Om Mehta
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Om Mehta (20 February 1927 – 12 February 1995) was the Minister of State for Home, Personnel and Parliamentary Affairs (Independent Charge) in Indira Gandhi's government in 1976. He was a veteran politician of the Indian Congress during Indira Gandhi's time [buzzword]. He was a politician from Jammu, first with National Conference, and later with Congress.
Om Mehta was born on 20 February 1927 in Kishtwar Town. He completed his education at Prince of Wales College (now Gandhi Memorial Science College) in Jammu. In 1947 he joined the National Conference. He was also the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Co-operative Society Kishtwar and established a building for it, which is situated near Tehsildar's office.
He was elected as legislative member of council in 1957 as well as in 1959. In 1962, he became the Director General of J&K Corporative Bank. He was also the working committee member of Bharat Sewak Sangh, Panchayti Raj Committee, Red Industries Board and Constitution Club New Delhi.
In 1964, he joined Indian National Congress and in the same year, he became the Member of Parliament. He was brought to the Centre and to the Rajya Sabha to strengthen the Young Turk base before the 1969 congress split. In parliament he was the member of public accounts committee from 1966 to 1968. One of the few leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, he was first given minor portfolios, parliamentary secretaries, Union Minister of Communication, Works and Housing and then finally, immediately before "The Emergency," he became Minister of State for Home Affairs. In 1970, he was given the ministerial rank in the union and in 1971 he became minister of aviation and transport where as in 1973 Department of Development was added to his ministry. He was the de facto Home Minister from 1974 to 1977.
Om Mehta has been involved in several development projects within District Doda. Some of these initiatives include the establishment of the Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Plant, the Batote Kishtwar national highway, the Kishtwar-Manali border road, the improvement of Kishtwar's water supply, and the construction of the Bhadarwah-Chamba road.[1]
References
- ^ "Om Mehta, a beacon light from Kishtwar, Jammu remembered by NPP on his 22nd Death Anniversary - The News Now". www.thenewsnow.co.in. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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