Minister of State
Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
Minister of State for Communications, Government of India, 3rd Floor, Dak Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi, PIN- 110001
Profile:
Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar is a graduate of Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad, India. He ranked 27th out of 60,000 students who took the EAMCET medical school entrance examination, one of the most competitive examinations in the country. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania, and obtained the highest percentile scores in most board examinations. During his postgraduate training, he represented the state of Pennsylvania in a national medical knowledge competition for 2 years. He then worked at Johns Hopkins University – Sinai Hospital for about 5 years as an attending physician, teaching residents and medical students.
He is also the founder of UWord, an online learning platform for high stakes competitive exams in the US. In 2020, he won the Ernst and Young Award of “Entrepreneur of the Year” in the US. Also, he is a member of Forbes Business Council.
Dr. Pemmasani has worked in a free medical clinic providing care to uninsured/underinsured patients in the Indian community of Dallas. In India, he helped provide free and clean water to residents of the Palnadu in the Guntur district, for over 10 years, and donated land for a community hall in his father’s village. He has also provided educational funding to a number of children and adults besides giving charitable donations to local community organizations. In addition, through the CSR and foundation activities, he continues the philanthropic activities focusing on education, global crisis, and service basic needs.
Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar joined Telegu Desam Party (TDP) in year 2013 to serve the common people. He has been elected as Member of Parliament from Guntur Lok Sabha constituency in 2024. For more details, pl visit website www.drpemmasani.com
Positions Held
1999- 2004 |
Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
2004 |
Elected to 14th Lok Sabha |
2004 - 2007 - |
Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology |
2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
2009 |
Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development |
2014 |
Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
2014 - 2019 |
Member, Committee on Estimates |
2014 - 2016 |
Member, Standing Committee on Railways |
2014 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture |
2015 |
Convenor, Sub Committee-III, Committee on Estimates |
2016 - 2017 |
Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development |
2017 - 2019 |
Member, Business Advisory Committee |
2017 - 2019 |
Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture |
May, 2019 |
Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
Since May 2019 |
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development;
Ministry of Communications; and
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
Personal Details
Father's Name |
Mr. Shamrao Dhotre |
Mother's Name |
Ms. Shakuntala Dhotre |
Date of Birth |
26 Feb 1959 |
Place of Birth |
Akola (Maharashtra) |
Marital Status |
Married |
Date of Marriage |
27 Apr 1983 |
Spouse's Name |
Ms. Suhasini Dhotre |
No. of Sons |
2 |
Permanent Address |
At & Post. Palso, (Badhe), Teh. Akola,
Distt. Akola-444001, Maharashtra
Tels. : (0724) 2457214, 2452000 |
Present Address |
AB-95, Shahjahan Road,
New Delhi -110 003
Tel : (011) 23078281 |
E-mail : |
mos-office@meity.gov.in |