Data corresponds to the period from 01-06-2009 to 19-12-2025.

Balbir Punj

State :

Odisha ( 40 more MPs )

Constituency :

N/A

Party :

Bharatiya Janata Party ( 253 more MPs )

Nature of membership :

Elected

Start of Term :

03-04-2008

End of Term :

02-04-2014

No. of Term :

Second Term

Personal Profile

Age :

Gender :

Male

Education :

Graduate

Parliamentary Activity

Selected MP

National Average

State Average

Attendance

Selected MP

85 %

National Average

80 %

State Average

79 %

No. of Debates

Selected MP

National Average

39.1

State Average

54.3

No. of Questions

Selected MP

National Average

284.25

State Average

252.92

Private Member's Bills

Selected MP

National Average

State Average

0.5

Detailed Information

Attendance details of Balbir Punj (85% Attendance)

Session	Attendance
Winter Session 2013	82%
Monsoon Session 2013	86%
Budget Session 2013	91%
Budget Session 2012	91%
Winter Session 2012	95%
Monsoon Session 2012	95%
Winter Session 2011	88%
Budget Session 2011	61%
Monsoon Session 2011	92%
Winter Session 2010	70%
Monsoon Session 2010	88%
Budget Session 2010	78%
Winter Session 2009	87%
First Session 2009	100%
Budget Session II 2009	85%

Debates (Participated in 53 Debates)

Date	Debate title/Bill name	Debate Type
21.02.2014	Regarding approving order issued by President on 16th Feburary, 2014, in relation to Govt. of NCT of Delhi	Statutory Resolutions
06.09.2013	Regarding situation in Syria and remarks of British Prime Minister	RS - Matters raised with permission
06.09.2013	Regarding report by Chairman, National Security Advisory Board	Clarification on the Statement by Minister
06.09.2013	Regarding execution of an Indian author Sushmita Banerjee by Taliban in Afghanistan	RS - Matters raised with permission
27.08.2013	Discussion on the abnormal rise in the prices of onion and other essential commodities	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
27.08.2013	Demand to provide the services of Helicopters for performing pilgrimage of Mansarovar by the remaining pilgrims	Special Mention
26.08.2013	Regarding Mumbai Gangrape Case	Clarification on the Statement by Minister
23.08.2013	Regarding plight of prisoners of Indian origin lodged in Pakistani jails	RS - Matters raised with permission
23.08.2013	Regarding acquisition of Indian Pharmaceutical companies by foreign companies through Brownfield route	RS - Matters raised with permission
22.08.2013	Regarding devaluation of rupee	RS - Matters raised with permission
22.08.2013	Regarding denial of entry to Sikh articles of faith by PGI Chandigarh	RS - Matters raised with permission
22.08.2013	Regarding ban on 84 Kose parikarma in Uttar Prades	RS - Matters raised with permission
19.08.2013	Regarding Unprovoked Attacks on Indian Troops on Our Side fo the Line of Control	Clarification on the Statement by Minister
19.08.2013	Regarding rise in the prices of onion and other food articles	RS - Matters raised with permission
19.08.2013	Regarding Loss of Human Lives due to Unusual Incident that occurred Near Dhamara Ghat Railway Station Under East Central Railways	Clarification on the Statement by Minister
13.03.2013	The Budget (Railways), 2013-14	Budget (Railways)
11.03.2013	Regarding alarming situation in India’s neighbouring countries	RS - Matters raised with permission
26.02.2013	Raised a matter regarding Government’s new stand on the issue of Sethu Samudram Project	RS - Matters raised with permission
30.11.2012	Need to take strict action against people responsible for death of an Indian woman in Ireland and grant her family adequate compensation	Special Mention
14.08.2012	Inadequate facilities and safety measures along the Amarnath Yatra route resulting in death of pilgrims	RS - Calling Attention (Rule-180)
14.08.2012	Anti-Assam riot protest at Azad Maidan in Mumbai	RS - Matters raised with permission
08.08.2012	Recent incidents of communal violence in Assam	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
21.05.2012	Raised a matter regarding the Report of the National Human Rights Commission on boycott of Dalits in 77 villages of Gujarat	RS - Matters raised with permission
17.05.2012	Normalization of relations with Pakistan and issues relating to human rights violations of minorities in Pakistan	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
15.05.2012	Raised a matter regarding media reports on leakage of Army Chief’s letter	RS - Matters raised with permission
15.05.2012	Raised a matter regarding Kali Ma Beer being produced by a brewing company in USA	RS - Matters raised with permission
14.05.2012	Issue of the alleged role of the Minister of Home Affairs, in the Aircel-Maxis deal	Clarification on the Statement by Minister
11.05.2012	Regarding a controversy caused by a cartoon depicting Nehru and Dr. Ambedkar in NCERT text books	RS - Matters raised with permission
10.05.2012	Raised a matter regarding overcharging by the private airlines in view of strike by Air India pilots	RS - Matters raised with permission
07.05.2012	Raised a matter regarding need to award Bharat Ratna posthumously to Dadasaheb Phalke and issue of postal stamp to commemorate 100 years of Indian cinema	RS - Matters raised with permission
07.05.2012	Discussion on the Working of the Ministry of Defence	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
04.05.2012	Discrimination and racial profiling faced by the students from the north-eastern states in some parts of the country	Clarification on the Statement by Minister
03.05.2012	Regarding agony of lakhs of home buyers in Noida Extension of Uttar Pradesh due to delay in approval of Master Plan by NCR Planning Board	RS - Matters raised with permission
30.04.2012	Regarding returning of the Padma Award by Shri Giriraj Kishore in protest against the auction of Mahatma Gandhi's belongings	RS - Matters raised with permission
30.03.2012	Regarding concern over alleged construction of illegal guest houses around Tirupati Temple in Andhra Pradesh	Special Mention
30.03.2012	Regarding alleged corruption in purchase of tatra trucks for the indian army	RS - Matters raised with permission
30.03.2012	Farewell to the retiring Members	Others
29.03.2012	Regarding problems caused to cotton farmers due to the requirement of registration	RS - Matters raised with permission
29.03.2012	Regarding alleged excesses by the Delhi Police on various sections of people	RS - Matters raised with permission
20.03.2012	Budget (Railways), 2012-2013	Budget (Railways)
19.03.2012	Regarding 100th century by Sachin Tendulkar	RS - Matters raised with permission
14.03.2012	Regarding increasing incidents of kidnapping, forced marriage and conversion of Hindu girls in Pakistan	RS - Matters raised with permission
20.12.2011	Regarding ban imposed on Shrimad Bhagwadgita in Russia	RS - Matters raised with permission
20.12.2011	Regarding alleged scam in subsidy of fertilizers	RS - Matters raised with permission
01.03.2011	Take action to check the filing of fake firs and giving false witness in the courts	Special Mention
01.03.2011	Purchase of faulty helicopters by Indian Navy	Special Mention
01.03.2011	Implement the recommendations of the Justice G.R. Majithia Wage Board	Special Mention
11.12.2009	Regarding demand for an inquiry into the incidents of alleged ‘Love Jihad’ in the country and take strict measures to punish the culprits	RS - Matters raised with permission
02.12.2009	Situation arising out of threat to the internal security of the country	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
21.07.2009	Regarding reported humiliation of the former President, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.	RS - Matters raised with permission
20.07.2009	Regarding reported scam in rice import	RS - Matters raised with permission
09.06.2009	Plight of Stranded Pilgrims of Kailash Mansarovar	RS - Matters raised with permission
09.06.2009	Attacks on Sikhs in Pakistan	RS - Matters raised with permission

Questions details of Balbir Punj (69 questions asked)

Date	Title	Type	Ministry or Category
04.09.2012	Rural water supply in Odisha	Unstarred	Drinking Water and Sanitation
03.09.2012	Minority commission for Hindus	Unstarred	Minority Affairs
29.08.2012	Achievement in countering naxal menace	Unstarred	Home Affairs
28.08.2012	Targets for rural road development	Unstarred	Rural Development
27.08.2012	Village Grain Banks in Odisha	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
24.08.2012	Proposal for setting up of more IIMs	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
23.08.2012	Child Welfare Schemes in Odisha	Unstarred	Women and Child Development
23.08.2012	Anganwadis functioning in Odisha	Unstarred	Women and Child Development
22.08.2012	CEO for NATGRID	Unstarred	Home Affairs
22.08.2012	Naxalite activities hurdle in attracting investment in Odisha	Unstarred	Home Affairs
21.08.2012	NRDWP allocation for Odisha	Unstarred	Rural Development
21.08.2012	Prevention of Polio cases in the country	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
17.08.2012	Central projects in Odisha	Unstarred	Statistics and Programme Implementation
17.08.2012	Literacy rate	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
17.08.2012	Implementation of RKVY in Odisha	Starred	Agriculture
15.05.2012	Doctor-patient ratio in the country	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
09.05.2012	Smuggling of phensedyl and fake currency on IB	Unstarred	Home Affairs
09.05.2012	Ban on construction in South East Ladakh	Unstarred	Defence
09.05.2012	Effect of China's enhanced supremacy in South-China sea	Unstarred	Defence
09.05.2012	Attempt of ISI to revive terrorism in Punjab	Unstarred	Home Affairs
08.05.2012	Unit cost of IAY house	Unstarred	Rural Development
07.05.2012	Coal block allocation	Unstarred	Coal
04.05.2012	TEQIP scheme in Odisha	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
04.05.2012	Research Park in IIT Bhubaneshwar	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
03.05.2012	Promotion of Buddhist heritage of Odisha	Unstarred	Tourism
03.05.2012	Destruction of images of Hindu Gods in Maldives	Unstarred	External Affairs
21.12.2009	Anganwadis in Orissa	Unstarred	Women and Child Development
18.12.2009	Impact of drought on Rabi crop	Unstarred	Agriculture
18.12.2009	RKVY in Orissa	Unstarred	Agriculture
17.12.2009	Advisory Council Members of UIAI project	Unstarred	Prime Minister
17.12.2009	Visit of Richard Holbrooke	Unstarred	External Affairs
16.12.2009	ESI dispensaries and hospitals in Orissa	Unstarred	Labour and Employment
16.12.2009	Permanent citizenship to Taslima Nasreen	Unstarred	Home Affairs
16.12.2009	Army recuritment scam in Ajmer	Unstarred	Defence
15.12.2009	Leak of template for Indian currency	Unstarred	Finance
14.12.2009	Child welfare schemes in Orissa	Unstarred	Women and Child Development
11.12.2009	Drought in the country	Unstarred	Agriculture
11.12.2009	Price rise of essential commodities	Unstarred	Agriculture
10.12.2009	CAG Report on Commonwealth Games	Unstarred	Youth Affairs and Sports
10.12.2009	Telephone exchanges in Orissa	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
10.12.2009	Impact of global recession on IT sector	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
10.12.2009	Rural public phones	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
09.12.2009	Naxalites hold spreading in Delhi	Unstarred	Home Affairs
09.12.2009	Naxal activities hurdle in investment in Orissa	Unstarred	Home Affairs
09.12.2009	Bunkers and observation towers built by Pakistan on IB	Unstarred	Home Affairs
08.12.2009	Rural water supply in Orissa	Unstarred	Rural Development
08.12.2009	Release of Central funds for Orissa	Unstarred	Finance
07.12.2009	Schemes for upliftment of minority people	Unstarred	Minority Affairs
07.12.2009	Changes in muslim personal law	Unstarred	Law and Justice
06.08.2009	Diversion of flow of Brahmaputra river	Unstarred	External Affairs
04.08.2009	Excess staff in Ministries	Unstarred	Finance
04.08.2009	Villages under NREGS	Unstarred	Rural Development
31.07.2009	Tobacco induced deaths	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
31.07.2009	Female foeticide	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
30.07.2009	Subsidy on Haj pilgrimage	Unstarred	External Affairs
29.07.2009	Incidents of rape in the country	Unstarred	Home Affairs
29.07.2009	Involvement of a senior army officer in land scam	Unstarred	Defence
28.07.2009	Uplifting BPL population	Unstarred	Rural Development
28.07.2009	Per capita income of the nation	Unstarred	Finance
27.07.2009	Rural electrification	Unstarred	Power
27.07.2009	Smuggling of skin and bone of wild animals	Unstarred	Environment and Forests
24.07.2009	Polio affected children	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
24.07.2009	Need to raise production of sugarcane	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
23.07.2009	Allocation of fund to Orissa	Unstarred	Prime Minister
23.07.2009	Bringing back the treasure of Maharaja Ranjit Singh	Unstarred	Prime Minister
22.07.2009	Crash of Sukhoi aircraft	Unstarred	Defence
21.07.2009	Trade deficit	Unstarred	Finance
21.07.2009	Bungling of NREGS cards	Unstarred	Rural Development
20.07.2009	Storage facilities for food processing	Unstarred	Food Processing Industries

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Attendance details of Balbir Punj (85% Attendance)

Debates (Participated in 53 Debates)

Questions details of Balbir Punj (69 questions asked)