative
Assembly (1980-84 and 1993-97), and Deputy Minister in the
Government of Madhya Pradesh (1983-84),
An Agriculturist by profession, Mr Chaturvedi composes poetry
in both Hindi and Urdu, and is the founder of 'The Bundelkhand
Lok Kala Aivam Sahitya Samiti,' Madhya Pradesh. He is an active
promoter of literature and sports. The Government of Madhya
Pradesh rewarded him for his outstanding contribution to the
eradication of the dacoity problem in Bundelkhand in 1973.
A widely travelled person, he has special interests in cricket,
tennis and golf.
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