स्वास्थ्य एवं परिवार कल्याण मंत्रालय 
Minister of State
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| Father's Name | Shri Shobhan Singh Kulaste | ||||||
| Mother's Name | Smt. Hero Bai | ||||||
| Date of Birth | 18 May 1959 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | Barbati, Distt. Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) | ||||||
| Marital Status | Married | ||||||
| Date of Marriage | 15 May 1985 | ||||||
| Spouse's Name | Smt. Savitri Kulaste | ||||||
| No. of Sons | 1 | ||||||
| No. of Daughter | 3 | ||||||
| Educational Qualifications | M.A., B.Ed. and LL.B. Educated at Mandla College, Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar and Rani Durgawati University, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) | ||||||
| Profession | Agriculturist Teacher, Political and Social Worker | ||||||
| Permanent Address | Village - Jewara, P.O. - Dewari Kala (Bablia), Tehsil - Niwas, Distt. Mandla - 481661, Madhya Pradesh Tel : (07641) 271350, 09425163775 (M) | ||||||
| Present Address | 8, Talkatora Road, New Delhi - 110 001 Tels. : (011) 23320158, 23320159, 09868180495 (M) | ||||||
| Positions Held | |||||||
| 1990-92 | Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Member, Planning Board, Government of Madhya Pradesh Parliamentary Secretary, Department of Public Health and Family Welfare, Government of Madhya Pradesh | ||||||
| 1993 onwards | Member, Panchayat Board, Distt. - Mandla, Madhya Pradesh | ||||||
| 1996 | Elected to 11th Lok Sabha | ||||||
| 1996-97 | Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs | ||||||
| 1998 | Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) | ||||||
| 1998-99 | Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-II Member, Select Committee on the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 1996 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | ||||||
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) | ||||||
| Oct.-Nov. 1999 | Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs | ||||||
| 22 Nov. 1999 -May 2004 | Union Minister of State, Tribal Affairs | ||||||
| 2004 | Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term) | ||||||
| 2004 - 2009 | Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Member, Committee on Coal and Steel Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | ||||||
| April 2012 | Elected to Rajya Sabha | ||||||
| May 2012 | Member, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes | ||||||
| Aug. 2012 | Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development | ||||||
| 2013 | Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development | ||||||
| May, 2014 | Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term) | ||||||
| 14 Aug. 2014 - 5 July 2016 | Chairperson, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes | ||||||
| 1 Sep. 2014 - 5 July 2016 | Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation | ||||||
| 29 Jan. 2015 - 5 July 2016 | Member, General Purposes Committee | ||||||
| 5 July 2016 onwards | Union Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | ||||||
Social And Cultural Activities:-Working for the propagation of education in society; encouraging tribals to keep alive their cultural activities by forming several committees; founder and organiser of educational units; providing free education to the weaker sections of the society; established Babalia Development Block for the upliftment of Adivasis and promotion of education
Special Interests:-Promotion of education and public health
Favourite Pastime and Recreation:-Kabaddi, Kho-Kho and Volley Ball
Sports and Clubs:-Archery, Basketball, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho , High Jump, (Represented University and State levels in Kabaddi, Kho-Kho and Volleyball)
Countries Visited:-Nepal and U.K.
Other Information:-President : Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikash Parishad, Madhya Pradesh, 1980; Member : State Working Committee, Madhya Pradesh since 1990; General Secretary (In-charge) : BJP (ST Cell), 1993; National Secretary (In-charge) : BJP (ST Cell), 1996; Vice-President : (i) Akhil Bhartiya Adivasi Vikash Parishad, Delhi, 1996; (ii) Akhil Bhartiya Adivasi Vikash Parishad, Madhya Pradesh, 2000; National President : BJP Scheduled Tribe Morcha, 2004 and 2010 (two terms); General Secretary : BJP, Madhya Pradesh, 2006-2010 (two terms) and Patron : Akhil Bharatiya Gond Sangh since 1998
