P.V Rangayya Naidu | |
|---|---|
 P.V Rangayya Naidu with two Presidents of India, R. Venkatraman and Shankar Dayal Sharma | |
| MP | |
| Constituency | Khammam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1933 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 (Telugu: పాలచోల్ల వెంకట రంగయ్య నాయుడు; also spelled as P.V Rangayya Naidu, born 6 April 1933) 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]
- ^ Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1993. p. 209.
- ^ Independent Energy. Alternative Sources of Energy, Incorporated. 1995. p. 26.
- ^ The Irrigation Sector. World Bank Publications. 1999. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-8213-4464-4.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "A tell-all autobiography". The New Indian Express. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.