P. V. Rangayya Naidu

P. V. Rangayya Naidu
పాలచోల్ల వెంకట రంగయ్య నాయుడు
P.V Rangayya Naidu with two Presidents of India, R. Venkatraman and Shankar Dayal Sharma
MP
Constituency	Khammam
Personal details
Born	(1933-04-06) 6 April 1933 (age 91) Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Late. Sita Mahalakshmi
Children	3 daughters, 1 son
Residence	Hyderabad
As of 26 Sep, 2008 Source: [1]

Palacholla Venkata Rangayya Naidu (born 6 April 1933), popularly known as P. V. Rangayya Naidu, is an Indian politician and retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. He served as the Deputy Minister for Communications, Minister of State for Power, and Water Resources in the Government of India from 1991 to 1996.^[1][2][3] He was a member of the 10th Lok Sabha representing the Khammam constituency of Andhra Pradesh. One of his most important contributions as a minister is making the Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) mandatory for all major projects.^[4]

Rangayya Naidu became the first IPS officer from erstwhile East Godavari district in 1955.^[4] He served as a Director General of Police before joining politics. He was decorated twice for meritorious service to India. In 1972 he was awarded the Indian Police Medal and in 1983 he was awarded the President's Police Medal for distinguished service.

He has been a member of the Indian National Congress since his retirement from the Indian Police Service. He served as a Union Minister in the government of India in three different ministerial roles during the prime ministership of P. V. Narasimha Rao, from 1991 to 1996. Along with Prime Minister Narasimha Rao, and the Finance Minister, Manmohan Singh, Rangayya Naidu was the only other minister to have served the full five-year term in the Narasimha Rao ministry.^[4] In September 2022, Rangayya Naidu released his autobiography titled A Youth Quest-Elite Force to National Politics.^[5]

Life

Palacholla Venkata Rangayya Naidu was born in a Kapu family^[6] on April 6, 1933 in Amalapuram, East Godavari district as the tenth child of his parents.^[4] He studied at Government Arts College, Rajahmundry and then did his Economics Honours from Andhra University.^[7] In 1953, he joined the Delhi School of Economics to prepare for the Civil Services exam. In 1954 he qualified for the IPS in his first attempt at the age of 21.^[4]

In 1957, Rangayya Naidu married Sita Maha Lakshmi, who came from a rich and influential family of Kakinada. In a career spanning 36 years, he rose to the rank of a DGP and Principal Secretary (Home) in united Andhra Pradesh (1988-91). He took voluntary retirement in April, 1991 and entered politics.^[4] After his political tenure, Naidu set up the Lakshmi Rangayya Naidu Charitable Trust and has been involved in various social service activities.^[5]

Indian Police Service 1955 batch with Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1963, Mt Abu

References

1. Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1993. p. 209.
2. Independent Energy. Alternative Sources of Energy, Incorporated. 1995. p. 26.
3. The Irrigation Sector. World Bank Publications. 1999. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-8213-4464-4.
4. Somasekhar, M. (7 September 2022). "Amazing journey of Rangayya Naidu: From IPS to MP to Union Minister in 60 days". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
5. "A tell-all autobiography". The New Indian Express. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
6. M. L. Kantha Rao (July 1999), A Study of the Socio-Political Mobility of the Kapu Caste in Modern Andhra. University of Hyderabad. Chapter 6. p. 261. hdl:10603/25437
7. "@90, this Andhra Top Cop & Politician Has Sagacious Advice for All". Tricity Scoop. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

External links

• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website