Shri Om Birla

About Shri Om Birla

Shri Om Birla was born on Nov 23, 1962, 12:00:00 AM in Kota, Rajasthan. Shri Om Birla's mother's name is Late Smt. Shakuntla Devi Shri Om Birla is married to Dr. Amita Birla since Mar 11, 1991, 12:00:00 AM. Shri Om Birla's has 2 daughters and 0 son. Social Service: Set up the <b>Nishulk Paridhan Uphaar Kendra</b> with public cooperation for distribution of clothes to the underprivileged; Launched the <b>Prasadam</b> project with collective efforts to provide free food to the underprivileged; Launched a <b>Medicine Bank</b> project with public cooperation to provide free medicines to the poor, helpless and needy patients; Set up a portable school, <b>Meri Paathshala</b> in slums with public cooperation to provide education to children of nomadic and poor families; Got set up various <b>Matru Gyaan Kendra</b> in rural areas under Corporate Social Responsibility (C.S.R.) policy and social cooperation to educate both working women and homemakers in rural areas; To help labourers who are compelled to sleep on roads, set up modern <b>Rain Baseras</b> (shelter homes), wherein facilities like free heater, bed, mattress-quilts, nutritious food and tea are provided free of cost; Set up the <b>Kambal Nidhi Prakalp</b> to help attendants of patients coming for treatment in M.B.S. Hospital and the New Medical College, Kota wherein free blankets and beds are provided; From 2006 onwards, started organizing, the historic and patriotic programme <b>Azadi ke Swar</b> on the eve of Independence Day every year to instill patriotism in common man, especially the youth, to remember sacrifices made by the martyrs and for inculcating the spirit of nationalism and character building in the new generation; It is being organised as a festival in Kota (Rajasthan)every year; Organized felicitation programmes for the senior citizens of Kota and Bundi in Rajasthan; Through these Programmes, the guidance of senior citizens was sought for development of Kota city (Rajasthan); In March 2015, <b>Ek Mutthi Ann Rahat Abhiyaan,</b> a campaign to give relief to farmers affected by hailstorms, was launched; Foodgrains were collected by going home to home and made available to hailstorm affected farmers in rural areas; As Parliamentary Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan during 2004-2008, provided help to the poor, needy and medically serious patients by giving them financial assistance upto Rs.50 lakh through the State Government; In order to address the nutritional deficiency problem in pregnant women and adolescent girls, <i> Suposhit Maa Abhiyan</i> was launched on 28 February in Kota Bundi Parliamentary Constituency of Rajasthan with public participation, under the campaign, nutrition kits were provided to 1000 pregnant women and adolescent girls in the slums, who were lacking in nutrition; Slippers Distribution Campaign was started in the year 2007 for the poor and deprived section of people to ensure that no person and child have blisters in their feet due to sweltering heat during the summer; Led the relief team during rescue operations to help the flood victims during the devastating flood in Kota city on 15-16 August 2004 and 2019 by providing shelter and medical facilities to them; Helped Cancer and Thalassemia patients through various voluntary and social organizations; Launched a special campaign to provide aid including free motorised cycles (battery-operated), tri-cycles, wheel chairs and hearing aids to empower the differently-abled; Launched Green Kota Campaign with the collaboration of social, religious and trade organisations to plant one lakh trees in Kota (Rajasthan) to protect the environment. Saplings, including Tulsi, were distributed to all households. Visited countries include Canada, Japan, Maldives, Servia, Turkey, UAE(Dubai), Uganda <b> Conferences/Seminars Attended and Visits Made:</b> 2018, Turkey: Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) Standing Committee on Social and Cultural Affairs and First Executive Council of APA; 2019, Maldives: Fourth South Asian Speakers` Summit on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); 2019, Uganda: 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference; 2019, Serbia: 141st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly; 2019, Japan: 6th G-20 Parliamentary Speakers` Summit; 2020, Canada: The 25th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC); As Chairperson of the All India Presiding Officers` Conference, attended the 79th Conference of Presiding Officers of the Legislative Bodies in India, Dehradun, Uttrakhand, December 2019; As Chairperson of the Executive Committee, CPA India Region, Attended the 7th Conference of CPA India Region, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, January 2020; As Chairperson of the All India Presiding Officers` Conference, attended the 80th Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India, Kevadiya (Gujarat), November 2020 <b>Virtual Events/Meetings attended:</b> 21 April 2020: The Presiding Officers of CPA India Region State Branches; 19-20 August 2020: The 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament; 25 August 2020: Call on by Mr. Duarte Pacheco, MP, Parliament of Portugal and IPU Presidential Candidate (2020-2023); 27 October 2020: The 6th BRICS Parliamentary Forum; 1-3 November 2020: The 206th Governing Council Session of the IPU; January 2021: Attended the virtual meeting of the Standing Committee of the Conference of the Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC); 13 January 2021: H.E. Mr. David Maria Sassoli, President, European Union Parliament; 18 January 2021: The Standing Committee of the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth. Educated up to Post Graduate. M.Com.Educated at Govt. Commerce College, Kota and Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Vishwavidyalaya, Ajmer (Rajasthan). Represents Kota constituency. Member of Bharatiya Janata Party party. Main profession is Agriculturist. Also works as Social Worker. Work address: (i) <i>Residence</i>20, Akbar Road, New Delhi - 110001. Work phone: Tels : (011) 23014011,(011) 23014022,</BR> FAX: (011) 23016212 . Work email: speakerloksabha@sansad.nic.in.