K Raju
K. Raju entered the Indian Administrative Service in 1981. His passion to listen and respond to people's needs while serving as district collector, Nellore and Kurnool, his pioneering work on self-help groups of women and delivery of MGNREGA with transparency and accountability, while heading the Rural Development Department of Andhra Pradesh, empowered the poor immensely. He worked with the National Advisory Council and contributed to the formulation of rights-based pro-poor legislations and...See more
K. Raju entered the Indian Administrative Service in 1981. His passion to listen and respond to people's needs while serving as district collector, Nellore and Kurnool, his pioneering work on self-help groups of women and delivery of MGNREGA with transparency and accountability, while heading the Rural Development Department of Andhra Pradesh, empowered the poor immensely. He worked with the National Advisory Council and contributed to the formulation of rights-based pro-poor legislations and policies, securing long-lasting benefits to the country's poor. Raju joined the Congress party in 2013 and is currently the National Coordinator for the SC, ST, OBC and Minorities Departments of the AICC. See less