Name : 

Dr. Jitendra Singh, 

Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India

In Position Since: 

9 June 2024 

(also held this position previously, from July 2021 to May 2023).

Official Contact Email: 

[email protected]

Twitter: 

@DrJitendraSingh

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Dr. Jitendra Singh, Bio:  

Dr. Jitendra Singh is a medical practitioner, author, professor, and newspaper columnist specializing in diabetology and consultant medicine. In 2012, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has since served as a Member of Parliament for Udhampur, Jammu—his native place—across three consecutive terms in 2014, 2019, and 2024. Throughout his tenure, Dr. Singh has held roles as both a Cabinet Minister and Union Minister of State. 

Positions held in the past: 

- 2014-2021, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

- 2016, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports                                            

Education:  

- M.B.B.S. (Stanley, Chennai)

- M.D. (Medicine), Fellowship (Diabetes), AIIMS New Delhi

- MNAMS (Diabetes and Endocrinology)

- Ph.D. (Hon) Amity University

- Ph.D. (Hon) Central University Jammu

- Fellow, ‘Indian College of Physicians’ (ICP)

- Life Patron, RSSDI (Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India) 

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About The Ministry: 

The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), under the Government of India, is mandated to provide services for weather, climate, ocean and coastal state, hydrology, seismology, and natural hazards; to explore and harness marine living and non-living resources in a sustainable manner for the country and to explore the three poles of the Earth (Arctic, Antarctic, and Himalayas). 

Ministry Website:

https://www.moes.gov.in/

Twitter: 

 @moesgoi