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{{Short description|Indian businessman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Gurpartap Singh Mann
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|04|11}}
| birth_place = [[Batala]]
| alma_mater = [[Baring Union Christian College]]
| father = S. [[Bhupinder Singh Mann]]
}}

'''Gurpartap Singh Mann''' (born April 11, 1968) was a member of the [[Punjab Public Service Commission (India)|Punjab Public Service Commission]] (PPSC) from 2018 till 2024 and remained Chief General Manager of the [[Punjab Infrastructure Development Board]] of India.<ref>{{cite news |first=Charanjit |last=Ahuja |title=Punjab on fast lane with first inter-state expressway |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/punjab-on-fast-lane-with-first-interstate-expressway/329003/ |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |date=30 June 2008 |accessdate=14 June 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ludhiana metro project to be delayed
|first=Swarleen |last=Kaur |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/ludhiana-metro-project-to-be-delayed/555012/ |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |date=17 December 2009 |accessdate=14 June 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=13120 |title=Punjab takes PPP route to investment |first=Shakti S. |last=Singh |date=19 February 2007 |work=Projectmonitor |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202105930/http://projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=13120 |archivedate=2010-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Shakti S. |last=Singh |date=20 February 2006 |work=Projectmonitor |url=http://www.projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=10641 |title=Punjab takes BOT route to infra development |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130201012602/http://www.projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=10641 |archivedate=2013-02-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://20twentytwo.blogspot.in/2008/08/punjab-to-get-expresswaysring.html |title=Punjab to get Expressways,Ring Roads,Metros |first=Rohit |last=Dabrai |work=Twenty22-India on the Move |date=18 August 2008}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Mann was born in an agricultural family from [[Punjab region|Punjab]]. His father, [[Bhupinder Singh Mann|S. Bhupinder Singh Mann]], is the leader of the [[Bharti Kisan Union]], and was a Member of Parliament in [[Rajya Sabha]] from 1990 to 1996. Mann's father works to raise social and economic issues faced by farming and rural communities. He belongs to the Mann family of Sardar Kahn Singh Mann

Mann's family moved to [[Batala]] during [[Partition of India|the partition of India]] in 1947 from [[Faisalabad]]. Chak 207 in Faisalabad is named after S. Anoop Singh, his grandfather.

He was educated at Baring School and [[Baring Union Christian College]] in Batala and obtained his mechanical engineering degree from [[Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana|Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College]] in [[Ludhiana]] and MBA from UBS Punjab University. He worked in Swaraj Engines, Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation (PSIDC) and then joined the [[Punjab Infrastructure Development Board]] (PIDB). He established the organisation from ground up and the necessary organisational system for PIDB which creates infrastructure projects through [[Public–private partnership|public-private partnerships]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hss.iitm.ac.in/rt-ppp/PPPs/Presentations/PPP%20for%20accelerated%20Infrastructure%20dvlpt%20in%20India.pdf |title=Facilitating Public Private Partnership for Accelerated Infrastructure Development in India |date=December 2006 |publisher=[[Asian Development Bank]] |access-date=14 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616220250/http://www.hss.iitm.ac.in/rt-ppp/PPPs/Presentations/PPP%20for%20accelerated%20Infrastructure%20dvlpt%20in%20India.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Manoj |last=Kumar |title=Now contracts sans tenders |date=8 August 2002 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |location=Chandigarh |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020809/biz.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/rs-5cr-outlay-for-bot-bus-terminals-in-punjab/276243/ |title=Rs 5-cr outlay for BOT bus terminals in Punjab |first=Charanjit |last=Ahuja |date=23 Feb 2008 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://toolkit.pppinindia.com/pdf/case_studies.pdf |title=Public Private Partnership Projects in India: Compendium of Case Studies |author=Department of Economic Affairs |authorlink=Ministry of Finance (India)#Department of Economic Affairs |date=December 2010 |access-date=14 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526164048/http://toolkit.pppinindia.com/pdf/case_studies.pdf |archive-date=26 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Balwant |last=Dhillon |title=Four railway overbridges sanctioned in Punjab |date=7 May 2007 |url=http://www.punjabnewspaper.com/wordpress/2007/05/07/four-railway-overbridges-sanctioned-in-punjab/ |work=Punjab Newspaper |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130201090158/http://www.punjabnewspaper.com/wordpress/2007/05/07/four-railway-overbridges-sanctioned-in-punjab/ |archivedate=2013-02-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He quit PIDB in December 2010 from the Post of Chief General Manager<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pidb.org/11_budget_allocated/annexure_abc.pdf |title=Budget Estimates of PIDB for 2011–12 and revised estimates for 2010–11 |publisher=Punjab Infrastructure Development Board}}</ref> after serving in the organisation for more than 11 years.

== Career ==
Mann was actively involved with the Indian National Congress until he was nominated as a member of the PPSC in March 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 23, 2018 |title=6 names recommended for PPSC, 2 for state information commissioners |work=Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/6-names-recommended-for-ppsc-2-for-state-information-commissioners/articleshow/63035806.cms |access-date=September 10, 2023}}</ref> He remained Member of PPSC till 2024. He remained the Chief Spokesperson of the Congress till 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Punjab Congress gives final touches to party manifesto for Assembly polls |url=http://www.uniindia.com/punjab-congress-gives-final-touches-to-party-manifesto-for-assembly-polls/states/news/667328.html |access-date=2023-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-11-05 |title=Amarinder, Bhattal, Manpreet get key posts in Congress poll panel |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Amarinder-Bhattal-Manpreet-get-key-posts-in-Congress-poll-panel/articleshow/55256556.cms |access-date=2023-07-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In 2015, Mann was appointed as the founder chairman of the social media cell.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mohan |first=Vibhor |date=May 12, 2015 |title=Gurpartap Singh Mann appointed as chairman of the social media cell of PPCC |work=Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Gurpartap-Singh-Mann-appointed-as-chairman-of-the-social-media-cell-of-PPCC/articleshow/47253353.cms |access-date=September 10, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vasdev |first=Kanchan |date=February 2, 2016 |title=Punjab assembly polls: Capt forms team to study state’s issues |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/punjab-assembly-polls-capt-forms-team-to-study-states-issues/ |access-date=September 10, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==

* {{cite web |url=http://www.data-engine.com/pdf_all_roads_lead_to_punjab.html |title=All Roads Lead to Punjab |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041632/http://www.data-engine.com/pdf_all_roads_lead_to_punjab.html |archivedate=4 March 2016}}

* {{cite news |first=Sukhwinder |last=Malhi |title=Bring small farmers under MNREGA, Punjab and Haryana farmers meet Ramesh |date=23 May 2012 |url=http://punjabnewsline.com/content/bring-small-farmers-under-mnrega-punjab-and-haryana-farmers-meet-ramesh/44745 |work=Punjab Newsline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726221508/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/bring-small-farmers-under-mnrega-punjab-and-haryana-farmers-meet-ramesh/44745 |archivedate=2012-07-26}}
* {{cite web |url=http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1395726/ |title=Food Corporation Of India. vs State Of Punjab And Another on 22 June, 2009 |author=Punjab-Haryana High Court}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.pidb.org/Tender/advertising_e_tendering.pdf |title=RFP for Consultants |publisher=Punjab Infrastructure Development Board }}{{cbignore}}

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[[Category:Engineers from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:People from Gurdaspur district]]

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