Sidda Raghava Rao (born 10 August 1957) is an Indian politician who is an ex-Minister for Environment, Forests, Science and Technology in the

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

cabinet. He earlier worked as a Minister for Transport, Roads & Buildings. Born in

Chimakurthy Chimakurthy is a Town with civic status as Nagar Panchayath in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also a mandal headquarters for Chimakurthi mandal in Ongole revenue division. References

Villages in Prak ...

Prakasam district Prakasam district is one of the thirteen districts in the coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in 1970 and reorganised in 2022 on April 4. The headquarters of the district is Ongole. It is located on the weste ...

(in

) to Sidda Venkata Subbamma and Sidda Venkateswarlu, Raghava Rao grew up in a large family of eight brothers. He completed his schooling at

Villages in Prak ...

and went to

Bapatla Bapatla is a city and District headquarters of Bapatla district in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Bapatla mandal of Bapatla revenue division. The ne ...

to pursue intermediate. He later graduated in

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from

Andhra University Andhra University (IAST: ''Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat'') is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926. History King Vikram Deo Verma, the Maharaja of Jeypore was one of the biggest do ...

in 1977. Raghava Rao joined the YSR Congress Party in June, 2020 after losing the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from Ongole on a TDP ticket.

2014 Election

Raghava Rao won the 2014 Assembly elections from

Darsi Darsi is a Municipality Town Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Before the British rule, it was also called Darshanapuri, named by an ancient Andhra king. It is the mandal headquarters of Darsi mandal in Kanigiri revenue ...

constituency and became a minister in the N. Chandrababu Naidu cabinet.

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (; TDP) is an Indian regional political party operating in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the state and central level. Since its founding by N. T. Rama Rao (often referred to as NTR) on 29 March 1982, the party has foc ...

won the Darsi seat after 15 long years. Telugu Desam Party formed the government in the bifurcated state of

in June 2014.

Ministerial roles

Raghava Rao was made the Minister for Transport, Roads & Buildings. He has revamped the

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of ...

's (APSRTC) after the bifurcation with modernisation of bus stations. 84

JNNURM Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) was a massive city-modernization scheme launched by the Government of India under the Ministry of Urban Development. It envisaged a total investment of over $20 billion over seven years. ...

buses equipped with

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services were introduced during his period. An additional 30 new AC buses and 311 new services were implemented during Raghava Rao's tenure as minister. APSRTC began to explore the usage of bus stations as commercial spaces for the first time to generate revenue for the corporation. Observing the deaths due to road accidents occurred because of two-wheeler riders not wearing head protection (

helmet A helmet is a form of protective gear worn to protect the head. More specifically, a helmet complements the skull in protecting the human brain. Ceremonial or symbolic helmets (e.g., a policeman's helmet in the United Kingdom) without protect ...

), Raghava Rao made it mandatory for all to wear helmets. A study was carried out to identify accident prone areas for immediate repair. The Roads department moved swiftly to repair them, thus reducing accident rate.

Awards and recognition

* " Indira Priyadarshini"Award by National Unity Conference,

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* "Jewel of India" International President Council, New Delhi * "Sri Vasavi" – Vasavi Seva Samithi Guntur * "Ghantasala Sevaratna" by Ghantasala National Arts Academy,

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

* "Sahiti Poshaka" Abhinava Krishna Devaraya’ – Akshara Sahiti –

Ongole Ongole is a city in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Prakasam district and also the mandal headquarters of Ongole mandal in Ongole revenue division. Ongole cattle, an indigenous breed of oxen, d ...

* "Dharma Prakash ‘’ Award – 2013 at

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by All India Arya Vysya Maha Sabha

References

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