1. Parkash Singh Badal is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Punjab from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980 and from 1997 to 2017.
2. He was born on 8 December 1927 in Abul Khurana village of Punjab.
3. He was the President of the Shiromani Akali Dal from 1980 to 2017.
4. He is a member of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and is the founder of the Akali Dal-BJP alliance.
5. He has also served as the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee from 1956 to 1964.
6. In 1985, he was awarded India’s second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan, for his outstanding contribution to public service.
7. He has also been awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 2005 and the Punjab Rattan Award in 2014.
8. He was a trusted advisor to the Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, during the 1970s and 1980s.
9. He has been credited with ushering in the Green Revolution in Punjab which increased food production and made the state the leader in food production.
10. He is also credited with introducing the concept of decentralization of power in the state by creating local governments in the form of Zila Parishads.
11. He is known for introducing several welfare schemes for the benefit of the people of Punjab, such as free education for girls, free health care and free electricity.
12. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Punjab State Human Rights Commission in 1997.
13. He was re-elected as the Chief Minister of Punjab in 2012.
14. He has also served as the chairman of the National Development Council from 2005 to 2006.
15. He has also been a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1985 to 1988.
16. He has also been a member of the Lok Sabha from 1989 to 1996.
17. He was awarded the Punjab Ratna award in 2014 for his outstanding services to the state.
18. He is a recipient of the prestigious Indira Gandhi Sadbhavana Award in 2002.
19. He is a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan Award in 2014 for his services to the nation.
20. He has been actively involved in the promotion of communal harmony and national integration in the country.
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