Prem Sai Singh Tekam
Prem Sai Singh Tekam | |
|---|---|
| Minister of School education Minister of minority affairs Minister of Co-operative Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 2018 – July 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Bhupesh Baghel |
| Preceded by | * Punnulal Mohle |
| Succeeded by | Kedar Nath Kashyap |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 11 December 2018 – 3 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Sewak Paikra |
| Succeeded by | Shakuntala Singh Porte |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Ram Sewak Paikra |
| Constituency | Pratappur |
| Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Planning Commission | |
| In office July 2023 – Incumbent | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Prem Sai Tekam 14 September 1954 Pratappur, Surajpur district, Chhattisgarh |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Rama Singh |
| Children | 2 |
Prem Sai Singh Tekam (born 14 September 1954) is an Indian politician hailing from Chhattisgarh, India. He is presently serves as the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Chhattisgarh's Pratappur assembly constituency, a position he has held since 2018. Tekam is affiliated with the Indian National Congress.
He assumed the responsibilities of the Education Minister of Chhattisgarh in 2018 and continued in that capacity until his resignation in July 2023. He also served as the Minister of Scheduled Castes and Tribal Welfare, Minister of Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare, Minister of School Education, and Minister of Co-operation in the Chhattisgarh state government.
In July 2023, he was appointed as the Chairman of the State Planning Commission and he retained the status of a cabinet minister in Chhattisgarh.