Gurpartap Singh Mann
Born (1968-04-11) April 11, 1968
Batala
Alma materBaring Union Christian College
Parent

Gurpartap Singh Mann (born April 11, 1968) is a member of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) and remained Chief General Manager of the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board of India.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life

Mann was born in an agricultural family from Punjab. His father, S. Bhupinder Singh Mann, is the leader of the Bharti Kisan Union, and was a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from 1990 to 1996. Mann's father works to raise social and economic issues faced by farming and rural communities.

Mann's family moved to Batala during the partition of India in 1947 from Faisalabad. Chak 207 in Faisalabad is named after S. Anoop Singh, his grandfather.

He was educated at Baring School and Baring Union Christian College in Batala and obtained his mechanical engineering degree from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College in Ludhiana and MBA from UBS Punjab University. He worked in Swaraj Engines, Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation (PSIDC) and then joined the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB). He established an organisational system which creates infrastructure projects through public-private partnerships.[6][7][8][9][10]

He quit PIDB in December 2010 as the Post of Chief General Manager[11] after serving in the organisation for more than 11 years.

Career

Mann was actively involved with the Indian National Congress until he was nominated as a member of the PPSC in March 2018.[12] He remained the Chief Spokesperson of the Congress till 2016.[13][14] In 2015, Mann was appointed as the chairman of the social media cell.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ Ahuja, Charanjit (30 June 2008). "Punjab on fast lane with first inter-state expressway". The Financial Express. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Kaur, Swarleen (17 December 2009). "Ludhiana metro project to be delayed". The Financial Express. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Singh, Shakti S. (19 February 2007). "Punjab takes PPP route to investment". Projectmonitor. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010.
  4. ↑ Singh, Shakti S. (20 February 2006). "Punjab takes BOT route to infra development". Projectmonitor. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Dabrai, Rohit (18 August 2008). "Punjab to get Expressways,Ring Roads,Metros". Twenty22-India on the Move.
  6. ↑ "Facilitating Public Private Partnership for Accelerated Infrastructure Development in India" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. December 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  7. ↑ Kumar, Manoj (8 August 2002). "Now contracts sans tenders". The Tribune. Chandigarh.
  8. ↑ Ahuja, Charanjit (23 February 2008). "Rs 5-cr outlay for BOT bus terminals in Punjab". The Financial Express.
  9. ↑ Department of Economic Affairs (December 2010). "Public Private Partnership Projects in India: Compendium of Case Studies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  10. ↑ Dhillon, Balwant (7 May 2007). "Four railway overbridges sanctioned in Punjab". Punjab Newspaper. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "Budget Estimates of PIDB for 2011–12 and revised estimates for 2010–11" (PDF). Punjab Infrastructure Development Board.
  12. ↑ "6 names recommended for PPSC, 2 for state information commissioners". Times of India. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Punjab Congress gives final touches to party manifesto for Assembly polls". Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Amarinder, Bhattal, Manpreet get key posts in Congress poll panel". The Times of India. 5 November 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  15. ↑ Mohan, Vibhor (12 May 2015). "Gurpartap Singh Mann appointed as chairman of the social media cell of PPCC". Times of India. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  16. ↑ Vasdev, Kanchan (2 February 2016). "Punjab assembly polls: Capt forms team to study state's issues". The Indian Express. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

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