Personal Life & Political Career
Ram Shankar Katheria (born 21 September 1964), is a Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Agra constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.He was a Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry till 6 July 2016.
Political career
Katheria was appointed as a National General-Secretary of the BJP in August 2014 and, in October, he was made in charge of the Chhattisgarh and Punjab states.However, in his November cabinet expansion, Narendra Modi inducted Katheria as a Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry,where he served till 6 July 2016.
# From To Position
01 2009 2014 Member, 15th Lok Sabha
02 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Urban Development
03 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
04 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Petitions
05 2009 2014 Member, Consultative Committee on Rural Development
06 2017 till date Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes
Controversies
Katheria has been accused of falsifying two of her diploma sheets (BA and MA) for a job at Agra University. The case is heard by a court. Katheria also listed 20 other cases pending against him in his election affidavit. modifier
Publications
Katheria has written four books.