Ram Chandra Prasad Singh is an Indian politician and former national president of the Janata Dal (United) political party. Before joining politics, he served as an IAS officer. During the 2021 reshuffle of the Prime Minister’s cabinet, Ram Chandra Prasad was appointed as the Minister of Steel by Narendra Modi.
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Wiki/Biography
Ram Chandra Prasad Singh was born on Sunday, 6 July 1958 (age 64 years; as in 2022) in Mustafapur, Nalanda, Bihar. His zodiac sign is Cancer. After completing his schooling, RCP Singh joined Patna University, Patna to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in History. He then went to Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi to pursue a Master of Arts degree in International Relations.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 6″
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper (Half Bald)
family and caste
Ram Chandra Prasad Singh belongs to Kurmi caste.
Guardian
RCP Singh’s father’s name is Sukhdev Narayan Singh and mother’s name is Dukhlalo Devi.
wife and children
RCP married Girija Singh in 1982 and has two daughters, Lipi Singh and Lata Singh. Lipi Singh is an IAS officer, and Lata Singh is a lawyer.
Ram Chandra Prasad Singh with his wife Girija Singh and his daughter Lata Singh
RCP Singh with his daughters Lipi Singh (left) and Lata Singh (right)
livelihood
Civil Services
After completing his formal education, RCP appeared for the Civil Services Examination and passed in 1984. In 1984, he joined the Indian Administrative Service, and was first posted as Joint Magistrate of Sultanpur district. Three years later, he was appointed Chief Development Officer of Kanpur Nagar and Kanpur Dehat. After five years, he became the Collector and District Magistrate of Barabanki, Hamirpur, Fatehpur and Rampur. For almost a year, RCP Singh was appointed as the private secretary of former Posts and Telecommunications Minister Beni Prasad Verma. He then served in the state government as Private Secretary to Nitish Kumar for about seven years, serving in the Ministry of Railways, Agriculture and Surface Transport. In 2004, Ram Chandra Prasad was appointed as the Additional CEO of the Greater Noida Authority, operated under the supervision of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. In 2005, Nitish Kumar was appointed as the Chief Minister of Bihar, and Ram Chandra Prasad Singh served as the Primary Secretary to the CM of Bihar. In 2010, Ram Chandra Prasad Singh took VRS (Voluntary Retirement Scheme) from the Indian Administrative Service.
Ram Chandra Prasad is the personal secretary of Nitish Kumar.
Politics
After taking early retirement from service, Ram Chandra Prasad Singh started his political journey by joining Janata Dal (United) in 2010. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha and served as a member of the Standing Committee on Railways and a member of the Consultative Committee on Foreign and Home Affairs. He was appointed as the General Secretary of the party, and later, he was 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 ministers, RCP Singh was appointed as the Union Minister of Steel on 7 July 2021.
Ram Chandra Prasad Singh with Ram Nath Kovind during the swearing-in ceremony.
On 6 August 2022, he resigned from Janata Dal (United) amid corruption allegations, for which the party had sent him a showcase notice.
Address
Mustafapur Tola, Village. Malti, PS and PO Asthawan, Subdivision Biharsharif, Dist. Nalanda 803107 Bihar
net worth
According to the election affidavit submitted by RCP Singh in 2019, his net worth is Rs. 2.73 crores.
property/property
Ambulatory
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 1.97 crore
- Bonds, Debentures, Shares: Rs. 26,744
- NSS, Postal Savings, etc: Rs. 49 lakhs
- Jewellery: Rs. 15.12 lakh
immovable
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 4.86 lakh
Signature
Signature of Ram Chandra Prasad Singh
Facts/General Knowledge
- Several media reports state that Ram Chandra Prasad was a close aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Reports also said that Ram Chandra took VRS on the advice of Nitish Kumar and in 2010 he joined Janata Dal (United).
Ram Chandra Prasad Singh with Nitish Kumar during the press conference.
- Ram Chandra Prasad is known to be a calm and collected person, and other party members consider him ‘a man of few words’. He was given an important role in the party and was appointed General Secretary of Janata Dal (United).
- In December 2019, when most members of Parliament were against the Citizenship Amendment Act, Ram Chandra Prasad defended the Act. During a parliamentary session, Prashant Kishore, the then national vice president of Janata Dal (United), opposed the Act.
- Although he worked hard to get a berth in the Union Cabinet from the BJP-JDU alliance, the BJP won the Lok Sabha elections with a majority and insisted that party allies should take ‘token representation’. This decision of BJP forced Nitish Kumar to withdraw his 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 caste dominated. BJP reconsidered its decision and decided to give due respect to Ram Chandra Prasad Singh and offered him a post in Narendra Modi’s cabinet during the reshuffle.
- Ram Chandra’s daughter Lipi Singh came into the news when a police force working under the orders of Lipi Singh opened fire on a group of people who were going to immerse the idol of Goddess Durga. One person died and several were injured in the incident, following which many people protested against Lipi Singh and demanded that he be removed from his services. After this, the Election Commission suspended Lipi Singh from the post of SP of the district.
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