Ex Rajasthan health minister Dr. Digambar Singh dies
Q. Former state health minister of Rajasthan Digambar Singh held which important post?- Published on 01 Nov 17a. Vice Chairman of Rajasthan's Twenty Point Programme
b. Vice Chairman of Rajasthan's Mission Indradhanush
c. Vice Chairman of Rajasthan's Clean India Mission
d. Both a and b
ANSWER: Vice Chairman of Rajasthan's Twenty Point Programme
Former state health minister Dr Digamber Singh, who was fighting a battle against a fatal aliment for the past three years, passed away in Oct 2017.
Demise of the 67-year-old leader from Bharatpur sent shock waves within the state BJP.
A former health and industry minister; he was the vice-chairman of the state government's Twenty Point Programme since June 2015.
Senior members of the state BJP including CM Vasundhara Raje and cabinet members rushed to the hospital on the news of his demise.
The state cabinet, which in a meeting expressed grief on his death, also announced a day-long official mourning in Bharatpur, where Singh will be cremated.
Digambar Singh: Know More- Singh represented the Deeg-Kumher constituency for two terms between 2003 and 2013.
- However, he lost the 2013 assembly on the same seat at a time when the state BJP went to create a history winning 162 of the 200 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.
- The second-blow to his political career came within a year to that when he contested and lost the by-poll on Surajgarh seat in September 2014.
- Singh, a former state health minister, was a two-time MLA from Deeg-Kumher Assembly constituency in Bharatpur.
- He was appointed as the vice chairman of the 20-point programme in June 2015 and was given the status of a cabinet rank minister.
- The government’s 20-point programme, which is under the planning department, is aimed at eradicating poverty and bringing improvement in the life of the common man.
- He was born in Barkheda Faujdar village in Bhartpur and was a practising doctor before joining politics in 1993.
