Mr. Vijay Darda
Member of Parliament
Party: Independent

5/3-4, INS Building
Rafi Marg
New Delhi-110 001
Phone: 23714508
Fax : 23716458

Mr. V.J. Darda is a Member of Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra. He is a member of several important committees notably, the Standing Committee on Information & Technology, Member, the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Member, Maharashtra Mineral Development Consultative Committee.

Mr. Darda has received several awards including Feroze Gandhi Memorial Award in 1990-91 in recognition of contribution for fostering the spirit of National Integrity & Unity through investigative journalism, Outstanding Youth Person 1987, Nemichand Shrishrimal Foundation Award 1996 for Excellence in the field of Journalism, Award of Ten Outstanding Businessmen, Industrialist & professional award 2001.

He is the Managing Editor cum Chairman & Mg Director of Lokmat, Marathi Daily published from Nagpur since 1971. The Lokmat Marathi Daily has 12 editions in Maharashtra published from Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nashik, Kolhapur, Solapur, Jalgaon, Satara, Sangil, Ratnagiri, Ahmednagar and Akola. It is the 6th largest read Newspaper in the country.

In 1992, Mr. Darda launched Lokmat Times English Daily from Nagpur. He is the founder President of South Asian Editors formed by the Editors of National and indigenous language dailies in South Asia, Ex-President of Indian Newspaper Society, Headquarters at New Delhi, Member, Press Council of India, Indian Newspaper Society, Delhi, World Association of Newspapers, Paris, France, Commonwealth Press Union, London (UK).
He is Member, Standing Committee on Labour & Welfare, Parliamentary Consultative Committee Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, Telephone Advisory Committee-Maharashtra Circle, Government of India, Maharashtra State Mineral Development Consultative Committee, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Environmental Appraisal Committee, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, New Delhi, National AIDS Committee, Ministry of Health, Government of India, New Delhi.