Balwant Singh Ramoowalia[2] (born 15 March 1942) is an Indian
politician from
Samajwadi Party. His father
Karnail Singh Paras was a well-known
Kavishar.
Balwant Singh started his political career with student politics as a general secretary of Student Federation of India in 1963. He went on to join All India Sikh Students' Federation and was its president from 1968 to 1972.[3] Later he joined
Akali Dal and became
Member of Parliament twice from
Faridkot and
Sangrur. He left Akali Dal to get elected to
Rajya Sabha in 1996 and served as the Union Minister for
Social Welfare.
Member, (i) Senate
Punjabi University,
Patiala, 1978–80, (ii) Syndicate,
Punjabi University, Patiala since 1996, (iii) Board of
Indian Airlines, 1991–93, (iv) 6th and 8th
Lok Sabha, (v) Public Accounts Committee, 1987–88, (vi) Estimates Committee, 1986–87, (vii) Committee on Public Undertakings, 1988–89, (viii) Business Advisory Committee, 1978–79, (ix) Committee on Petitions, 1978–79, (x) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Industry, 1985–89, (xi) Consultative Committee for the
Ministry of External Affairs, 1978–79 and (xii) Committee on Labour and Welfare