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{{Short description|Indian Civil Servant}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Paturi Paul Williams
| honorific_prefix = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS (Retired)]]
| image =
| office = Special Chief Secretary,<ref name="ER"/> Government of Andhra Pradesh
| order =
| termstart = 1 June 1999<ref name="ER"/>
| termend = 31 March 2000<ref name="ER"/>
| predecessor =
| successor =
| office1 = Director-General,<ref name="MCRHRD">[https://www.mcrhrdi.gov.in/former_directors.html][https://www.mcrhrdi.gov.in/download/Coffee%20Table%20Book%20-%20final2.pdf ''Former Directors-General'', MCRHRD]</ref> [[Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource Development Institute of Telangana]]
| termstart1 =5 August 1996
| termend1 = 7 December 1996
| predecessor1 = V. K. Srinivasan
| successor1 = P. V. Rao
| office2 = Chairperson cum Managing Director, [[Singareni Collieries Company]]
| termstart2 = 24 August 1992<ref name="ER"/>
| termend2 = 30 January 1996<ref name="ER"/>
| predecessor2 = R. V. Krishnan
| successor2 = M. C. Mahapatra
| office3 = Chairperson,<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=JS83AAAAIAAJ&dq=p.p.williams+tobacco+board&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=p.p.williams+chairman+tobacco+board ''Lok Sabha Debates'', 1988, p.105]</ref> Tobacco Board
| termstart3 = 20 January 1986<ref name="TB">''The Civil List of the Indian Administrative Service'', Volume 33, 1988, p.6.[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=CEglF2EBSYoC&q=paturi+paul+Williams+tobacco+board&dq=paturi+paul+Williams+tobacco+board&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwif1-K2m5bkAhW-8HMBHedSAgcQ6AEIKjAA]</ref>
| termend3 = 1 June 1990<ref name="ER"/>
| predecessor3 = M. C. Mahapatra<ref>''Gazette of India, 1986, number 231.''[https://archive.org/stream/in.gazette.1986.231/O-0733-1986-0029-32415_djvu.txt]</ref>
| successor3 = P. Ramakantha Reddy<ref>''CTRI Newsletter'', Volume 13, Number 3, July-September 1991, p.1.[https://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/647/3/1991%20No%203.pdf]</ref>
| office4 = Managing Director, [[Andhra Pradesh State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society]]
| termstart4 = 26 March 1984<ref name="Weaver">''The Civil List of the Indian Administrative Service, Volume 30, 1985, p.6.[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=XrcvS4U-zlUC&dq=managing+director+of+APCO%2C+P+P+Williams&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=P+P+Williams]</ref>
| termend4 = 1 January 1986<ref name="ER"/>
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 =
| office5 = Managing Director,<ref>Sir Stanley Reed (Compiled), ''The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who'', Bennett, Coleman, Mumbai, 1983, p.346.[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Che2AAAAIAAJ&dq=p.p.williams+indian+administrative+service&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=p.p.williams]</ref> Andhra Pradesh Dairy Development Co-operative Federation Limited
| termstart5 = 23 October 1982<ref name="Dairy">''The Civil List of the Indian Administrative Service'', Volume 28, 1983, p.7.[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=P9rstzteqBEC&dq=andhra+pradesh+dairy+development+cooperative+federation+williams&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=williams]</ref>
| termend5 = 1 April 1983<ref name="ER"/>
| predecessor5 =
| successor5 =
| office6 = Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Meat and Poultry Development Corporation
| termstart6 = 5 November 1979<ref name="Meat">''The Civil List of the Indian Administrative Service'', Volume 25, 1980, p.9.[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=TAtHIoFL71MC&q=paturi+paul+Williams+principal+secretary&dq=paturi+paul+Williams+principal+secretary&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBkYSBnJbkAhXo8XMBHY1iB7AQ6AEIKjAA]</ref>
| termend6 = 1 January 1982<ref name="ER"/>
| predecessor6 =
| successor6 =
| office7 = Collector - in - [[Nalgonda district]]<ref name="Nalgonda">[https://nalgonda.telangana.gov.in/history-of-collectors/ Nalgonda District, ''History of Collectors'']</ref>
| termstart7 = 8 April 1974
| termend7 = 15 April 1976
| predecessor7 = [[Y. Venugopal Reddy]]
| successor7 = T. Nagarathnam
| alma_mater = [[Andhra University]], [[Waltair]] (Andhra Pradesh)
| occupation = [[Indian Administrative Service|Retired IAS officer]]
| profession = [[Civil servant]]
| awards= [[National Council of Churches in India|NCCI]]-Award of honour<ref name="NCCI">Caesar David, ''Report of regional NCCI centenary celebration programme (Hyderabad region)'', September 12 – 14, 2014.[http://ncci1914.com/2014/09/17/ncci-centenary-celebration-hyderabad-region/]</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1943|07|02}}
| birth_place = [[Northern Circars]], a division of British India's [[Madras Presidency]] (Andhra Pradesh)
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2016|08|22|1943|07|02}}<ref name="DC">''Deccan Chronicle'', Hyderabad edition, 3rd anniversary, 22 August 2019. [http://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/articledetailpage.aspx?id=13622410]</ref>
| death_place = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]
| death_cause =
| spouse = [[Smt.]] Nirmala<ref name="DC"/>
}}
'''Paturi Paul Williams''' ''(2 July 1943<ref name="Civil List"/> - 22 August 2016)<ref name="DC"/>'' was a 1966<ref name="Civil List">[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=f3cfAQAAMAAJ&q=paturi+paul+williams&dq=paturi+paul+williams&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiN9vbRgZbkAhUIqI8KHfn-BXgQ6AEIKjAA ''All India Civil List'', 1968 p.361]</ref> batch [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer of the [[Andhra Pradesh]] cadre, best known for his administration in [[Public sector undertakings in India]], especially in [[Andhra Pradesh]], significantly, as the 29th [[Chairperson]] ''cum'' [[Managing Director]] of [[State-owned enterprise|State-owned]] [[Singareni Collieries Company]]. During the 1990s, he had been credited with turning a loss-making unit into one that achieved profits.<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=y4XtAAAAMAAJ&q=p.p.williams+singareni&dq=p.p.williams+singareni&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiwovCl85XkAhUTk3AKHSLRB40Q6AEIMzAC S. Viswanathan, ''Industrial Economist'', Volume 28, 1994, p.49]</ref>

==Early life==
Williams was born in [[Northern Circars]], a division of erstwhile [[Madras Presidency]] in 1943, in what is now present [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He pursued an undergraduate course in sciences with a [[Bachelor of Science|B. Sc.]]<ref name="ER"/> majoring in [[Botany]]. Williams continued his studies to the postgraduate level specializing in [[Zoology]]<ref name="ER"/> at [[Andhra University]], which awarded him with an [[Master of Science|M. Sc.]].<ref name="Civil List"/> Williams appeared for civil services examination and studied at [[Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration|National Academy of Administration]], [[Mussorie]] and was inducted on 2 July 1966<ref name="Civil List"/> into [[Indian Administrative Service]] and allotted [[Andhra Pradesh]] cadre.

==Career==
From 1966,<ref name="Civil List"/> Williams began serving as a civil servant in Andhra Pradesh. His career spanned four decades, until his retirement in 2000 before the [[New Millennium]] began.

===1966-1975===
During the first decade of his career, Williams was a Junior scale level Officer appointed on 1 July 1968.<ref name="ER"/> He served as Sub-Collector in Bhoodan, appointed on 17 February 1969<ref>''The Civil List of Indian Administrative Service,'' Volume 16, 1971, p.10.[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=D2vlI6Q9i4kC&q=p.p.williams+civil+list&dq=p.p.williams+civil+list&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXve3zoJbkAhW_4XMBHct_D_4Q6AEIPzAE]</ref> in erstwhile [[Nizamabad district]]. In 1971, he was elevated to the level of under-Secretary. From 15 September 1971,<ref>''Civil List of the Indian Administrative Service'', Volume 17, 1972, p.9.[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=5V5vcY_7NokC&dq=paturi+paul+williams+1966&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=paturi+paul+williams]</ref> he was District Revenue Officer<ref>[https://archives.aplegislature.org/documents/archives/A-000267_13-03-1975.pdf ''The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Debates'', 1975]</ref> in Nalgonda district. On 1 April 1974, he was again elevated to the level of Collector<ref name="ER"/> and assumed the office of Collector - in - [[Nalgonda district]] on 8 April 1974,<ref name="Nalgonda"/> serving for two years until 15 April 1976.

===1976-1985===
At the onset of the second decade of William's career, he was elevated to the position of Deputy Secretary<ref name="ER"/> on 1 April 1976 and on 23 April 1976,<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=zX7lwhhryBUC&q=paturi+paul+williams+secretary&dq=paturi+paul+williams+secretary&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF8e3VsJbkAhWGV30KHdyQBfgQ6AEILzAB ''Civil List of Indian Administrative Service'', Volume 23, 1978, p.11]</ref> Williams was made Deputy Secretary, Finance and Planning wing of Government of Andhra Pradesh. By 1979, he rose to the level of Director. This decade of William's career saw him take up key positions in [[State-owned enterprise]]s as Managing Director, beginning with Andhra Pradesh Meat and Poultry Development Corporation<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Hy9IAAAAYAAJ&dq=P.P.williams+M.+Sc.+andhra+university&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=williams ''Indian Poultry Industry Yearbook'', Volume 6, 1981, pp.266, 454]</ref> from November 1979.<ref name="Meat"/> In 1981, he contributed a bulletin of [[Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute]] with an essay entitled, ''Present status of small-scale (traditional) marine fisheries in Andhra Pradesh''.<ref>P. P. Williams, ''Present status of small-scale (traditional) marine fisheries in Andhra Pradesh'', 1981, pp.46-53.[http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/732/1/Bulletin_No_30-B.pdf]</ref> He then was transferred on 23 October 1982 to Andhra Pradesh Dairy Development Co-operative Federation Limited.<ref name="Dairy"/> By 1983, he again got elevated as Joint Secretary<ref name="ER"/> and was transferred on 26 March 1984 to [[Andhra Pradesh State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society]].<ref name="Weaver"/>

===1986-1995===
A major breakthrough came during the third decade when he was on central deputation<ref name="ER"/> from 1986 through 1990.<ref name="ER"/> He became Chairperson of Tobacco Board, [[Guntur]] on 20 January 1986,<ref name="TB"/> where he was actively<ref>[https://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/642/1/1986%20No%201.pdf ''CTRI Newsletter'', Volume 8, Number 1, March, 1986]</ref> involved with the board.<ref>[http://krishi.icar.gov.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/643/4/1987%20No%204.pdf ''CTRI Newsletter'', Volume 9, Number 4, December 1987]</ref><ref>[https://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/644/2/1988%20No%202.pdf ''CTRI Newsletter'', Volume 10, Number 2, April-June, 1988]</ref> Continuing his spree with public-sector units, Williams was made Chairperson ''cum'' Managing Director of [[Singareni Collieries Company]] on 24 August 1992, serving until 30 January 1996.

===1996-''retirement''===
During the final decade of his career spanning more than three decades, William rose to the level of Additional Secretary<ref name="ER"/> in 1996 and was made Commissioner of Public Enterprises and was Director-General of [[Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource Development Institute of Telangana]] for a short period from 5 August 1996 through 7 December 1996.<ref name="MCRHRD"/> He was elevated to the level of Secretary,<ref name="ER"/> Government of Andhra Pradesh and was designated as Special Chief Secretary<ref name="ER"/> and Commissioner of Public Enterprises Management Board,<ref>Government of India, ''Report of Elevanth Finance Commission'', June 2000, p.135.[https://www.tnrd.gov.in/eleventhfinancereport/11threport.pdf]</ref> a post which he held until the new millennium, before relinquishing it on voluntary grounds on 31 March 2000.<ref name="ER">[https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=2615&PageId= Executive Record of All India Service Officers, ''P.P.Williams'']</ref>

==Honorary activities==
In spite of his busy career as a civil servant, Williams also devoted time for [[Philanthropy|philanthropic]] and [[cultural]] activities on a voluntary basis. Williams was a communicant-member of [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches]] attached to STBC-Baptist Church, Narayanaguda. He was also founder-trustee with [[G. Samuel|Rev. G. Samuel]], STBC, of Hyderabad Baptist Trust a public charity registered in 1991.<ref>[http://www.bchhyd.com/ministries/hbt/ Hyderabad Baptist Trust]</ref>

Williams was a patron of United Christmas Celebrations (UCC), an annual gathering of [[Catholic]], [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]], [[Protestant]] and the New and Indigenous Churches in [[Telangana]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]. In 1992,<ref>[https://www.uccchyderabad.com/html/archives.html United Christmas Celebrations, ''Archives 1992 souvenir'']</ref> during the tenure of [[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]] as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Williams was Chairperson of the UCC and conducted the event at [[Church of South India|CSI]]-Wesley Junior College Auditorium at Prenderghast Road in [[Secunderabad]] under the bishopric of [[Samineni Arulappa]], [[Roman Catholic|RCM]] and [[Peter Sugandhar]], CSI.

After the [[Andhra Christian Theological College]] relocated from the river town [[Rajahmundry]] to [[Secunderabad]] in 1973,<ref name="Minutes">''Minutes of the Biennial Convention, Issue 7'', Lutheran Church in America, 1974, p.553.[https://books.google.com/books?id=SALkAAAAMAAJ&dq=andhra+christian+theological+college&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=coleman]</ref> efforts were made by faculty representing [[Canadian Baptist Ministries]] to create a fellowship of those Christians hailing from Churches established by CBM in the northern circars. This fructified in 1978<ref name="Joshua">E. Joshua, ''From the desk of the President'', ''Emmanuel Baptist Worship Centre Main Building Dedicatory Souvenir'', 17 December 2001.</ref>
with the leadership of E. Joshua,<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=-KG5Sh5MxosC&q=edupuganti+joshua&dq=edupuganti+joshua&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhsMzv-J_kAhULLo8KHR9bCwEQ6AEIKjAA ''Madhya Pradesh Gazette'', 1964]</ref> a Government Lecturer, and regular Church gatherings used to take place in [[Lakdi ka pul]] locality in rented premises. In 1996,<ref name="Joshua"/> Williams<ref name="Joshua"/> laid the foundation stone for [[Canadian Baptist Ministries|CBM]]-Emmanuel Baptist Worship Centre in [[Tolichowki]] locality and the new edifice was inaugurated in 2001<ref name="Joshua"/> in the presence of Clergy led by the Old Testament Scholar,<ref name="Periodical">[https://books.google.com/books?id=txUnAQAAIAAJ&q=babu+rao+old+testament&dq=babu+rao+old+testament&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjO76Hvi7nMAhVGYKYKHWBmBLoQ6AEILTAC ''Guide to Indian Periodical Literature'', Volume 23, 1989, p.57]</ref> G. Babu Rao,<ref name="GBR">G. Babu Rao, ''[[Wisdom tradition]] and the Indian Parallels with special reference to [[Telugu literature]]'' in ''Reflections on Theology Today'', ACTC, Hyderabad, 1990.[http://www.religion-online.org/article/wisdom-tradition-and-the-indian-parallels-with-specific-reference-to-telugu-literature/]</ref> [[CBCNC]]. Williams and his younger brother Paturi John Paul, an Industrialist,<ref>[[The Economic Times]], ''Jandj Hotmax Private Limited'', August 26, 2019.[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/company/jandj-hotmax-private-limited-/U40109TG1991PTC012845]</ref> took part in the inauguration dedicating the Altar and Balcony.<ref name="Joshua"/>

==Retirement, honours and death==
After retirement from civil service, Williams continued to reside in Hyderabad. He used to visit rural congregations and preach in the Churches.<ref>''Praising the Lord and God Jesus Christ in the Church with P P Williams garu I A S [[Gogunta]]''.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCfj9Vzsr58&t=32s]</ref> In 2014, centenary celebrations of [[National Council of Churches in India]], an ecumenical body of [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]], [[Protestant]] and New and Indigenous Churches was convened by [[Roger Gaikwad]], [[Presbyterian Church in India|PCI]]. Preparations for regional celebrations in Hyderabad were made by [[Jetti Oliver]], the local host at [[Andhra Christian Theological College]] in Secunderabad, where Bishop Taranath Sagar, [[Methodist Church in India|MCI]] presented an award of honour on September 12, 2014<ref name="NCCI"/> to Williams in the presence of [[Clergy]] comprising [[Geevarghese Mor Coorilose]], [[Jacobite Syrian Christian Church|JSCC]]. The plaque presented read,
''{{quote|...in recognition of P. P. William's contribution to the society in dispensing civil service responsibilities with Christian integrity and excellence.<ref name="NCCI"/>}}''

Williams died on 22 August 2016 at the age of 73.<ref name="DC"/> His [[Funeral mass]] was held at [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches|STBC]]-Baptist Church, [[Narayanaguda]] led by [[G. Samuel]], STBC Senior Pastor. He was buried at [[Protestant]] Cemetery in Narayanaguda locality.<ref name="DC"/>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite journal
|author = P. P. Williams
|title = Present status of small-scale (traditional) marine fisheries in Andhra Pradesh
|year = 1981
|volume =
|issue =
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|url = http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/732/1/Bulletin_No_30-B.pdf
}}
* {{cite journal
|author = P. P. Williams (Edited)
|title = United Christmas Celebrations Souvenir
|year = 1992
|volume =
|issue =
|isbn =
|url =
}}
* {{cite journal
|author = E. Joshua (Edited)
|title = Emmanuel Baptist Worship Centre Main Building Dedicatory Souvenir
|year = 2001
|volume =
|issue =
|isbn =
|url =
}}

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[[Category:People from West Godavari district]]
[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
[[Category:Andhra University alumni]]
[[Category:People from Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Indian Baptists]]
[[Category:Indian Christians]]
[[Category:Telugu people]]
[[Category:20th-century Baptists]]

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