B. P. Acharya (born 30 October 1960) is a senior officer of the 1983 batch

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(IAS).

Career

Acharya's first government position, in 1985, was as a sub-collector in

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. In 1993 he became

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collector. He was Special Chief Secretary, Planning in Telangana until December 2017. 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

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State. As Secretary, Industries and Commerce, he was involved in creating

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on the outskirts of

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and many such industrial clusters. After retirement, he was appointed as advisor to the

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for their

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in Genome Valley.

Corruption investigation

In January 2012, Acharya was arrested by the

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(CBI) on charges of conspiracy, cheating, and corruption in connection with a joint development venture with

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during his tenure as vice chairman and managing director of the publicly owned

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in 2005–10. He was released on bail in March 2012 and surrendered after his bail was revoked later the same month. The accused secured a

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in early 2016. 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.

Personal life

Acharya's wife, Ranjeev R. Acharya, is also a senior IAS officer.

Publications and exhibitions

* ''Kakatiya Heritage'', ed. M Pandu Ranga Rao (contribution) * ''Obtuse Angle'' at Goethe Zentrum, Hyderabad (exhibition)

References

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