Dr Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur or C. P. Thakur (born 3 September 1931) is a former member of
Rajya Sabha
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, a former minister in the
Government of India
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, a physician and a leader of
Bharatiya Janata Party
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(BJP). He was a cabinet minister from 1999 to 2004 in the BJP government.
He is known for his contribution in finding medication for
Kala-azar. He proposed the development of AIIMS hospital Patna in central government and got it approved. One Crossing (Chowk) near
AIIMS hospital, Patna has been named " Dr C P Thakur Chowk " in honour of his contribution to Bihar and its people.
Early life
Thakur was born on 3 September 1931 in Dubaha village of
Muzaffarpur district
Muzaffarpur District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. Muzaffarpur district is part of and also the headquarters of Tirhut Division Tirhut is the ancient name of all of northern Bihar.
History
Muzaffarpur was a pa ...
in
Bihar
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to Radhamohan Thakur and Sharda Thakur a
Bhumihar Brahmin
Bhumihars, also called Babhan, are a Hindu caste mainly found in Bihar (including the Mithila region), the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, and Nepal.
The Bhumihars claim Brahmin statu ...
family. He is a physician and had received the degrees of M.B.B.S., M.D., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.P. from
Patna Medical College,
Patna University
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,
Royal College of Physicians
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,
London
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and
Royal College of Physicians
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,
Edinburgh
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and Royal College of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,
London
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. Thakur married Uma Thakur on 12 June 1957, with whom he has two sons and two daughters. Politician
Vivek Thakur is his son.
Career
As a physician, Thakur did extensive research for the treatment of
Kala-azar. In 2017, he became the first Indian medical scientist to receive a lifetime achievement award from the
World Health Organization
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.
He was elected to
Lok Sabha
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from
Patna
Patna (
), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...
constituency in 1984.
Positions held
He has held the following government positions:
* 1984 Elected to Eighth Lok Sabha
* 1990-91 Chairman, Kala-azar Spot Assessment Committee Government of India
* 1990-93 Member, Advisory Committee on Kala-azar Government of India
* 1991 Member, Expert Kala-azar committee to formulate prevention programme for Kala-azar, Government of India
* 1998 Member, Twelfth Lok Sabha (2nd term)
* 1998-99 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests; and its Sub-Committee on Ganga Action Plan Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
* 1999 Member, Thirteenth Lok Sabha (3rd term)
* 22 Nov 1999-26 May 2000 Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources
* 27 May 2000 – 30 June 2002 Union Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare
* 29 Jan 2003-May 2004 Union Cabinet Minister, Small Scale Industries, Development of North-Eastern Region
* April 2008 Elected to Rajya Sabha from Bihar
* Aug. 2008 onwards Member, Committee on the Empowerment of Women
* Aug. 2008- May 2009 Member, Committee on Information Technology
* May 2009 onwards Member, Court of the Jawaharlal Nehru University
* Aug. 2009 onwards Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
* Aug. 2012 onwards Member, Committee on Information Technology
* Aug. 2012 onwards Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
* Jan. 2016 onwards Chairman, The Scouts/Guides Organisation
*March 2019 He was appointed Chancellor of
Central University of South Bihar
Books published
*Dynamics of Development (Editor and Contributor);
*Glimpses of Indian Technology (Co-author);
*World Trade Organization (author);
*Technical Report Series 791 up to 1990 (Geneva) Control of Leishmaniasis (joint author);
*Recent Trends in Leishmania Research (contributor);
*Text Book of Medicine—API Text Book of Medicine (Joint author);
*India Under
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (; 25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian politician who served three terms as the 10th prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months fr ...
, B.J.P. Era .
He has also published more than 100 research papers in medical journals and more than 200 articles in the press.
Awards
*
Padma Shri
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;
*
Dr. B. C. Roy National Award,
Indian Medical Council
* BKAIKET ORATION Award,
Indian Council of Medical Research
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The ICMR is funded by the Gove ...
;
* P.N. Raju Oration Award (ICMR)
References
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External links
biographical data from the Parliament of India*
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20th-century Indian medical doctors
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Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine
Living people
1931 births
Rajya Sabha members from Bihar
Lok Sabha members from Bihar
India MPs 1984–1989
India MPs 1998–1999
India MPs 1999–2004
People from Muzaffarpur district
Dr. B. C. Roy Award winners
Health ministers of India
Indian medical writers
Patna University alumni
Medical doctors from Bihar