Data corresponds to the period from 01-06-2009 to 09-08-2024.

Shanta Kumar (RS)

State :

Himachal Pradesh ( 6 more MPs )

Constituency :

N/A

Party :

Bharatiya Janata Party ( 247 more MPs )

Nature of membership :

Elected

Start of Term :

10-04-2008

End of Term :

09-04-2014

No. of Term :

First Term

Personal Profile

Age :

Gender :

Male

Education :

Professional Graduate

Parliamentary Activity

Selected MP

National Average

State Average

Attendance

Selected MP

83 %

National Average

80 %

State Average

87 %

No. of Debates

Selected MP

National Average

39.1

State Average

34.3

No. of Questions

Selected MP

National Average

284.25

State Average

255.08

Private Member's Bills

Selected MP

National Average

State Average

N/A

Detailed Information

Attendance details of Shanta Kumar (RS) (83% Attendance)

Session	Attendance
Winter Session 2013	86%
Monsoon Session 2013	95%
Budget Session 2013	91%
Budget Session 2012	80%
Winter Session 2012	85%
Monsoon Session 2012	74%
Winter Session 2011	92%
Budget Session 2011	65%
Monsoon Session 2011	77%
Winter Session 2010	61%
Monsoon Session 2010	81%
Budget Session 2010	91%
Winter Session 2009	87%
First Session 2009	75%
Budget Session II 2009	88%

Debates (Participated in 35 Debates)

Date	Debate title/Bill name	Debate Type
23.08.2013	Regarding acquisition of Indian Pharmaceutical companies by foreign companies through Brownfield route	RS - Matters raised with permission
22.03.2013	Homage to Sardar Bhagat Singh, Shri Raj Guru and Shri Sukhdev on Martyrs’ Day, 23rd March	RS - Matters raised with permission
07.03.2013	Regarding situation arising out of Pad Yatra by “Save Yamuna Rakshak Dal”	RS - Matters raised with permission
07.03.2013	Regarding recent attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh	RS - Matters raised with permission
07.03.2013	Regarding irregularities in allocation of mining lease in Rajasthan	RS - Matters raised with permission
17.12.2012	Regarding huge shortage of officers and soldiers in the Army	RS - Matters raised with permission
11.12.2012	Taking up the issue of brutalities meted out to the kargil martyr captain saurabh kalia in the international court of justice	Special Mention
11.12.2012	Regarding complaint against the IRP personnel deployed at Zanskar sub-division of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir	RS - Matters raised with permission
07.12.2012	FDI in Multi-brand Retail Sector	RS - Motion to consider policy, situation, statement or any other matter (Rule-168)
22.05.2012	Raised a matter regarding killing of tigers in Vidarbha Region and Madhya Pradesh	RS - Matters raised with permission
21.05.2012	The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011	Government Bills
14.05.2012	Discussion on the problem of food grains storage in the country	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
13.05.2012	Sixty Years Journey of the Indian Parliament	Government Resolutions
02.05.2012	Demand to take steps to hand over the assets of the State of Himachal Pradesh divided under the State of Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966	Special Mention
27.04.2012	Concern over the lack of adequate food-grain storage system in the country	Special Mention
29.03.2012	Regarding problems caused to cotton farmers due to the requirement of registration	RS - Matters raised with permission
22.03.2012	Budget (Railways), 2012-2013	Budget (Railways)
19.03.2012	Regarding reduction in the interest rate on Employees Provident Fund	RS - Matters raised with permission
20.12.2011	Regarding ban imposed on Shrimad Bhagwadgita in Russia	RS - Matters raised with permission
27.08.2011	Need to increase the budget for laying of Nangal-Talwada Railway line in Himachal Pradesh	Special Mention
27.08.2011	Minister's Statement on the issues relating to setting up of a Lok Pal	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
10.03.2011	Approve the proposal of Himachal Pradesh Government to levy generation tax on hydel power production	Special Mention
23.02.2011	Motion of Thanks on President's Address	Motion of Thanks on the President's Address
25.08.2010	Alleged denial by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Food to comply with the directions of the Supreme Court to distribute food grains	RS - Matters raised with permission
06.08.2010	Demand to take effective steps for transfer of assets to the State of Himachal Pradesh under the State of Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966	Special Mention
02.08.2010	Incidents of rotting of foodgrains in Government godowns in different parts of the country.	RS - Matters raised with permission
06.05.2010	Regarding demand to resolve the issue of giving assets to the state of Himachal Pradesh under the Re-organisation of the State of Punjab Act	RS - Matters raised with permission
30.04.2010	Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
15.03.2010	Regarding demand to give compensation to the victims of grenade blasts around the Kachiyari firing range of Army in Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) and take measures to check such ncidents	Special Mention
05.03.2010	Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address	Motion of Thanks on the President's Address
16.12.2009	The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2009	Government Bills
09.12.2009	Demand to start the construction of Pathankot-Leh railway line on priority basis in view of the increasing security threat from China.	Special Mention
04.12.2009	The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2009	Private Members' Bills
06.08.2009	Situation arising out of continued rise in prices of essential commodities in the country.	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
22.07.2009	Working of the Ministry of Social Justice and empowerment	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)

Questions details of Shanta Kumar (RS) (86 questions asked)

Date	Title	Type	Ministry or Category
18.12.2013	Communal riots in the country	Starred	Home Affairs
16.12.2013	Expenditure on mid day meals	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
16.12.2013	Nirmal Gram Puraskar	Unstarred	Drinking Water and Sanitation
13.12.2013	Suicide by farmers	Unstarred	Agriculture
13.12.2013	Production, export and consumption of onion	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
11.12.2013	Excavation at Daundiya Kheda in Unnao	Unstarred	Culture
23.08.2013	Pathankot-Leh railway line	Unstarred	Railways
08.05.2013	Recommendations of Justice Verma Committee	Unstarred	Home Affairs
07.05.2013	Task Force for promotion of Yoga and Naturopathy	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
07.05.2013	Budgetary allocation for AYUSH	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
30.04.2013	Guidelines for registration of Naturopathy practitioners	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
30.04.2013	AIIMS type institutes for yoga and naturopathy	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
22.04.2013	Study on onion trading	Unstarred	Corporate Affairs
22.04.2013	Economic cost of wheat and rice	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
19.03.2013	Most polluted cities in the country	Unstarred	Environment and Forests
14.03.2013	Cash transfer scheme	Starred	Prime Minister
13.03.2013	Funds spent on procurement of weapons	Unstarred	Defence
12.03.2013	Illegal bank accounts of Indians in foreign banks	Unstarred	Finance
08.03.2013	Pathankot-Joginder Nagar-Leh railway line	Starred	Railways
07.03.2013	Social security coverage to casual workers	Unstarred	Prime Minister
07.03.2013	Air services to Himachal Pradesh	Unstarred	Civil Aviation
27.02.2013	Financial assistance to curb domestic violence	Unstarred	Women and Child Development
13.12.2012	CD of Indian account holders in France	Unstarred	Finance
12.12.2012	Rape cases reported to NCW	Starred	Women and Child Development
06.12.2012	Foreign banks operating in India	Unstarred	Finance
05.12.2012	Cases of suicides and unnatural deaths in CPM forces	Unstarred	Home Affairs
04.12.2012	Cash kerosene oil subsidy	Unstarred	Petroleum and Natural Gas
27.11.2012	Dengue menace in the country	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
07.09.2012	Profit margin on drugs	Unstarred	Chemicals and Fertilizers
07.09.2012	Price control of life-saving drugs	Unstarred	Chemicals and Fertilizers
06.09.2012	NPA of nationalized banks	Unstarred	Finance
04.09.2012	Profit margin on drugs	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
27.08.2012	Norms for supply of electricity from power grid	Unstarred	Power
23.08.2012	Treaty regarding black money	Starred	Finance
21.08.2012	Standardization of yoga courses	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
11.05.2012	Unemployment survey by NSSO	Unstarred	Statistics and Programme Implementation
08.05.2012	Paucity of trained naturopathy doctors	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
24.04.2012	Scams in NRHM	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
30.03.2012	Toilet facilities in schools	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
30.03.2012	Pathankot-Leh railway line	Unstarred	Railways
20.12.2011	Spurious drugs in open markets	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
16.12.2011	Extension of Kalka broad gauge line	Starred	Railways
15.12.2011	Aadhaar Yojana	Unstarred	Prime Minister
14.12.2011	Punitive action against police involved in human rights violations	Starred	Home Affairs
13.12.2011	Connectivity of villages with motorable roads	Unstarred	Rural Development
08.12.2011	Violation of service rules	Unstarred	Prime Minister
02.12.2011	Gauge conversion of Pathankot- Jogindernagar line	Unstarred	Railways
08.09.2011	Signing of UNCAC	Unstarred	External Affairs
07.09.2011	Cases of human rights violation by police	Unstarred	Home Affairs
06.09.2011	Achievements made under MGNREGS	Unstarred	Rural Development
05.09.2011	Violation of Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act	Unstarred	Information and Broadcasting
02.09.2011	Quality of education in private Universities	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
30.08.2011	Cases of violation of Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988	Starred	Finance
29.08.2011	PILs in Supreme Court	Unstarred	Law and Justice
08.08.2011	Stock of foodgrains	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
05.08.2011	Proposal for Shatabdi between Pathankot and Delhi	Unstarred	Railways
04.08.2011	Cases of disproportionate assets	Unstarred	Prime Minister
02.08.2011	Health insurance scheme for all	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
15.03.2011	Unearthing of black money stashed abroad	Unstarred	Finance
26.11.2010	Pantry cars in long distance passenger trains	Unstarred	Railways
25.11.2010	Appointment of Lokpal	Unstarred	Prime Minister
20.08.2010	Pantry services in long distance trains	Starred	Railways
19.08.2010	Ratification of United Nations Convention on Corruption	Unstarred	Prime Minister
17.08.2010	PMGSY roads in Himachal Pradesh	Unstarred	Rural Development
17.08.2010	Life span of roads constructed under PMGSY	Unstarred	Rural Development
12.08.2010	Social security to senior citizen	Unstarred	Social Justice and Empowerment
10.08.2010	Sanitation scheme	Unstarred	Rural Development
05.08.2010	Uranium deposits in States	Unstarred	Prime Minister
02.08.2010	Violation of Forest (Conservation) Act	Unstarred	Environment and Forests
02.08.2010	Capacity of hydro power	Unstarred	Power
30.07.2010	Sustainable livelihood through agriculture	Unstarred	Agriculture
29.07.2010	UN Convention against corruption	Starred	External Affairs
27.07.2010	Dairy Development Project in Kangra	Starred	Rural Development
27.07.2010	Printing of currency notes from abroad	Unstarred	Finance
03.05.2010	Child exploitation	Unstarred	Women and Child Development
21.04.2010	Murder at IGI airport	Starred	Home Affairs
19.04.2010	Committee to study paid news syndrome	Unstarred	Information and Broadcasting
16.04.2010	Linguistic survey	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
15.04.2010	Recovery of land rent by major hotels in Delhi	Unstarred	Urban Development
05.03.2010	Electrification of Chandigarh- Morinda rail line	Unstarred	Railways
15.12.2009	Non-utilization of foreign assistance	Unstarred	Finance
01.12.2009	Foreign loans	Unstarred	Finance
30.11.2009	Hydro power potential	Unstarred	Power
25.11.2009	Assets to Himachal Pradesh under Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966	Unstarred	Home Affairs
23.11.2009	Disposal of pending cases	Unstarred	Law and Justice
20.11.2009	Proposal for Joginder Nagar- Pathankot-Leh rail line	Unstarred	Railways

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Attendance details of Shanta Kumar (RS) (83% Attendance)

Debates (Participated in 35 Debates)

Questions details of Shanta Kumar (RS) (86 questions asked)