Ankitasharma: put up some details w/ refs

2026-04-20T06:58:41Z

put up some details w/ refs

New page

{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1933)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = P. V. Rangayya Naidu
| image = PV Rangayya Naidu with two Presidents of India.jpg
| caption = P.V Rangayya Naidu with two Presidents of India, [[R. Venkatraman]] and [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1933|4|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Amalapuram]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] [[Surasaniyanam]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation|Union Minister of State for Water Resources]]
| term_start = 10 February 1995
| term_end = 16 May 1996
| prime_minister = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| predecessor = [[Prem Khandu Thungan]]
| successor = [[Sompal Shastri]]
| office1 = 16th [[Minister of Power (India)|Union Minister of State for Power]]
| term_start1 = 18 January 1993
| term_end1 = 10 February 1995
| prime_minister1 = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| minister1 = [[N. K. P. Salve]]
| predecessor1 = [[Babanrao Dhakne]]
| successor1 = [[Urmilaben Chimanbhai Patel]]
| office2 = 9th [[Minister of Communications (India)|Union Deputy Minister of Communications]]
| term_start2 = 21 June 1991
| term_end2 = 18 January 1993
| prime_minister2 = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| predecessor2 = [[Jai Prakash]]
| successor2 = ''position abolished''
| constituency3 = [[Khammam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khammam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] (now [[Telangana]])
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start3 = 1991
| term_end3 = 1996
| predecessor3 = [[Jalagam Vengala Rao]]
| successor3 = [[Tammineni Veerabhadram]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Late. Sita Mahalakshmi
| children = 3 daughters, 1 son
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 26 Sep
| year = 2008
| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4018
}}

'''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 [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Communications]], Minister of State for [[Ministry of Power (India)|Power]], and [[Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation|Water Resources]] in the [[Government of India]] from 1991 to 1996.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EJNuBq7bxzcC&dq=Ministers+of+State+For+Communications+pv+naidu&pg=PA209 |title=Lok Sabha Debates |date=1993 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat. |pages=209 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5TkQAQAAMAAJ&q=pv+naidu |title=Independent Energy |date=1995 |publisher=Alternative Sources of Energy, Incorporated |pages=26 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EXOfZOjs814C&dq=pv+naidu&pg=PA119 |title=The Irrigation Sector |date=1999 |publisher=[[World Bank Publications]] |isbn=978-0-8213-4464-4 |pages=119 |language=en}}</ref> He was a member of the 10th [[Lok Sabha]] representing the [[Khammam (Lok Sabha Constituency)|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Somasekhar |first=M. |date=2022-09-07 |title=Amazing journey of Rangayya Naidu: From IPS to MP to Union Minister in 60 days |url=https://www.siasat.com/amazing-journey-of-rangayya-naidu-from-ips-to-mp-to-union-minister-in-60-days-2407305/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=[[The Siasat Daily]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Rangayya Naidu became the first IPS officer from erstwhile East Godavari district in 1955.<ref name=":0" /> He served as a [[Director general of police|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 [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Finance Minister]], [[Manmohan Singh]], Rangayya Naidu was the only other minister to have served the full five-year term in the Narasimha Rao ministry.<ref name=":0" /> In September 2022, Rangayya Naidu released his [[autobiography]] titled ''A Youth Quest-Elite Force to National Politics''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=6 September 2022 |title=A tell-all autobiography |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2022/sep/06/a-tell-all-autobiography-2495175.html |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== Life ==
Palacholla Venkata Rangayya Naidu was born in a [[Kapu (caste)|Kapu]] family<ref name=":5">M. L. Kantha Rao (July 1999), [https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/25437/ ''A Study of the Socio-Political Mobility of the Kapu Caste in Modern Andhra'']. [[University of Hyderabad]]. Chapter 6. p. 261. hdl:10603/25437</ref> on April 6, 1933 in [[Amalapuram]], East Godavari district as the tenth child of his parents.<ref name=":0" /> He studied at [[Government College, Rajahmundry|Government Arts College]], [[Rajahmundry]] and then did his Economics Honours from [[Andhra University]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 September 2022 |title=@90, this Andhra Top Cop & Politician Has Sagacious Advice for All |url=https://tricityscoop.com/90-this-andhra-top-cop-politician-has-sagacious-advice-for-all/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Tricity Scoop |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1953, he joined the [[Delhi School of Economics]] to prepare for the [[Civil Services Examination|Civil Services exam]]. In 1954 he qualified for the [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] in his first attempt at the age of 21.<ref name=":0" />

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 [[Director general of police|DGP]] and Principal Secretary (Home) in [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)|united Andhra Pradesh]] (1988–91). He took voluntary retirement in April, 1991 and entered politics.<ref name=":0" /> After his political tenure, Naidu set up the Lakshmi Rangayya Naidu Charitable Trust and has been involved in various social service activities.<ref name=":1" />[[File:Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1963.jpg|alt=Police Training Academy, Mt Abu|thumb|Indian Police Service 1955 batch with Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1963, Mt Abu]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok10/mp606.htm Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Naidu, P. V. Rangaiah}}
[[Category:1933 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Telugu politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians from Telangana]]
[[Category:India MPs 1991–1996]]
[[Category:Indian Police Service officers]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Politicians from East Godavari district]]

P. V. Rangayya Naidu - Revision history

Ankitasharma: put up some details w/ refs