V. K. Rao

Valluri Kameswara Rao
Valluri Kameswara Rao
Principal Secretary to the President
	In office; 1981–1982
President of India	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Personal details
Born	15 July 1914; Godavari District, Madras Presidency, British Raj; (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	27 November 2018 (aged 104); Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Alma mater	Loyola College, Chennai (University of Madras); Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge

Valluri Kameswara Rao, ICS (15 July 1914 – 27 November 2018) was a former Indian Civil Service officer and former Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh. He was the oldest living former officer of the Indian Civil Service. He turned 100 in July 2014.^[1]

Rao entered the service of the central government on the Planning Commission of India before returning to Andhra Pradesh and becoming the state's Chief Secretary, the highest-ranking civil servant in a state.

After his retirement, he served as Vigilance Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh from 1974 to 1977,^[2] and then as Principal Secretary to the President of India, N. Sanjiva Reddy, from 1981 to 1982.^[1]

Rao died in Hyderabad on 27 November 2018 at the age of 104.^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Change is inevitable: former ICS officer". The Hindu. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
↑ "The following officers held the post of vigilance Commissioners for the periods mentioned against each". Andhra Pradesh Vigilance Commissioner. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
↑ Obituary: Valluri Kameswara Rao, ICS

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[change-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Change is inevitable: former ICS officer". The Hindu. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

[2] "The following officers held the post of vigilance Commissioners for the periods mentioned against each". Andhra Pradesh Vigilance Commissioner. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[3] Obituary: Valluri Kameswara Rao, ICS

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