Rama Chandra Khuntia, usually known as R. C. Khuntia, is an Indian politician. he was a Member of the Rajya Sabha from Odisha from 1998 to 2004 and 2008 to 2014.He serves as the General Secretary of Indian National Congress in charge of Telangana.[1][2][3] & the current chairman of International Migrant Workers Working Group of the Geneva based. BWWI.[4] He has many times represented in UN , ILO, MFA, BWI & Solidarity Centrs meetings on action plan for migrant workers. He has also organised Asian Migrant workers in India, Germany, UK & Brussels.

R. C. Khuntia
MP of Rajya Sabha for Odisha
In office
3 April 2008 – 2 April 2014
ConstituencyOdisha
In office
2 July 1998 – 1 July 2004
ConstituencyOdisha
General Secretary of
AICC for Telangana
Assumed office
1 August 2017
PresidentSonia Gandhi Rahul Gandhi
Personal details
Born (1953-02-10) 10 February 1953 (age 71)
Begana, Odisha, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Residence(s)26 Dr. R.P. Road, New Delhi – 110001
Alma materUtkal University and Sikkim Manipal University
OccupationPolitician, advocate, cultivator, educationalist
Websitekhuntia@sansad.nic.in

He was elected as the vice-president of IFBWW from 1999 to 2000 as well as the President of the Asia-Pacific Regional Committee of IFBWW. He was a member of the International Executive Board of IFFBW (elected in the World Congress of IFBWW in Zimbabwe). He was a member of the ILO- WHO Joint Committee on Occupational Health. He is the titular member of the IFFBW Asia-Pacific Regional Committee since 1993. He was a delegate in the Closing Ceremony of Global March against Child Labour held in Geneva on 30 May 1998.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "R C Khuntia appointed AICC incharge of Telangana". India Today. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2019. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  2. ^ https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=43 Archived 6 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Ramachandra Khuntia(Indian National Congress(INC)):(ORISSA) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. ^ Pioneer, The. "Khuntia elected Int'l Migrant Working Group chief". The Pioneer. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  5. ^ "MLA Rama Chandra Khuntia Profile | KORAI Constituency". www.odishahelpline.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.