T. Ratna Bai Explained

Office2:	Member of Legislative Assembly
Constituency2:	Rampachodavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Term Start2:	1972
Term End2:	1978
Predecessor2:	Chodi Mallikharjuna
Successor2:	Gorla Prakasa Rao
Office3:	GCC Chairperson
Board:	Girijan Co-Operative Corporation
Term Start3:	2005
Term End3:	2007
Birthname:	Ratna Bai Tadapatla
Birth Date:	1946 12, df=yes
Birth Place:	Rampachodavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Office:	Member of the Parliament
Constituency:	Andhra Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)
Term Start:	15 April 2008
Term End:	14 April 2014
Successor:	Incumbent
Source:	http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=2067 Government of India
Party:	Indian National Congress
Spouse:	Satyanarayana Peddireddy
Children:	Amar Mitra Arun Mitra
Relatives:	Nirmala Pasupuleti
Residence:	36, Meena Bagh, New Delhi, India (official) 5-42, Main Rd, Rampachodavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India (private)
Nationality:	Indian
Profession:	Politician, Social Service
Website:	Official website

About

Tadapatla Ratna Bai, a politician from Indian National Congress party is a Member of the Parliament of India representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the Council of States, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. She has been an active member since her election into the house rising concerns ranging from dowry deaths to Science and Technology.^[1]

While she served as the Chairperson of the Girijan Co-Operative Corporation^[2] from 2005 to 2007, she was instrumental in reviving^[3] the almost obsolete corporation to an operative status.^[4] She succeeded in persuading the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy to permit GCC to be exempted from VAT, benefiting 4.5 million Girijan families.^[5] She is also Founder President of Rajiv Gandhi Sankshema Sangam, Rampachodavaram, a non-profit organization aimed at tribal welfare.

She served as a Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Yellavaram constituency from 1972 to 1978.

Offices held

• April 2008 Elected to Rajya Sabha
• August 2008 – May 2009 Member, Committee on Rural Development
• August 2008 – May 2009 and September 2009 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
• August 2009 onwards Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution March
• 2010 onwards Member, Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)
• 1972–78 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Member of legislative council 2014-2020

External links

• Profile on Rajya Sabha website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Questions put by Hon' Member of Parliament, Smt. T Ratna Bai. 16 June 2011. Government of India.
2. Web site: Board members of the Girijan Co-Operative Corporation. 14 February 2007. GCC, Visakhapatnam. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070824115101/http://www.apgirijan.nic.in/rti/board.html. 24 August 2007.
3. Web site: GCC achieves Rs 112-crore sales turnover . 27 January 2005. The Hindu.
4. Web site: About Girijan Corporation. 27 April 2005. Ministry of Tibal Welfare, Andhra Pradesh, India. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050128110808/http://apgirijan.nic.in/. 28 January 2005.
5. News: GCC hails VAT exemption . https://web.archive.org/web/20080105125612/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/18/stories/2005121818590500.htm. dead. 5 January 2008. . Chennai, India. 18 December 2005.