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Age: 70 Years
Wife: Kamal Virendra
Hometown: Sagar
Some Lesser Known Facts About Dr. Virendra Kumar
- Since a young age, he was a part of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
- In 1975, he took part in the Total Revolution movement started by Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan
- In 1977, he was appointed as the Convenor of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (A.B.V.P.) for the District Sagar in Madhya Pradesh and remained for 2 years.
- In 1979, he became the Divisional Organising Secretary, A.B.V.P. in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.
- In 1982, he was appointed as the general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (B.J.Y.M.) in District Sagar of Madhya Pradesh
- In 1987, he was appointed as the convener of a Hindu nationalist militant organisation known as the Bajrang Dal for District Sagar in Madhya Pradesh.
- In 1996, he became a member of various committees including the Consultative Committee for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare.
- In 1998, he joined various committees including the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit, and the Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare.
- In 1999, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Office of Profit. The following year, he became a member of various committees including the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the General Purposes Committee, and the Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare.
- In 2004, he became a member of the Joint Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in the Parliament House Complex.
- In 2006, he became a member of various committees including the Committee on Privilege, the Committee on Privileges, and the Standing Committee on Labour.
- The next year, he also became a member of the Standing Committee on Labour.
- In August 2009, he again became a member of various committees including the Parliamentary Forum on Children, the National Social Security Board, the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways, the Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas, and the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
- In May 2010, he became a member of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and again in August 2014.
- In September 2014, Virendra Kumar was appointed as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Labour and a member of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- In 2015, he became a member of the General Purposes Committee and remained for four years.
- In 2016, he joined the Standing Committee on Energy as Chairperson.
- In 2019, he became a Chairperson of the Committee on Petitions and became a member of various committees including the Standing Committee on Labour, the General Purposes Committee of Lok Sabha, and the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA).
- In July 2021, he became a member of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- Dr. Virendra Kumar actively works for the upliftment of Gau-Seva Sangh Sanstha, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. He has also worked for many other social causes including the development of orphanages, Deaf and Dumb schools, and old age homes.
- He enjoys singing and playing Harmonica.
- He was an athlete and has won various accolades in race events at the State level.