Raj Kumar Singh

He has a special interest in Internal Security and Defence

• R K Singh was elevated to the cabinet rank and appointed as the Minister of Power.

• He was appointed MoS (independent charge) of the ministry of power; MoS (independent charge) of the ministry of new and renewable energy and Ministry of skill and entrepreneur development.

• He contested and won the Arrah parliamentary constituency with a margin of over 5,00000 votes.

• He was the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) and Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

• He was the Member of Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice.

• He was the Member of India China Parliamentary Friendship Group.

• He was the Member of The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Standing Committee on International Peace and Security.

• He was the member of Jonit Committee on Security in Parliament House Complex.

• He was the member of National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR).

• He was the member of Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour of Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha.

• He was the member of Consultative Committee under the Ministry of Defence.

• He was the member of Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare.

• He was the member of Committee of Privileges.

• Raj Kumar Singh was elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Arrah constituency. He defeated Sribhagwan Singh Kushwaha of RJD with the marjin of 255,204 votes.

He was the District Magistrate of East Champaran from 1981 to 1983. He was also the District Magistrate of Patna from 1983 to 1985. He was the Director and Joint Secretary under the Ministry of Defence in 1991 to 1996. He was the Home Secretary under Govt. of Bihar from 1997 to 1999. He was Joint Secretary under Ministry of Home Affairs in Govt. of India from 2000 to 2005. He was the Principal Secretary for Road Construction Department under Govt. of Bihar from 2006 to 2009. He worked as the Secretary Production under the Govt. Of India from 2009 to 2011. He also worked as the Union Home Secretary from 2011 to June. He Joined the IPS in 1974 and the IAS in 1975. He worked in the Department of Defence Production in 2009. As Secretary, Defence Production from 2009 to 2011, he ensured that the production from Ordance Factories, Defence Shipyards, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and other Defence Manufacturing facilities touched record levels.