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HON'BLE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, TRANSPORT And GURDWARA ELECTIONS & GURDWARA ADMINISTRATION
Shri Arvinder Singh, S/o Shri Balvinder Singh, was born on 11th December 1968. He has done his graduation from Delhi University in Political Science. While he was in the college he was elected to Students’ Union of SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi. It was during his college life he was actively involved with various social organizations.
He was appointed General Secretary, Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress in the year 1990 and during the year 1992-1996, he was appointed General Secretary of All India NSUI.
For the first time in 1998 he was elected to Delhi Legislative Assembly as youngest MLA. As MLA he was not only actively associated with the formulation of several Govt. Policies but also engaged with several social and academic organizations. He was also entrusted with the responsibility of the Chairman of Bhimrao Ambedkar College, Delhi. It is because of his excellent track record as MLA, he was given upcoming Legislator Award for the year 2000. He was appointed General Secretary, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee in the year 2000 and President, East District Congress Committee (I).
In the year 2003, he was re-elected to Delhi Legislative Assembly by getting 73.53% of the total polled votes, which is the highest among all the 70 Assembly constituencies of Delhi. For the First time, he has been given the responsibilities of Education, Tourism, Languages, Gurudwara Administration, in the Council of Ministers, Govt. of Delhi.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Since he has taken over as Minister of Tourism, several initiatives have been taken to make Delhi a tourist hub. Delhi Tourism is organizing round the year weekend festivals, some of which have acquired national/international importance like Qutub Festival, Bhakti Festival, Ananya Festival, Sharad Utsav, Garden Tourism Festival, Mango Festival & Chrysanthemum Flow Show.
As a runner of Commonwealth Games, Tourism Department was also associated in organizing Olympic Torch Relay, World Half Marathon & Queen Baton Relay. Water sports activity has been taken in a big way and boating facilities are being provided at natural lakes. In the shape of Delhi Haat, Tourism Department is providing direct interaction between tourists and craftsmen from all over the country.
Delhi has become the first State in India to provide computer education in all the schools and in this process around 10 lakh students are being provided computer education. Most of the functions of schools in Delhi are completely computerized. Delhi has got ‘Golden icon Award’ for “Exemplary Leadership and ICT Achievement of the Year Award” instituted by Ministry of Information & Technology and Ministry of Administrative Reform, Govt. of India. Education Department has become the first department, where e-governance is fully implemented.
Major initiatives have been taken to integrate the children of weaker section in the high-end public schools. 20% reservation for the children from weaker section has been provided in all the schools. Education for girl children has been made completely free. Government is also providing them text-books, uniform, free bus rides.
CALTOONS is another initiative through which the subjects are being taught through animated multimedia interactive computer aided learning programme. The children as well as teaches have found it very interesting. In 2005-06 it was piloted in 200 schools and looking the success rate it is being upgraded to 800 schools. It is going to be unique strategy for retention particularly that of SC/ST and minority children who are prone to dropping out.
YUVA is an over-reaching umbrella initiative which is as much as an attitude and approach as it is individual projects to attract children to school, provide them with high quality learning, that is fun, ensure that they do well academically, and learn and understand how to be happy, healthy and responsible citizens.
The result of class-X of government school has gone up from 50.77% in the year 2003-04 to 83.69% in the year 2007-08 ( i.e. increase of 32.92% in five years). The result of class-XII also improved remarkably to 85.70% in the year 2007-08. One new school was opened in almost every 25 days
In the year 2008, he was re-elected for the third time to Delhi Legislative Assembly by a margin of 31,925 votes against the BJP candidate which is the highest margin among all the 70 constituencies of Delhi Legislative Assembly.
DEPARTMENTS ASSIGNED TO THE MINISTER IN 2003 : Education (excluding Higher Education & Technical Education) Department, Tourism Department, Language Department, Gurudwara Administration.
DEPARTMENTS ASSIGNED TO THE MINSITER IN 2008 : Education (excluding Higher Education & Technical Education) Department, Transport Department and Gurudwara Administration.
| Date of Birth |
11.12.1968 |
| Father's Name |
Sh. Balvinder Singh |
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