Aug. 2012 2006, Sep. 2007- May 2009 and Aug. 2009 - May 2014 and Sept. 2014 to July 2016 Member Ministry of Civil Aviation and Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs Aug. 2009 to 2010 Vice-president, India-Israel Parliamentary Friendship Group May 2013 - May 2014 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Sept. 2014 to July 2016 Member, India-Uruguay Parliamentary Friendship Group Member, Committee on Commerce 2012 to July 2016 Member, Parliamentary Forum on HIV/AIDS Non-parliamentary positions Chairman, News18-Lokmat Marathi News Channel Member of Press Council of India, New Delhi (From March 1998 – 2001, March 2001 – 2004) Member of the ABC's Council of Management Chairman, Jawaharlal Darda Institute of Engineering & Technology (Shri Jawaharlal Darda Education Society) Yavatmal President of Amolakchand Mahavidyalaya (Vidya Prasarak Mandal), Yavatmal President of Amolakchand Law College (Vidya Prasarak Mandal), Yavatmal President of College of Physical Education (Hanuman Vyayamshala Krida Mandal), Yavatmal Founder Chairman, Yavatmal Public School (Shri Jawaharlal Darda Education Society), Yavatmal President of Anglo Hindi High School and Junior College (Hindi Prasarak Mandal), Yavatmal Chairman of Priyadarshini Co-operative Spinning and Ginning Textile Mills Ltd., Yavatmal Chairman, Darda Investment And Properties Pvt Ltd Chairman and Director of Vidhya Prasarak Mandal, Yavatmal Founder of Amolakchand College of Science, Commerce, Arts and Law Chairman and Director of Jawaharlal Education Trust Founder of Matoshree Veenadevi Darda English Medium School at Yavatmal President, Vidya Prasarak Mandal Publications Tapsi: Reminiscences of Veenadevi Darda, My Respected Mother: The Indian Emergency as seen by an Indian (English version) Lokmat Congress Centenary Special-1985 Sanskar Pushpa, discourses of Jain Sadhvi Preeti Sudha Ji Raktanjali, a book of inspiring poems written by Col. V.P. Singh dedicated to the Kargil Martyrs Straight Thoughts Na Sampanare Shabda Seedhi Baat Satyam Shivam Sundaram Public Issues Before Parliament Family Vijay's brother, Rajendra Darda, was also elected from Aurangabad East Assembly constituency from 1998 thrice. He was the minister of education and industry in Maharashtra Government. Vijay Darda is married to Jyotsna Darda and has two children - Devendra (son) and Purva (daughter). Jawaharlal Darda, his father, was from Yavatmal district. A freedom fighter, Jawaharlal Darda was also the state treasurer for the MPCC. He was part of the cabinet at as the minister for industries and energy of Maharshtra state. Reception Being a Congress Member, on 29 July 2012, at a function in Ahmedabad, Darda remarked that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is a tiger and