Subhash Chandra Singh (born 1960) is a social activist, people leader and policy maker from the State of Odisha, India. He is the first directly elected Mayor of Cuttack Municipal Corporation and member of Rajya Sabha from Odisha from Biju Janata Dal. He is the acting Treasurer of the party and has also served as National spokesperson for BJD. He was elected for Rajya Sabha on 24 March 2020. Being one of the most trusted senior leaders in BJD, he holds the position of Party Treasurer of Biju Janta Dal since 2016. Prior to being elected to Rajya Sabha, he has served as Chairman of OB&OCWWB (Odisha Building & Other construction workers Welfare Board) for two consecutive terms. He is also a founder member and general secretary of Biju Shramik Shamukhya ( Trade union wing of Biju Janta Dal). Biju Sramika Samukhya is currently the biggest trade union in Odisha. He is one of the most active members of Rajya Sabha from Odisha. He voices issues faced by common working class in the parliament like minimum wage for Aanganwadi and ASHA workers, welfare schemes for drivers etc. Early life Singh was born in a small village of Kendrapada (Father Lt.Damodar Singh and Mother Lt.Anusaya Singh). He started as a people leader and has been instrumental in creation of multiple workers union and welfare initiatives. He was the president of Cuttack Bancho Committee, an all party initiate created in 2006, which has played a key role in the development of Cuttack. From 1990 to 2012, he was the face of the communist movement in Odisha. Due to incompetent leadership and internal disputes within CPIM, he joined BJD (Biju Janta Dal) in July 2013. At the time CPIM was directly supporting BJD government in Odisha. BJD Chief and Odisha CM Sri Naveen Patnaik personally welcomed Mr.Singh to Biju Janta Dal and said "He is a asset for the Party". Right after joining BJD, Mr.Singh became the state spokesperson for BJD and has been vocal about various developmental schemes by the government ever since. In 2014, he was selected as the Chairman of OB&OCWWB (Odisha Building & Other construction workers Welfare Board). Under his leadership the labor welfare board (OB&OCWWB) enrolled over 28 Lakhs workers and dispersed direct benefits to 20 Lakhs+ workers. His performance was not only recognized by the state and central government but also International Labor Organisation. He continued to