Ram Chandra Prasad Singh is an Indian politician and former national president of the Janata Dal (United) political party. Before joining politics, he worked as an IAS officer. In 2021, during the Prime Minister’s cabinet reshuffle, Ram Chandra Prasad was appointed as Steel Minister by Narendra Modi.
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Wiki/Biography
Ram Chandra Prasad Singh was born on Sunday 6 July 1958 (age 64; as of 2022) in Mustafapur, Nalanda, Bihar. His zodiac sign is Cancer. After graduation, RCP Singh attended Patna University, Patna to obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in History. He then went to Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi to pursue a Master of Arts in International Relations.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′6″
Eye Color: Black
Hair color: salt and pepper (semi-bald)
family and caste
Ram Chandra Prasad Singh belongs to Kurmi caste.
Parents
RCP Singh’s father’s name is Sukhdeo Narayan Singh and his mother’s name is Dukhalalo Devi.
wife and children
RCP married Girija Singh in 1982 and they have two daughters, Lippi Singh and Lata Singh. Lippi Singh is an IAS officer and Lata Singh is a lawyer.
Ram Chandra Prasad Singh with his wife Girija Singh and daughter Lata Singh
RCP Singh with his daughters Lipi Singh (left) and Lata Singh (right)
Career
public service
After completing his formal education, RCP took the Civil Services Examination and passed in 1984. In 1984, he joined the Indian Administrative Service and was first appointed as the Joint Magistrate of Sultanpur District. Three years later, he was appointed Chief Development Officer for Kanpur Nagar and Kanpur Dehat. Five years later he became the Collector and District Magistrate of Barabanki, Hamirpur, Fatehpur and Rampur. For almost a year, RCP Singh was appointed as Private Secretary to former Posts and Telecom Minister Beni Prasad Verma. He then served as Private Secretary to Nitish Kumar, who served in the Ministry of Railways, Agriculture and Surface Transport, for nearly seven years in the state government. In 2004, Ram Chandra Prasad was appointed as the Additional Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Noida Authority, working under the supervision of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. In 2005, Nitish Kumar was appointed as the Chief Minister of Bihar while Ram Chandra Prasad Singh served as the Principal Secretary to the CM of Bihar. In 2010, Ram Chandra Prasad Singh took VRS (Voluntary Retirement Scheme) from the Indian Administrative Services.
Ram Chandra Prasad as Nitish Kumar’s personal secretary
politics
After his early retirement, Ram Chandra Prasad Singh began his political journey by joining the Janata Dal (United) in 2010. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha and served as a member of the Standing Committee on Railways and as a member of the Advisory Committee on Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs. He was appointed as the General Secretary of the party and later appointed as the National President of Janata Dal (United) from 27 December 2020 to 31 July 2021. During the reshuffle of Narendra Modi’s cabinet, RCP Singh was appointed as the Union Cabinet Minister for Steel on 7 July.
Ram Chandra Prasad Singh at the swearing-in ceremony with Ram Nath Kovind
On 6 August 2022, he resigned from the Janata Dal (United) amid allegations of corruption, for which the party sent him a show-cause notice.
Address
Mustafapur Tola, vil. Malta, PS & PO Asthawan, Sub-Division Biharsariff, Dist. Nalanda 803107 Bihar
Net worth
According to the election affidavit filed by RCP Singh in 2019, his net worth is Rs. 2.73 million
Assets/Properties
moving
- Bank deposits: Rs. 1.97 million
- Bonds, Bonds, Shares: Rs. 26744
- NSS, Postal Savings etc.: Rs. 49 GEL
- Jewelry: Rs. 15.12 GEL
immovable
- Agricultural land: Rs. 4.86 GEL
signature
Signature of Ram Chandra Prasad Singh
Facts/Trivia
- According to several media reports, Ram Chandra Prasad was a close aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Reports also suggest that Ram Chandra accepted the VRS on the advice of Nitish Kumar and joined the Janata Dal (United) in 2010.
Ram Chandra Prasad Singh with Nitish Kumar during a press conference
- Ram Chandra Prasad is known to be a quiet and reserved person and is considered a “man of few words” by other party members. He was given a key role in the party and appointed General Secretary of Janata Dal (United).
- In December 2019, when a majority of MPs opposed the Citizenship Amendment Act, Ram Chandra Prasad defended the act. During the Parliament session, Prashant Kishore, the then national vice-president of the Janata Dal (United), opposed the act.
- Although it lobbied hard for a Union Cabinet berth from the BJP-JDU alliance, the BJP won the Lok Sabha elections with a majority, insisting that the party’s allies should get “token representation”. This decision of BJP forced Nitish Kumar to withdraw support from BJP.
- After losing JDU as an ally, BJP lost Shiv Sena which made them realize that it would be impossible for BJP to win elections in Bihar and Maharashtra where politics was dominated by caste. The BJP reconsidered its decision and decided to give Ram Chandra Prasad Singh due respect and offered him a post in the Narendra Modi cabinet during the reshuffle.
- Ram Chandra’s daughter, Lippi Singh, broke the news when police forces, acting on Lippi Singh’s orders, opened fire on a group of people who were on their way to immerse an idol of Goddess Durga. This incident resulted in one death and several people were injured, after which many people protested against Lippi Singh and demanded his removal. Following this, the Election Commission suspended Lippi Singh from the post of district SP.
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