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	'''Ponnala Lakshmaiah''' (born 15 February 1944) is an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician, who served as the minister for Information Technology and Communications for the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Ponnala abandons visit to Babli site \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/06/stories/2007040614240100.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106034035/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/06/stories/2007040614240100.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=6 November 2012 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=6 April 2007 \|accessdate=30 April 2010 }}</ref> He was also a member of the legislature assembly of Andhra Pradesh, and a member of the [[All India Congress Committee]].<ref>[http://www.aponline.gov.in/apportal/contact/listofcontacts.asp?id=01 "Council of Ministers"] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008000758/http://www.aponline.gov.in/apportal/contact/listofcontacts.asp?id=01 \|date=8 October 2013 }}. APOnline.</ref> He was named ~~President~~ of the newly created [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]] (TPCC) on 11 March 2014. Ponnala Lakshmaiah served four terms in the Assembly from the [[Jangaon (Assembly constituency)\|Jangaon Constituency]] in [[Warangal District]].		'''Ponnala Lakshmaiah''' (born 15 February 1944) is an Indian politician, who served as the minister for Information Technology and Communications for the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Ponnala abandons visit to Babli site \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/06/stories/2007040614240100.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106034035/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/06/stories/2007040614240100.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=6 November 2012 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=6 April 2007 \|accessdate=30 April 2010 }}</ref> He was also a member of the legislature assembly of Andhra Pradesh, and a member of the [[All India Congress Committee]].<ref>[http://www.aponline.gov.in/apportal/contact/listofcontacts.asp?id=01 "Council of Ministers"] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008000758/http://www.aponline.gov.in/apportal/contact/listofcontacts.asp?id=01 \|date=8 October 2013 }}. APOnline.</ref> He was named president of the newly created [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]] (TPCC) on 11 March 2014. Ponnala Lakshmaiah served four terms in the Assembly from the [[Jangaon (Assembly constituency)\|Jangaon Constituency]] in [[Warangal District]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	*Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Alumnus - [[Oklahoma State University]] (School of business) - Hall of Fame		*Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Alumnus – [[Oklahoma State University]] (School of business) – Hall of Fame

	==References==		==References==

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| office = Ex President, [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]], Ex Minister
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| birth_place = [[Warangal district|Quilashahpur]], [[Hyderabad State]], [[British India|British Indian Empire]] <br/>{{small|(modern-day [[Telangana]], [[India]])}}<ref>[http://helloap.com/profile-of-ponnala-lakshmaiah-jangaon/ "Profile of Ponnala Lakshmaiah - Jangaon"]. hello ap. 2011-02-03.</ref>
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'''Ponnala Lakshmaiah''' (born 15 February 1944) is an [[India]]n politician, who served as the minister for Information Technology and Communications for the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ponnala abandons visit to Babli site |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/06/stories/2007040614240100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106034035/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/06/stories/2007040614240100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=6 April 2007 |accessdate=30 April 2010 }}</ref> He was also a member of the legislature assembly of Andhra Pradesh, and a member of the [[All India Congress Committee]].<ref>[http://www.aponline.gov.in/apportal/contact/listofcontacts.asp?id=01 "Council of Ministers"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008000758/http://www.aponline.gov.in/apportal/contact/listofcontacts.asp?id=01 |date=8 October 2013 }}. APOnline.</ref> He was named President of the newly created [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]] (TPCC) on 11 March 2014. Ponnala Lakshmaiah served four terms in the Assembly from the [[Jangaon (Assembly constituency)|Jangaon Constituency]] in [[Warangal District]].

==Early life==
Ponnala Lakshmaiah was born in the village of Quilashahpur, located in the heart of the [[Telangana]] region, into the [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking [[Hindu]] family of Ponnala Radha (Radhamma) and Ponnala Rama Kishtaiah. He is married to Ponnala Arunadevi and has two children. He earned his M. S. [[Mechanical Engineering]] degree from [[Oklahoma State University]] in 1969.<ref>[http://www.indiapost.com/andhra-minister-visits-oklahoma-state-university/ Andhra minister visits Oklahoma State University | IndiaPost]</ref><ref>[http://www.ponnala.com/statehall.htm Ponnala Lakshmaiah]</ref>

Having come in contact with the [[World Bank]] and its programs for developing countries, he was attracted by [[Rural Development|rural development]] projects in India. He returned to India and worked to generate rural employment in the region of his birthplace. With his first project, he made improvements in areas such as [[Poultry farming|poultry breeding]], helping employ thousands of uneducated people. He also promoted the development of the dairy industry.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130328131335/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-25/hyderabad/38009201_1_tower-first-phase-ponnala-lakshmaiah "IT incubation tower flagged off in Warangal"]. Times of India. 2013-03-25.</ref>

==Political career==
In 1980, Ponnala began working with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]]. In the 1992 Congress Plenary session at [[Tirupati (city)|Tirupati]], he successfully handled the foreign delegates, including prime ministers of neighboring countries.

In 1986, he launched a protest under the name "Samagra [[Sriram Sagar Reservoir|Pochampad]] Karyacharana Samithi" and worked with District Leaders to modify the [[irrigation]] scheme to benefit the chronically drought-prone area. Prime Minister [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] laid the foundation on 30 June 1993. The project was under execution in "Jalayagnam" at a cost of Rs. 30 billion.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/it-growth-unaffected-by-protests-ponnala/article5129738.ece "IT growth unaffected by protests: Ponnala"]. ''The Hindu''. 2013-09-15.</ref>

==Ponnala Foundation==

Ponnala Lakshmaiah said that the Ponnala Foundation started by him would give away awards to mathematics genius every year in memory of the Indian math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan, in order to promote the subject among children.<ref>[http://www.telanganastateinfo.com/ponnala-foundation-give-mathematics-genius-award/ "Ponnala Foundation Mathematics Genius Award"]. ''TSI''. 2016-04-11.</ref>

==Awards==
*Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Alumnus - [[Oklahoma State University]] (School of business) - Hall of Fame

==References==
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[[Category:Telangana politicians]]
[[Category:People from Telangana]]
[[Category:People from Hanamkonda district]]
[[Category:Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:Oklahoma State University alumni]]

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