Prem Das Rai

Prem Das Rai
Prem Das Rai
Member of Parliament; Sikkim
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 May 2009
Preceded by	Nakul Das Rai
Spokesperson; Sikkim Democratic Front
Personal details
Born	31 July 1954 (age 69); Darjeeling, India
Political party	Sikkim Democratic Front
Spouse	Jean Rai
Children	Juneli Rai, Nitin Das Rai
Residence	Gangtok
Alma mater	IIT Kanpur; IIM Ahmedabad

Prem Das Rai (born 31 July 1954) is an Indian politician from the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) party. In the 2009 election, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Sikkim constituency of Sikkim, India. He has the distinction of being the first member of parliament with both Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institutes of Management degrees. He is also a former Eisenhower Fellow (2000) from India.

Early life

Rai did his schooling at Wynberg Allen School, Mussoorie. He did his chemical engineering from IIT, Kanpur and his master of business administration (MBA), in 1978, from IIM, Ahmedabad. ^[2]

Career

Prem Das Rai was educated at IIT Kanpur (bachelor of technology in chemical engineering) and at IIM Ahmedabad (MBA). In 2002, he was awarded the prestigious and selective Eisenhower Fellowship (USA) for his contribution to Sikkim’s economic and industrial growth.^[3]

Rai joined the SDF in its formative years. He served as the party’s General Secretary and has worked at all its various structural levels. He has helped with SDF’s manifesto and vision, and continues to work for the party and for the prosperity of the Sikkimese people. Most recently, he served as the Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Commission of the Government of Sikkim.

The positions held by Rai include: senior executive at Bank of America (Kolkata), managing director of Sikkim Milk Union, establishing Sikkim Flour Mills, chairman of Sikkim Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (SIDICO) and Sikkim Scheduled Tribes and All Other Backward Classes Financial Development Corporation (SABCO), founding chairman of the Ecotourism and Conservation Society of Sikkim (ECOSS), and CEO (north-east) of BASIX. At BASIX, one of India’s largest microfinance and livelihood promotion institutions, he implemented microfinance initiatives for Sikkim and other north-east states by working with farmers, villagers, and non-governmental organizations.

References

^ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile — Rai, Shri Prem Das". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 7 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Bhattacharya, Amit (2 June 2009). "In a first, an IIT-IIMer as MP". Times of India. Retrieved 26 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ Borpujari, Utpal (2009). "Sikkim Member of Parliament is an alumnus of IIT, IIM". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[loksabha-1] "Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile — Rai, Shri Prem Das". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 7 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[ToI-2] Bhattacharya, Amit (2 June 2009). "In a first, an IIT-IIMer as MP". Times of India. Retrieved 26 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[DH-3] Borpujari, Utpal (2009). "Sikkim Member of Parliament is an alumnus of IIT, IIM". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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