ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Positions Held

Parliament

Elected as Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), 1st term as Independent – July 1998
Re-elected as Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), 2nd term on INC nomination – July 2004
Re-elected as Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), 3rd term on INC nomination – July 2010

Committees

Member: National Tiger Conservation Authority (June 2015)
Member: Ministry of Civil Aviation (January 2015)
Member: Standing Committee on Information and Technology (September 2014)
Member: Hindi Salahkar Samiti (December 2013)
Member: Governing Body of Rajasthan Foundation
Member: India – China Society
Member: Indo – US Forum of Parliamentarians
Member: Indo – Pak Parliamentary Forum
Vice President: Turkey – India Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group
Permanent Invitee: Consultative Committee for Petroleum and Natural Gas
Ex-Member: Standing Committee on Commerce
Ex-Member: Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India (July 2010)
Ex-Member: Rajya Sabha – Committee on Subordinate Legislation (September 2010)
Ex-Member: Central Consumer Protection Council, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (September 2010)
Ex-Member: Philatelic Advisory Committee of the Department of Posts, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (November 2010)
Ex-Member: Committee on MPLADS, Rajya Sabha
Ex-Member: Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
Ex-Member: Telephone Advisory Committee – Maharashtra Circle, Government of India (2002)
Ex-Member: Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Ministry of Culture (Nominated on 5th October, 2004)
Ex-Member: Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (Nominated on 5th October, 2006)
Ex-Member: Railway Convention Committee (Nominated on 31st August, 2004)
Ex-Member: Informal Consultative Committee for Central Railway (2000)
Ex-Member: Informal Consultative Committee for S. E. Central Railway (2001)
Ex-Member: Organising Committee, Commonwealth Games 2010 (Nominated on 30th May, 2005)
Ex-Member: Ter-Centenary of Guru-Ta-Gaddi at Nanded in 2008
Ex-Member: Bureau of Indian Standard, Ministry of Central Consumer Protection Council (Nominated on 12th June, 2007)
Ex-Member: Hindi Salahakar Samiti for the Ministry of Company Affairs (Nominated on 14th February, 2005)
Ex-Member: Maharashtra Mineral Development Advisory Committee
Ex-Member: National AIDS Control Organization, Ministry of Health, Government of India
Ex-Member: Standing Committee on Labour & Welfare, Government of India
Ex-Member: Standing Committee on Information Technology, Government of India
Ex-Member: Committee on Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee
Ex-Member: National Academy of Direct Taxes (2004-05)
Ex-Member: Indian-Japan Forum of Parliamentarians
Ex-Member: Indian Institute of Forest Management, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, New Delhi
Ex-Member: Environmental Appraisal Committee, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, New Delhi
Ex-Member: Parliamentary Committee on Petitions (Rajya Sabha)
Ex-Member: Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Tourism
Ex-Member: Central Consumer Protection Council, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (September 2007)
Ex-Member: Standing Committee on Ministry of Finance, Government of India (2007)
Ex-Member: Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India (2007)
Ex-Member: Standing Committee on Ministry of Finance, Government of India (August 2010)
Ex-Member: Konkan Railway Users’ Consultative Committee (Nominated on 13th August, 2004)
Ex-Member: Maharashtra State Sports Council, Government of Maharashtra

Media

Founder President: South Asian Editors Forum (formed by the Editors of national and indigenous language dailies in South Asia)
Chairman: Audit Bureau of Circulation, Mumbai (September 2010)
Ex-President & Member: Indian Newspaper Society, New Delhi (1997 -1998)
Ex-Member: Press Council of India, New Delhi (From March 1998-2001, March 2001-2004 | Two Terms)
Managing Trustee: Press Institute of Maharashtra, Pune
Life Member: The Advertising Club of India, Mumbai
Member: World Association of Newspapers, Paris, France
Member: Commonwealth Press Union, London (UK Member – All India Newspapers Editors Conference, New Delhi
Member: Indian Languages Newspapers’ Association, Mumbai
Member: Committee to decide the comprehensive policy and regulate advertisements in Newspapers & Periodicals
Member: Co-ordination Committee to combat and control attacks on Journalists and Press Establishments
Member: Maharashtra State Accreditation Committee (provides Accreditation facilities to Journalists)
Member: Ad-hoc Board of Studies in Mass Communication, Nagpur University
Member: National Readership Studies Council, Mumbai
Member: Vidarbha Daily Newspapers Association, Nagpur
Member: International Advertising Association, New York (USA)
Member: Advisory Panel of Central Board of Film Certification
Member: Judging Committee of 22nd National Awards for Excellence in Printing & Designing of Books & other Publications (1980)
Member: Screenwriters Association (SWA)

Business

Chairman: Lokmat Media Pvt. Ltd.
Chairman: IBN Lokmat News Pvt. Ltd.
Chairman & MD: Darda Investments & Properties Ltd.
Chairman: Cozy Properties Pvt. Ltd.
Partner: Mangal Mudran (Printing Press), Yavatmal

Philanthropy

President: Jawaharlal Darda Foundation
Chairman: Lokmat Foundation
Founder President: Sakal Jain Samaj
Member: Mahavir International (Nagpur Chapter)
Chairman of Organising Committee: All India Kabaddi Gold Trophy Tournament

Education

Founder Chairman: Jawaharlal Darda Institute of Engineering & Technology (Shri Jawaharlal Darda Education Society), Yavatmal
President: Amolakchand Mahavidyalaya (Vidya Prasarak Mandal), Yavatmal
President: Amolakchand Law College (Vidya Prasarak Mandal), Yavatmal
President: College of Physical Education (Hanuman Vyayamshala Krida Mandal), Yavatmal
Founder Chairman: Yavatmal Public School (Shri Jawaharlal Darda Education Society), Yavatmal
President: Anglo Hindi High School and Junior College (Hindi Prasarak Mandal), Yavatmal
Ex-Member: University Senate, R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur
Ex-Council Member: Makhanlal Chaturvedi University of Journalism, Bhopal

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Positions Held

Parliament

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Media

Business

Philanthropy

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