V. Saroja

Dr. V. Saroja
Dr. V. Saroja
	Sankagiri
Personal details
Born	12 June 1948

V. Saroja is an

1999 elections.^[4]^[5]

Early life and education

Dr. V. Saroja was born in Ujanur which belongs to the district of Salem in Tamil Nadu on 12 June 1948 to Shri M. Vellayan and Smt. Kandammal.^[1]

Dr. Saroja did her bachelors

M.D. from Madras Medical College.^[1]

Political career

Dr. V. Saroja entered into the politics in 1989 and joined

AIADMK Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha. From 2000 to 2001 she served as the member of Committee on the Empowerment of Women. From 2000 to 2004 she served as the member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance.^[1] She is also the former State Information Commissioner of Tamil Nadu.^[6]

Jayalalithaa appointed Saroja as Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme in May 2016. This was her first cabinet post in the Government of Tamil Nadu.^[7]

Dr. V Saroja won with highest number of votes in 2016 Rasipuram Assembly Election.[8]

Dr. V Saroja, visited a number of countries while serving the nation as a politician. In June 2000, Dr. Saroja went to New York City, United States of America, and joined "BEIJING +5" Special Session at United Nations General Assembly as a member of Parliamentary Delegation. She also visited Australia and New Zealand as a member of Goodwill delegation of WHIPS of Political parties.^[1]

In March 2002, Dr Saroja attended 18th Asian Parliamentarians Meeting on Population and Development in Tokyo, Japan.^[1]

Positions held


#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	1991	1996	Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)	elected
02	1992	1996	Joint Secretary, Women's Wing, Salem District
03	1998	1999	Member of parliament for 12th Lok Sabha	elected
04	1999	2000	Member of parliament for 13th Lok Sabha	re-elected
05	2004	2006	Chairperson of Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing & Development Corporation Ltd.^[9]
06	2007	2010	District Joint Secretary, AIADMK, Nammakal district
07	2010	2013	Joint Secretary, Women's Wing, AIADMK
08	2012	2013	State Information Commssioner	Appointed
09	2016	2021	Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme (Government of Tamil Nadu)	elected

Personal life

In 1975 she was married with Dr. L. Lokaranjan, having one daughter.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in.
^ "Jayalalithaa's medical reports: Minister V Saroja fudged her way out of answering critical questions". Firstpost. 10 March 2017.
^ Ramakrishnan, T. (27 April 2017). "Dalit MLAs' quest for prominence". The Hindu.
^ "government | Tamil Nadu Government Portal". www.tn.gov.in.
^ Hussain, Zakeer (15 April 2020). "Lack of protective gear: Sanitary workers mob ministers' cars near Namakkal". Deccan Chronicle.
^ "Tamil Nadu Information Commission". www.tnsic.gov.in.
^ "Jayalalithaa and her 28-member Cabinet to be sworn in on May 23". The Hindu. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
^ "Rasipuram Assembly Election 2016 Latest News & Results". India.com.
^ "Chairpersons of TAHDCO | TAHDCO". Tahdco.

[LS-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in.

[2] "Jayalalithaa's medical reports: Minister V Saroja fudged her way out of answering critical questions". Firstpost. 10 March 2017.

[3] Ramakrishnan, T. (27 April 2017). "Dalit MLAs' quest for prominence". The Hindu.

[4] "government | Tamil Nadu Government Portal". www.tn.gov.in.

[5] Hussain, Zakeer (15 April 2020). "Lack of protective gear: Sanitary workers mob ministers' cars near Namakkal". Deccan Chronicle.

[6] "Tamil Nadu Information Commission". www.tnsic.gov.in.

[7] "Jayalalithaa and her 28-member Cabinet to be sworn in on May 23". The Hindu. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.

[8] "Rasipuram Assembly Election 2016 Latest News & Results". India.com.

[9] "Chairpersons of TAHDCO | TAHDCO". Tahdco.

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