B. P. Acharya Explained

B. P. Acharya
Birth Date:30 October 1960
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Indian Administrative Service Officer

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

Career

Acharya's first government position, in 1985, was as a sub-collector in Bhadrachalam. In 1993 he became Warangal collector.[1] He was Special Chief Secretary, Planning in Telangana until December 2017.[2] [3] [4] 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 Telangana State.[1]

As Secretary, Industries and Commerce, he was involved in creating Genome Valley on the outskirts of Hyderabad and many such industrial clusters.[5] After retirement, he was appointed as advisor to the Indian Council of Medical Research for their National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research in Genome Valley.[6] [7]

Corruption investigation

In January 2012, Acharya was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on charges of conspiracy, cheating, and corruption in connection with a joint development venture with Emaar Properties at Gachibowli during his tenure as vice chairman and managing director of the publicly owned Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation in 2005–10.[8] [9] He was released on bail in March 2012 and surrendered after his bail was revoked later the same month.[10] The accused secured a stay in early 2016.[11] The High Court subsequently quashed the charge against Acharya, and neither he nor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.[12]

Personal life

Acharya's wife, Ranjeev R. Acharya, is also a senior IAS officer.[8]

Publications and exhibitions

Notes and References

  1. News: CRHRD Institute director-general BP Acharya set to retire today . The New Indian Express . 31 October 2020 .
  2. Web site: Bathukamma is made Telangana state festival. https://web.archive.org/web/20140726062858/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140725/nation-current-affairs/article/bathukamma-made-telangana-state-festival. dead. 26 July 2014. July 25, 2014. Deccan Chronicle.
  3. News: 2013-11-13. B.P. Acharya posted as Principal Secretary, Planning. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-10-11. 0971-751X.
  4. News: Big plans on tourism . Ravi . Reddy . August 10, 2015. The Hindu.
  5. Web site: Swarup. Anil. 1 March 2021 . Making it Happen: Genome Valley, the biotech hub of India . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414112201/https://thedailyguardian.com/making-it-happen-genome-valley-the-biotech-hub-of-india/ . 14 April 2021 . 8 November 2021. The Daily Guardian.
  6. News: ICMR appoints BP Acharya advisor to NARFBR. The New Indian Express . 11 April 2021 .
  7. News: ఎన్‌ఏఆర్‌ఎఫ్‌ బీఆర్‌కి సలహాదారుగా బీపీ ఆచార్య . BP Acharya elected as NIRF BR advisor . 11 April 2021 . Eenadu. te.
  8. News: Rahul . N. . Andhra Pradesh Home Secretary arrested . The Hindu . 30 January 2012 . 18 October 2016. en-IN.
  9. News: B.P. Acharya urges court to absolve him in Emaar case . The Hindu . 4 May 2013 . 25 July 2016 .
  10. News: Emaar case: Suspended IAS officer BP Acharya surrenders . NDTV.com . 30 March 2012.
  11. News: Sagarkumar . Mutha . Emaar case: No progress in trial last year . The Times of India . 22 February 2017 .
  12. News: M Sagar . Kumar . Enforcement Directorate files chargesheet in Emaar scam . The Times of India . 19 June 2019 .
  13. News: Zareena . Parveen . An expansive treatise on the golden era of Kakatiyas . The New Indian Express . 31 August 2020 .
  14. News: Nadadhur. Srivathsan. 2017-04-29. B P Acharya’s Obtuse Angle: Travails of a civil servant. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-10-11. 0971-751X.

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