Daughter of Smt. Swarn Lata and Shri Gurdev Singh; born at Dharamshala on 21^st  January, 1966; M.A (Classical Dance, Kathak) also learned classical Bharatanatyam) and Diplomas in Yoga, Painting and Cookery; educated  at Chandigarh;  married to  Brigadier  Pawan Kumar; one son.

Took part in Nehru Yuva Kendra and N.S.S. activities during student life; participated in folk dance competitions at National and International level and remained best Folk Dancer, Punjab University for five years.

Active worker RSS & ABVP; Joined politics in the year 1992; remained Mandal Pradhan, Mahila Morcha, B.J.P, 1992-94; Member, State Executive B.J.P. since 1993; and  President, Bharatiya  Janata Party,  Distt. Kangra, 1995-97.

 Elected to State Legislative Assembly in 1998; re-elected in 2007 & 2012; remained Parliamentary Secretary, 03November 1998 to March 2003; Social  Justice &  Empowerment Minister ,  09- Jan. 2008 to December 2012 ;and Member, Estimates and  Public Administration and Business Advisory    Committees, 2013-17.

Re-elected to the thirteenth Vidhan Sabha  (4^th   term ) in December,  2017;and inducted into Council of Ministers as  Urban Development,  Town Country Planning and Housing Minister on 27^th December, 2017.

Special Interest: Helping poor & down trodden especially handicapped and widows.

Favorite Pastime: Listening light music, watching classical dances .

Languages Known: Hindi, Punjabi and English.

Travels Abroad: London, Dubai, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.