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Gurpartap Singh Mann is a former Chief General Manager of the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board, India.[1][2][3][4][5]

Born on 11 April 1968 at Batala, Gurpartap Singh Mann belongs to a prominent agricultural family from Punjab; his father, S. Bhupinder Singh Mann, is a famous farmer's leader of the Bharti Kisan Union who also remained a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha. S.Bhupinder Singh Mann is still playing a very active role in raising social and economic issues faced by farming and rural communities.

His family moved to settle in Batala during the partition in 1947. His early schooling was from Baring School and Baring Union Christian College at Batala. He did his Engineering in Mechanical from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College at Ludhiana. He did MBA from Punjab University. He worked in Swaraj Engines, Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation and then moved on to join Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB). He was one of the founding employees who structured and established the important organisation, which creates Infrastructure projects through public/private partnerships.[6][7][8][9][10] He has to his credit about 50 such projects. He quit the organisation in December 2010 from the Post of Chief General Manager[11] after having served in PIDB for more than 11 years. He is now involved in social work and is also working on renewable energy projects.

He is fighting for cause of farmers and is involved with Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU). He is Secretary and Chairman of Social Media Cell of Punjab Congress.


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 2010-02-02.
  4. ^ Singh, Shakti S. (20 February 2006). "Punjab takes BOT route to infra development". Projectmonitor. Archived from the original on 1 Feb 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.
  7. ^ Kumar, Manoj (8 August 2002). "Now contracts sans tenders". The Tribune. Chandigarh.
  8. ^ Ahuja, Charanjit (23 Feb 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).
  10. ^ Dhillon, Balwant (7 May 2007). "Four railway overbridges sanctioned in Punjab". Punjab Newspaper. Archived from the original on 1 Feb 2013.
  11. ^ "Budget Estimates of PIDB for 2011-12 and revised estimates for 2010-11" (PDF). Punjab Infrastructure Development Board.

12. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/punjab-assembly-polls-capt-forms-team-to-study-states-issues/

13. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Gurpartap-Singh-Mann-appointed-as-chairman-of-the-social-media-cell-of-PPCC/articleshow/47253353.cms

14. http://sugarnews.in/punjab-congress-announces-dharnas-against-private-sugar-mills/

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