Sheila Kaul

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Sheila Kaul
Mahabir Prasad
Succeeded byMahabir Prasad
Union Minister of Urban Development
In office
21 June 1991 – 3 May 1995
Prime MinisterP. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded byDaulat Ram Saran
Union Minister of Urban Affairs and Employment
In office
3 May 1995 – 10 September 1995
Prime MinisterP. V. Narasimha Rao
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Education, Culture and Social Welfare
In office
8 August 1981 – 31 December 1984
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Personal details
Born(1915-02-07)7 February 1915
educationist

Sheila Kaul (7 February 1915 – 13 June 2015) was a

British India. She was Jawaharlal Nehru's sister-in-law and Indira Gandhi
's maternal aunt.

Personal life

Sheila Kaul was born in 1915.

Punjab, British India.[5]

She was married to

Bollywood superstar, was her brother-in-law.[10]

Political career

Sheila Kaul was Corporator of the

Cabinet of India during 1980–84 and 1991–95, and as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh during 1995–96.[3]

Kaul led the Indian delegations to the International Women's Congress, Berlin in 1975, the International Conference of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Copenhagen in 1980, the International Conference on the Role of Culture for Development of Man and Society, Sofia in 1980, the Sessions of General Conference of the UNESCO, Paris in 1982 and 1983, the First Conference of Ministers of Education and Culture of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries, Pyongyang in 1983, the International Conference on Education, Geneva in 1984, the United Nations General Assembly in 1985 and 1987, and the European Parliament in 1990. She became General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee in 1988.[3]

Kaul introduced in the Parliament of India The Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Bill, 1991, which was enacted in 1992.[11][12] She also moved in Parliament the AMU (Amendment) Bill, 1981, which was enacted in the same year.[13] While in Parliament, she served as a member of the Committee on Public Undertakings (1980–84), Committee on Privileges (1980–84), Joint Committee on Taxation (Amendment) Bill (1980–84), Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation (1990), and Subject Committee on Science and Technology (1990).[3]

A chargesheet based on a case of 1996 accused the former Union Urban Development Minister of entering into a conspiracy with her two personal staff members and over forty other individuals for allegedly renting out government shops for a consideration.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences reporting in 2012 that she had an "impaired" understanding of day-to-day events.[19] In 2016, a year after Kaul's death, a special court awarded a two-year prison sentence to her former additional private secretary Rajan Lala, a retired government official, for his role in an allotment scam during her ministerial tenure.[20]

Sheila Kaul died on 13 June 2015, aged 100, in

Ghaziabad, India.[4][21] Her death was condoled by the President of India, who remembered her for her distinguished service to the nation: "Smt. Kaul was a distinguished Parliamentarian and able administrator who served the nation in various capacities. A multi-faceted personality, Smt. Kaul worked with distinction as member of the Union Council of Ministers and Governor of Himachal Pradesh. The nation will always remember her valuable contributions and pursuit of excellence in public life."[9] Her death was also condoled by the Indian National Congress.[22]

Positions held

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Sheila Kaul, the Grand old Lady, turns 101". 7 February 2015. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Veteran Congress leader Sheila Kaul no more". The Times of India. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Veteran Congress leader, former Union Minister Sheila Kaul passes away". 14 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Pt.Gautam Kaul". Delhigovt.nic.in. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Kaul Nominated As Member of Sport Cinema Commission of IOA". Tugofwarindia.gov.in. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  8. ^ "India Empire". India Empire. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  9. ^ a b "President of India condoles the passing away of Smt. Sheila Kaul". Business Standard India. 15 June 2015.
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  11. ^ "The Constitution (Amendment)". Indiacode.nic.in. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Defining moment". Frontline.in. 4 November 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  14. ^ The Hindu : Sheila Kaul chargesheeted[usurped]
  15. ^ President's comments send corruption cases back to cold storage Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ a b Palushkar VG. "Judicial Activism". The Law Review GLC. 7: 56–67. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/47549596/JUDICIAL-ACTIVISM-Justice-Mr-V-G-Palshikar-(Retd)
  17. ^ "'Supreme Court appears to have struck yet another blow for executive accountability' : EDITOR'S NOTE – India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 30 November 1996. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  18. ^ "SC waives damages imposed on Sheila Kaul". The Hindu. 20 February 2002. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  19. ^ a b "At 99, fight against ambulance summons". Telegraphindia.com. 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  20. ^ "Shops allotment scam: Court gives two-year jail to ex-govt official". The Economic Times. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  21. ^ "Former Cabinet minister Sheila Kaul dies at 101". 15 June 2015.
  22. ^ "Congress condoles the death of veteran party leader Sheila Kaul". 15 June 2015.
  23. ^ "Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO". Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  24. ^ "Former Ministers, Ministry of Human Resource Development". Retrieved 28 October 2014.

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