Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
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Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy | |
|---|---|
| Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2004-present | |
| Preceded by | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Constituency | Pulivendula |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1949 Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Vijayalakshmi |
| Children | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (son) Sharmila (daughter) |
| Residence(s) | Begumpet, Hyderabad |
As of 2 October, 2006 Source: Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (born 8 July 1949), is the present chief Minister of State of Andhra Pradesh, India. He represents the Indian National Congress party. He was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Lok Sabha from the Kadapa constituency for four terms and to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly for five terms from the Pulivendula constituency.[1] In 2003 he undertook a three month long paadayaatra, or walking tour, across several districts in Andhra Pradesh.[2] He led his party to victory in the next general and assembly elections held in 2004. On Sep 2nd 2009 a chopper carrying YSR went missing.The incident is being investigated into. [1]
Early life
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy) was born in Pulivendula, AP to Y. S. Raja and Jayamma Reddy.
He graduated with a degree in medical science from Gulbarga University , After that he completed his House Surgeon requirement at S.V. Medical College, Tirupati, Andra Pradesh. He was elected leader of the House Surgeon's Association in S.V. Medical College, Tirupati. == "MISSING" ==
Career
Y. S. Rajashekhara Reddy practiced medicine for sometime in his native Kadapa District. The hospital his father built for him at Pulivendula is still running. His family also built and ran a degree college and a polytechnic college at Pulivendula which was later handed over to the Loyola Group of Educational Institutions. Another junior college at Simhadripuram, a small town in the vicinity of Pulivendula, is helmed by his family.
Political career
From 1980-1983 he was a minister holding important portfolios related to Rural Development, Medical Health and Education. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Kadapa constituency four times and was elected to the Andhra Pradesh State Assembly six times from Pulivendula constituency. Reddy was the leader of the opposition in the Andhra Pradesh State Assembly for five years. As an MLA he was influential in obtaining water from the Tungabhadra River for the Pulivendula Branch Canal (PBC) and fought for projects like RTPP (Rayalaseema Thermal Power Plant) at Muddanur and Proddatur Milk Foods and its ancillaries.
As APCC President
He was President of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) twice: 1983–1985 and 1998–2000. As the president of APCC, Reddy rendered yeomen services to the party in regaining the faith and trust of the masses. From 1999 to 2004 he was the Leader of Opposition in the eleventh state assembly.
Paadayaatra
During mid-summer in 2003, he led an unprecedented 1400 km long paadayaatra (foot pilgrimage), covering all backward areas in the state to understand the ground realities of living conditions of the people there. As a novice in the legislature, Reddy rallied all the Congress MLAs from the Rayalaseema region and led an indefinite hunger strike demanding solution to the water crisis. He also led a paadayaatra from Lepakshi to Pothireddipadu in Kurnool district.
As Chief Minister
Reddy was elected as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh by the Legislature party of the Indian National Congress after they later won 185 seats of the Legislative Assembly in the May 2004 elections. He has initiated a variety of programs that influence the Economy of Andhra Pradesh including free power supply for farmers, Jalayagnam - a large scale program to construct more than 70 pending irrigation projects in the state to improve irrigation facilities to the farmers, and an increase in the minimum support price for rice. Prominent among other programs include Arogya Shree - a health insurance scheme for rural masses where the government pays the entire price of any surgery and does not require people to pay any premium, Pavala Vaddi - a program that provides loans to people at 3% per year so as to encourage them to take up small scale businesses and entrepreneurship primarily targeted at rural woman, Indiramma illu - a program for construction of houses for the rural masses by charging a small amount and the government the remaining amount, an Rs 2/Kg rice scheme,[3] reimbursement of full college fees for backward sections, reservations for minorities, and a huge loan waiver program for the farmers.
---> Abhaya Hastham is a Co-contributory Pension Scheme for the women, above the age group of 18, belonging to the Self Help Groups in Andhra Pradesh. The scheme envisages contribution of Rs.30/- per month by SHG women and Government’s co contribution of Rs.30/- per month into her Pension account. The contribution of the member and the co-contribution of the Government is periodically transferred to Life Insurance Corporation of India, for investing diligently for securing better returns on the investment. The corpus thus generated till the age of 60 years, will be used for giving monthly pension amount to each women, on crossing 60 years of age.
---> Abhaya Hastham offers 3 kinds of benefits to it’s members, namely 1) Monthly pension on crossing 60 years of age, 2) Death and disability insurance cover including Scholarship to the children of the women, 3) Lump sum transfer of corpus which is accumulated in her account is transferred to the nominee in the event of her death.
Election 2009
Reddy's major campaign slogan for the 2009 election was "Development and the credibility ".
In the elections, Reddy's party (INC) secured the required majority in the assembly (156 seats) and also won 33 seats in parliament.
Reddy was sworn in as the chief minister for the term of 2009–2014 on 20 May 2009. The ceremony was held in Hyderabad's Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium and attended by a crowd of around 20,000 people.[4]
Controversies
Opposition parties allege corruption in the implementation of Reddy's programs as well as in various other actions of both Reddy and his family. In 2008, Telugu Desam Party leader N. Chandrababu Naidu accused Reddy and his family of illegally amassing income through their companies Sandur Power Company, Jagathi Publications and Bharathi Cement Corporation. He also alleged that Reddy's sons were involved in the Satyam scandal.[5][6] Also, the allotment of 487 acres of land in March 2007 to Raghuram Cements,[7] which had the son of Reddy as one of its directors, was criticised by the Telugu Desam Party.[8] The surrender of more than 1600 acres by Reddy in December 2006 was also criticised by the opposition parties who demanded Reddy's prosecution and resignation from his post.[9] Naidu also called for Reddy's resignation after a 2007 Khammam police shooting resulted in eight deaths.[10]
Personal life
Reddy is married to Vijaya Lakshmi.[11] They have a son, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, a politician,[12] and a daughter, Sharmila.[13]
Incidents
Y. S. Rajasekhara's Bell 430 Chopper goes missing on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 9:30 am. Due to bad climate the chopper landed at an unknown place. Communication with Begumpet and Shamshabad Air Traffic controllers was disconnected with the chopper at 9:30 am. For 8 hours public and government was unable to get information about chief minister. Rumors came that he had safely landed on ground, and was escorted safely to hyderabad. The chopper went missing in the Nallamalla Forest area which is naxal prone and very dangerous area.
- updated 6:30 pm local, Sep 2*:
Although there have not been much recent naxalite activity, the area has been pummeled by continous rains, making the search mission very challenging. An unmanned aircraft and sevaral low altitude planes are being deployed.
Positions held
- Minister of state for rural development (1980-82)
- Excise minister (1982)
- Education minister (1982-83)
- Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (2004–present)
References
- ^ YSR’s pocket borough, 21 April 2009. The Hindu
- ^ "Admirers mob 'pilgrim YSR' " The Hindu
- ^ Charya, K.V.V.V. (10 December 2007). "Rs 2/kg rice to add Rs 3,000cr burden on Andhra coffers". The Financial Express. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
- ^ "YSR Reddy sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh CM". Hindustan Times. Press Trust of India. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ "Naidu to approach Centre on YSR's 'Satyam route of corruption". Indian Express. Screen. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Chaubey, Bhupendra (19 February 2009). "Opposition flays Satyam link of YSR Reddy's sons". CBN-IBN. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
- ^ "487 acres land for YSR son's firm". The Hindu. 30 March 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Mining lease issue snowballs into controversy". The Hindu. 6 April 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
- ^ "I've 1,000 acres more, says CM". Times of India. 19 December 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
- ^ "Khammam firing: TDP demands YSR's resignation". The Hindu. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "More cheap rice, free power". Indian Express. 21 May 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ "YSR leaves for pilgrimage to Israel". The Hindu. 27 May 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ^ "'Shooting' for posterity". The Hindu. 16 August 2004. Retrieved June 3, 2009.