S. C. Vats

S. C. Vats
Residence Delhi, India
Nationality India
Alma mater AU Tibbia College[1][2]
Occupation Politician, Clinician
Years active 1983 till date
Political party Bhartiya Janta Party
Spouse(s) Bimla Vats
Children 2
Awards Best Legislator Award, Delhi Assembly constituency, 2006
Website scvats.in[3]

S. C. Vats (born September 1945) is a veteran Indian politician and an educationist who currently heads the governing body of Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, imparting education in the field of Law, Journalism and Information Technology. He is a former member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly Shakur Basti and won the elections twice in 1998 and 2003 contesting as an Indian National Congress candidate. In 2015, Dr S C Vats contested as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and lost to Aam Aadmi Party's candidate Satyendra Kumar Jain by a narrow margin of only 3133 votes from Shakur Basti (Delhi Assembly constituency). Dr Vats has also been Member of Delhi Metropolitan Council from 1983-1989.[4] Dr Vats has chaired Governing body of half a dozen of reputed National Institutes with distinction.[5][6]

He is an initiated disciple of Ramakrishna Mission and tries to practice the precepts as preached by Swami Vivekananda to serve "God" in Man, not withstanding his caste, creed, religion and region.

Political career

Dr S. C. Vats entered politics in 1970s. He is a former member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. As a legislator his contribution towards the development of his constituency has been immense which can be viewed by clicking on his achievements.[7] Dr S. C. Vats has won the Best Legislator Award[8] for the year 2006 conferred by Hon'ble Speaker of Lok Sabha Sh. Somnath Chatterjee.

Dr S. C. Vats joined Bhartiya Janata Party on 1 January 2015 citing an ‘ideological vacuum’ in Congress.[9][10] With his impressive track record and proven devotion towards the Shakurbasti constituency, he is looking forward to continue the great work he has done in the past.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), under the chairmanship of Dr. S. C. Vats, in Delhi Assembly had indicted Sheila Dikshit government over privatisation of power. The Delhi Assembly had unanimously passed the Vats Committee report recommending a CBI probe into the privatisation of power and the alleged dubious role of the Core Committee members comprising senior bureaucrats that had negotiated the power privatisation process.[11][12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr S. C. Vats Education".
  2. ↑ "Dr S. C. Vats Alma Mater".
  3. ↑ "Dr S. C. Vats Website".
  4. ↑ "Delhi Metropolitan Council".
  5. ↑ "Dr S. C. Vats Official Website".
  6. ↑ "IIM Raipur Souvenir" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Dr S. C. Vats Achievements".
  8. ↑ "The Best Legislator Award 2006".
  9. ↑ "Dr S. C. Vats Joined BJP".
  10. ↑ "Dr S. C. Vats Joined BJP".
  11. ↑ "Privatization Of Power".
  12. ↑ "The PAC Report" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "Delhi Government Broke Rules For Privatization".
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