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| name = B. P. Acharya | | name = B. P. Acharya | ||
| image = BP Acharya Office.jpg | | image = BP Acharya Office.jpg | ||
| caption = Acharya at MCR | | caption = Acharya in his office at [[Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource Development Institute of Telangana|MCR HRD Institute]] | ||
| birth_name = | | birth_name = | ||
| birth_date = 30 October 1960 | | birth_date = 30 October 1960 | ||
| other_names = | | other_names = | ||
| occupation = Indian Administrative Service Officer | | occupation = Indian Administrative Service Officer | ||
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'''B. P. Acharya''' (born 30 October 1960) is a senior officer of the 1983 batch [[Indian Administrative Service | '''B. P. Acharya''' (born 30 October 1960) is a senior officer of the 1983 batch [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS). | ||
He was | == Career == | ||
Acharya's first government position, in 1985, was as a sub-collector in [[Bhadrachalam]]. In 1993 he became [[Warangal]] collector.<ref name=retirement>{{cite news |title=CRHRD Institute director-general BP Acharya set to retire today |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2020/oct/31/crhrd-institute-director-general-bp-acharya-set-to-retire-today-2217289.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=31 October 2020 }}</ref> He was Special Chief Secretary, Planning in Telangana until December 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140725/nation-current-affairs/article/bathukamma-made-telangana-state-festival|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726062858/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140725/nation-current-affairs/article/bathukamma-made-telangana-state-festival|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 July 2014|title=Bathukamma is made Telangana state festival|date=July 25, 2014|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2013-11-13|title=B.P. Acharya posted as Principal Secretary, Planning|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/bp-acharya-posted-as-principal-secretary-planning/article5345826.ece|access-date=2020-10-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/big-plans-on-tourism/article7522190.ece |title=Big plans on tourism |first=Ravi |last=Reddy |date=August 10, 2015|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> On his retirement in 2020, he was Director General for [[Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource Development Institute of Telangana|MCR HRD Institute of Telangana]] and also Special Chief Secretary in General Administration Department for [[Telangana]] State.<ref name=retirement/><ref name=appointed/> | |||
As Secretary, Industries and Commerce, he was involved in creating [[Genome Valley]] on the outskirts of [[Hyderabad]] and many such industrial clusters.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Swarup|first=Anil|date=1 March 2021 |title=Making it Happen: Genome Valley, the biotech hub of India |url=https://thedailyguardian.com/making-it-happen-genome-valley-the-biotech-hub-of-india/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414112201/https://thedailyguardian.com/making-it-happen-genome-valley-the-biotech-hub-of-india/ |archive-date=14 April 2021 |access-date=8 November 2021|work=The Daily Guardian}}</ref> After retirement, he was appointed as advisor to the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] for their [[National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research]] in Genome Valley.<ref name=appointed>{{cite news|title=ICMR appoints BP Acharya advisor to NARFBR| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2021/apr/11/icmr-appoints-bp-acharya-advisor-to-narfbr-2288503.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=11 April 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=ఎన్ఏఆర్ఎఫ్ బీఆర్కి సలహాదారుగా బీపీ ఆచార్య |trans-title=BP Acharya elected as NIRF BR advisor |url=https://www.eenadu.net/latestnews/bp-acharya-elected-as-nirf-br-advisor/0600/121074091 |date=11 April 2021 |website=Eenadu|language=te}}</ref> | |||
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== | === Corruption investigation === | ||
In January 2012, Acharya was arrested by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) on charges of conspiracy, cheating, and corruption in connection with a joint development venture with [[Emaar Properties]] at [[Gachibowli]] during his tenure as vice chairman and managing director of the publicly owned [[Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation]] in 2005–10.<ref name=Rahul>{{cite news |last1=Rahul |first1=N. |title=Andhra Pradesh Home Secretary arrested |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Andhra-Pradesh-Home-Secretary-arrested/article13388470.ece |work=The Hindu |orig-year=30 January 2012 |date=18 October 2016|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/bp-acharya-urges-court-to-absolve-him-in-emaar-case/article4681438.ece |title=B.P. Acharya urges court to absolve him in Emaar case |work=The Hindu |orig-year=4 May 2013 |date=25 July 2016 }}</ref> He was released on bail in March 2012 and surrendered after his bail was revoked later the same month.<ref>{{cite news |title=Emaar case: Suspended IAS officer BP Acharya surrenders |url=https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/emaar-case-suspended-ias-officer-bp-acharya-surrenders-474067 |work=NDTV.com |date=30 March 2012}}</ref> The accused secured a [[Stay of proceedings|stay]] in early 2016.<ref>{{cite news |first=Sagarkumar |last=Mutha |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/emaar-case-no-progress-in-trial-last-year/articleshow/57283200.cms |title=Emaar case: No progress in trial last year |newspaper=The Times of India |date=22 February 2017 }}</ref> The [[High courts of India|High Court]] subsequently quashed the charge against Acharya, and neither he nor another senior IAS officer accused by the CBI were among the 15 people charged in June 2019.<ref>{{cite news |first=M Sagar |last=Kumar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ed-files-chargesheet-in-emaar-scam/articleshow/69848914.cms |title=Enforcement Directorate files chargesheet in Emaar scam |work=The Times of India |date=19 June 2019 }}</ref> | |||
* Kakatiya Heritage ( | == Personal life == | ||
* Obtuse Angle at Goethe Zentrum, Hyderabad ( | Acharya's wife, Ranjeev R. Acharya, is also a senior IAS officer.<ref name=Rahul/> | ||
== Publications and exhibitions == | |||
* ''Kakatiya Heritage'', ed. M Pandu Ranga Rao (contribution)<ref>{{Cite news |first=Zareena |last=Parveen |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2020/aug/31/an-expansive-treatise-on-the-golden-era-of-kakatiyas-2190481.html |title=An expansive treatise on the golden era of Kakatiyas |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=31 August 2020 }}</ref> | |||
* ''Obtuse Angle'' at Goethe Zentrum, Hyderabad (exhibition)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nadadhur|first=Srivathsan|date=2017-04-29|title=B P Acharya's Obtuse Angle: Travails of a civil servant|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/b-p-acharyas-obtuse-angle-travails-of-a-civil-servant/article18305904.ece|access-date=2020-10-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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B. P. Acharya (born 30 October 1960) is a senior officer of the 1983 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
Career[edit | edit source]
Acharya's first government position, in 1985, was as a sub-collector in Bhadrachalam. In 1993 he became Warangal collector.[1] He was Special Chief Secretary, Planning in Telangana until December 2017.[2][3][4] On his retirement in 2020, he was Director General for MCR HRD Institute of Telangana and also Special Chief Secretary in General Administration Department for Telangana State.[1][5]
As Secretary, Industries and Commerce, he was involved in creating Genome Valley on the outskirts of Hyderabad and many such industrial clusters.[6] After retirement, he was appointed as advisor to the Indian Council of Medical Research for their National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research in Genome Valley.[5][7]
Corruption investigation[edit | edit source]
In January 2012, Acharya was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on charges of conspiracy, cheating, and corruption in connection with a joint development venture with Emaar Properties at Gachibowli during his tenure as vice chairman and managing director of the publicly owned Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation in 2005–10.[8][9] He was released on bail in March 2012 and surrendered after his bail was revoked later the same month.[10] The accused secured a stay in early 2016.[11] The High Court subsequently quashed the charge against Acharya, and neither he nor another senior IAS officer accused by the CBI were among the 15 people charged in June 2019.[12]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Acharya's wife, Ranjeev R. Acharya, is also a senior IAS officer.[8]
Publications and exhibitions[edit | edit source]
- Kakatiya Heritage, ed. M Pandu Ranga Rao (contribution)[13]
- Obtuse Angle at Goethe Zentrum, Hyderabad (exhibition)[14]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "CRHRD Institute director-general BP Acharya set to retire today". The New Indian Express. 31 October 2020.
- ↑ "Bathukamma is made Telangana state festival". Deccan Chronicle. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014.
- ↑ "B.P. Acharya posted as Principal Secretary, Planning". The Hindu. 13 November 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ↑ Reddy, Ravi (10 August 2015). "Big plans on tourism". The Hindu.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "ICMR appoints BP Acharya advisor to NARFBR". The New Indian Express. 11 April 2021.
- ↑ Swarup, Anil (1 March 2021). "Making it Happen: Genome Valley, the biotech hub of India". The Daily Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ↑ "ఎన్ఏఆర్ఎఫ్ బీఆర్కి సలహాదారుగా బీపీ ఆచార్య" [BP Acharya elected as NIRF BR advisor]. Eenadu (in తెలుగు). 11 April 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Rahul, N. (18 October 2016) [30 January 2012]. "Andhra Pradesh Home Secretary arrested". The Hindu.
- ↑ "B.P. Acharya urges court to absolve him in Emaar case". The Hindu. 25 July 2016 [4 May 2013].
- ↑ "Emaar case: Suspended IAS officer BP Acharya surrenders". NDTV.com. 30 March 2012.
- ↑ Mutha, Sagarkumar (22 February 2017). "Emaar case: No progress in trial last year". The Times of India.
- ↑ Kumar, M Sagar (19 June 2019). "Enforcement Directorate files chargesheet in Emaar scam". The Times of India.
- ↑ Parveen, Zareena (31 August 2020). "An expansive treatise on the golden era of Kakatiyas". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (29 April 2017). "B P Acharya's Obtuse Angle: Travails of a civil servant". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 October 2020.