Preneet Kaur

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Preneet Kaur is an Indian politician who was the Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs from 2009 to 2014. She retained the office in 2019 once again.She was born in a Sikh Jat family, and she belongs to an army background. Preneet as a child with her mother.After Preneet married Captain Amarinder Singh in 1964, she became the Maharani of Patiala. Preneet`s marriage image.Before entering politics in 1999, she became the founder of an institute named Sanjeevani for differently-abled children.In August 2019, Preneet was duped by a man in Delhi after he took Rs.23 lakh from her account. He was later arrested by the police. [7]The Tribune.In 2019, she inaugurated the Banur Canal System Project on the banks of Ghaggar river near village Chhat Beer. Preneet inaugurating the Banur project.In 2020, to work towards land degradation and declining groundwater levels in Punjab, a scheme was launched by Preneet. She announced that anyone who wanted a license for their gun would have to plant 10 trees and anyone who wanted the license to be renewed, would have to plant 5 trees. The scheme was named Tree-for-Gun. She attended the session online. Preneet attending the Tree-for-gun event.In 2021, she announced a project named single wire for the beautification and strengthening of the power distribution system in the city. In an interview, talking about the project, she said, Every major road in the inner part of Patiala city and every street has been made a part of this project. Work to be carried out for the beautification and strengthening of the power distribution system has been planned..On 30 September 2021, Preneet`s husband Amarinder Singh resigned from the party (INC), but she reported that she would continue to be in the same party as the Minister of External Affairs. In an interview, she said, I will stay in the Congress and will stick to my position (as MP). I have no intention of quitting..In 2021, she handed over proprietary ownership certificates to 60 residents of Patialas Jiwan Singh Basti under Punjab Governments BASERA scheme. Preneet handing over the certificates.