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Jitendra Singh Rana

Indian politician

Jitendra Singh Rana is an Indian physician and politician who is serving as the 18th minister of Science and Technology and minister of Earth Sciences since 2024. For Prime Minister's Office; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space.[2] He was elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Udhampur with the majority of 124,373 votes.[3]

He is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive member and was the chief spokesperson for the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[4][5] He won the Udhampur seat in the Indian general election, 2014 and 2019 with highest ever margin of votes [6] for the 16th Lok Sabha and 17th Lok Sabha.[7]

Early life

Singh was born in Jammu, in the erstwhile Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, into a HinduDogra Rajput family as the elder child[8] to parents Rajinder Singh and Shanti Devi.[9][10] His family belongs to the Marmat area in the Doda district.[11]

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Biography

Background
  • Dr. Jitendra Singh is a popular Diabetes specialist of international repute, Professor of Diabetes and Endocrinology, noted intellectual, author, invited faculty to all the major national and South Asian Diabetes conferences, and a social activist. He was born in the erstwhile Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir into a Hindu Rajput family. Dr. Singh is the eldest child of Late Sh. Rajinder Singh and Smt. Shanti Devi. His family hails from the Marmat area in the Doda district. Coming from a far-flung village called Kalota in the hilly district of Doda, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), he rose to the national level. Dr. Jitendra Singh is married to Manju Singh, an educationalist with a background in Economics. She holds an M.A. in Economics and a B.Ed. degree.
Education
  • Dr. Singh did his schooling at The Scindia School in Gwalior.
  • MBBS: Stanley Medical College, Chennai
  • M.D. Medicine and Fellowship in Diabetes: AIIMS, New Delhi
  • MNAMS: Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Fellowship: Indian College of Physicia

    About Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh

    Dr. Jitendra Singh is a popular Diabetes specialist of international repute, Professor of Diabetes and Endocrinology, noted intellectual, author, invited faculty to all the major national and South Asian Diabetes conferences, and a social activist...

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    Leadership Experience.

    Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

    Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India.

    Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Government of India.

    Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India.

    Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.

    Minister of State in the Department of Space, Government of India.

    Former Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Government of India.

    Former Minister of State Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government

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