My BIODATA

MY BIODATA

Shri Balavant alias Bal Apte

	Father's Name  :  Shri Parashuram Apte
	Mother's Name  :  Shrimati Sita Apte
	Date of Birth    :  18 January 1939
	Place of Birth    :  Rajgurunagar, Distt. Pune (Maharashtra)
	Marital Status   :  Married on 28 February 1967
	Spouse's Name   :  Shrimati Urmila Apte
	Children           :  One daughter
	Educational Qualification : M.A., LL.M. Educated at University of Mumbai, Mumbai
	Profession : Lawyer/Advocate, Teacher & Educationist/Professor
	Permanent Address: Girish Building, T.H. Kataria Road , Mahim, Mumbai.400016 Tel. -  {022} 24376441, 24372419, Fax :24324871,
	Present Address : C-702, Swarna Jayanti Sadan, Dr. Bishambhar Das Marg, New Delhi. 110001 Tel. {011} 23311966, Fax: 23323039,)
	E-mail     : bpapte@sansad.nic.in, aptebp@gmail.com
	Positions Held: 1996-98 Additional Advocate General, State of Maharashtra April 2000 Elected to Rajya Sabha May 2000 onwards Member, Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee for the Central Railway Zone Member, Committee on Rules May 2000 - Feb. 2004 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence Jan. 2001 - Feb. 2004 Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare Dec. 2001 onwards Member, India-Iran Parliamentary Friendship Group Member, India-Russia Parliamentary Friendship Group Jan. 2002-May 2004 Member, Board of Governors, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan Jan. 2002-2005; Member, Samsad (Court) of Visva Bharati May 2002 onwards Member, Governing Council of National Mission for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Feb. 2002-Feb. 2005 Member, Central Advisory Committee for Light Houses Member, Railway Convention Committee Aug. 2002 - Feb. 2004 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development Aug. 2002 - March 2006 Member, Court of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Jan. 2003-April 2006 Member, Council of National Literacy Mission Authority Nov. 2003-April 2006 Member, Central Advisory Board (S.8 Minimum Wages Act, 1948) July 2001-April 2006 Member, Central Advisory Board on Child Labour July 2004-April 2006 Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha Aug. 2004-April 2006 and June 2006 -2007;Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Aug. 2004 –April 2006, Member, General Purposes Committee May 2006 onwards; Member, Central Advisory Board of Education Sept. 2004-2006; Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation Nov. 2004-2006; Member, Informal Consultative Committee (S) for Central Railway and Western Railways Member, Telephone Advisory Committee for MTNL, Mumbai; April 2006 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha; Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice June 2006 onwards; Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Sept. 2006 onwards; Member Governing Council and Executive Committee of National Mission of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan July 2007; Vice-President, India-China Parliamentary Friendship Group May 2008 onwards Member, Committee on Rules August 2008 onwards; Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti, Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways 2008-2010, Member Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Rajya Sabha Sept.2009 onwards; Member Hindi Salahkar Samiti for Planning Commission Aug 2010 onwards; Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence Sept. 2009 onwards; Member,  Committee on Petitions Sept. 2010 onwards.
	Freedom Fighter   :  No
	Books Published:  (i) Educational Change, 1977, (ii) Yeshwant (in Marathi), 1988, (iii) Report on Violation of Fundamental Rights of Citizens in Ayodhya, Nov. 1990 and (iv) Supreme Court on Hindutva (ed.), 2005
	Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests : Was National President, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (A.B.V.P.) and was active in A.B.V.P. for 38 years; was on Governing Council of Shikshan Prasarak Mandali, an educational institution running 20 colleges and schools for about two decades; was President, Advocates Association of Western India (A.A.W.I.), High Court, Mumbai; President, Sawarkar Darshan Pratisthan (Trust), Mumbai; Vice-President, Ram Bhau Mahalgi Prabodhni, Mumbai; Chairman, 'Srijan' Dipex Centre for Entrepreneurship Development; Founder Member, Students' Experience in Inter-State Living Trust, Mumbai; was chairman, Vidyarthi Nidhi Trust.
	Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation : Reading and writing
	Countries Visited : U.S.S.R. as a member of Indo-U.S.S.R. Youth Meet in 1978, China, South Korea, Panama, U.K. and U.S.A. as a member of parliamentary delegation, Germany, Switserland; attended the 119th assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held at Geneva in October 2008
	Other Information : Fought against the Emergency, 1975-77; was detained under the MISA from December 1975 to February 1977; taught Law as Hon. Professor at (i) New Law College, Mumbai, for twelve years, (ii) University of Mumbai, Mumbai for twelve years; designated Senior Advocate by the High Court, Mumbai; was Member, Senate, University of Mumbai; was National Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) since 2002 - 2010, Member Central Parliamentary Board BJP.

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