| 1964 |
Member, Congress Party, Himachal Pradesh |
| 1986-1992 |
Vice-President, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee;Vice-President, All India Mahila Congress |
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;General Secretary, Mahila Congress, Punjab;Member, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.);Member, Central Election Authority, A.I.C.C.;Member, Introspection Committee, A.I.C.C.;Member, Political Advisory Committee, A.I.C.C.;Member, Ethics Committee, A.I.C.C.;Secretary, All India Congress Committee;Executive Member, Congress Party in Parliament (Two terms) ;Member, Central Coordination Committee Constituted under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment;Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting;Member, India-Cyprus Parliamentary Friendship Group;Member, Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee, Chandigarh;Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture;Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution ;Member (Special Invitee), Commonwealth Games Committee |
| 1992 |
Elected to 10th Lok Sabha |
| 1993-96 |
Member, Panel of Chairmen, Lok Sabha;Convenor, Committee on Official Language |
| 1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha |
| 1999-2000 |
Member, Committee on Railways;Member, Committee on the Empowerment of Women |
| Nov. 2004-2009 |
Chairperson, National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, Govternment of India (MOS);Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour |
| 2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 31 Aug. 2009 |
Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas;Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways |
