A. V. S. Reddy
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Dr A. V. S. Reddy, is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n bureaucrat. He belongs to the 1968 Batch of Indian Administrative Service
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....

 (Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

 Cadre) and is currently the State Election Commissioner for Andhra Pradesh. Earlier he served as the Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs. He is an expert in Rural Development and was earlier the Director General of National Institute of Rural Development
National Institute of Rural Development
National Institute of Rural Development is a institute located in Rajendranagar near Hyderabad.-References:NIRD MissionTo examine and analyse the factors contributing to the improvement of economic and social well-being of people in rural areas on a sustainable basis with focus on the rural poor...

 (NIRD), Hyderabad. He was instrumental in establishing the Rural Technology Park in the NIRD campus. He also introduced the M.Tech. programme in Rural Development in collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad is a university, primarily focused on engineering, located in Hyderabad, India. Founded in 1965 as the Nagarjuna Sagar Engineering College, it was established as a university in 1972 by The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Act, 1972,...

. Reddy also served in the Army as Major in 1971.
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