Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority

Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority

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ORGANISATION PROFILE

The management of VUDA is vested with a nominated Board headed by a Chairman, constituted by the State Government from time to time under the Andhra Pradesh Urban Areas Development Act, 1975.

 

(I) The VUDA Board comprises the following members

  • Chairman
  • Vice Chairman (Chief Executive)
  • 3 members from among the members of the State Legislature, representing the development area to be nominated by the Govt.
  • Secretary to Govt., Finance & Planning
  • Commissioner, Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
  • Director of Town & Country Planning or his nominee
  • 2 Corporators of the Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam within the development area to be nominated by the Govt.
  • 5 non-official members to be nominated by the Govt.
(ii) Organization:
The Authority has the following wings viz.
  • Administration
  • Engineering
  • Planning
  • Accounts
  • Urban Forestry
  • Estate Management 

The Chief Executive of the organisation is the Vice Chairman who is a senior officer from Indian Administrative Services (IAS) assisted by various officers in specialised fields under Urban Planning and Development like Urban Planning, Traffic & Transportation, Architecture, Project Formulation and other related fields like Land Acquisition, Urban Forestry, Estate Management, Accounts & Finance and Administration. 

CHAIRMAN  

CHAIRMAN :
Sri Sanjay Kumar, I.A.S. is the present Chairman. He assumed charge on 26-01-2008.
VICE CHAIRMAN

VICE CHAIRMAN:
Sri V.N. Vishnu, IAS is the present Vice Chairman. On transfer from the post of Joint Secretary to Government, Energy Department. He assumed charge as Vice Chairman, VUDA on 26-03-2008.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

At present, the VUDA Board is consists of the following Official members.
  • Chairman, VUDA
  • Vice Chairman, VUDA
  • Secretary to Govt., Finance & Planning
  • Commissioner, Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
  • Director of Town & Country Planning or his nominee

The State Government is yet to nominate the Non-Official Members for VUDA Board.

 

Heads of Wings

SECRETARY : A. Jagadeesh, M.Com, B.L. 98499 92288
SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER : K. Shyam Kumar, ME 98660 76917
CHIEF URBAN PLANNER : K. Anand Babu, B.Arch.,      
  MURP., AIIA., AITP
98660 76913
CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER  : Smt. D.Vijayabharathi, M.Sc. 98660 76911
DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER (I/C) : Y. Ramesh,
  MURP, B Arch, M.Sc (Transport)
98660 76914
ESTATE OFFICER & LAO : Sri Solomon Raj Kumar 98660 76926
OFFICER ON SPECIAL DUTY : Y. Ramesh,
  MURP, B Arch, M.Sc (Transport)
98660 76937

 

Successive list of Chairmen of VUDA

Sl. No. Name Period

From

To

1.

Sri D.Satyanarayana

1978

1981

2.

Sri S.R.A.S. Appala Naidu

1982

1983

3.

Sri P.Appala Narasimham

1984

1984

4.

Sri D.V.Subba Rao, B.Sc., B.L.,

1985

1987

5. Sri P.K.Agarwal, I.A.S.(SO)
Dist. Collector
1987 1987

6.

Sri M.V.V.S.Murthy, B.A., B.L.,

1987

1989

7.

Sri Y. Maria Das

1990

1991

8.

Sri T. Suryanarayana Reddy

1992

1994

9.

Sri K. Gangi Reddy

1995

1995

10.

Sri K. Gangi Reddy

1997

2000

11. Sri J.S.V. Prasad, I.A.S (SO)
Dist. Collector
2000 2001

12.

Dr. S. A. Rahman

2001

2004

13

Sri D.Sreenivasulu, I.A.S (SO)

2004

2004

14 Sri Praveen Prakash, IAS (SO)
Dist.Collector
20-12-2004 10-02-2005
15 Sri P.S.N.Raju (Ravi) 11-02-2005 26-01-2008
16 Sri Sanjay Kumar I.A.S. (SO)
District Collector
26-01-2008 -

* SO-Special Officer

 

Successive list of Vice-Chairmen 

Sl. No.

Name

From

To

1.

Sri T.Vedantam, I.A.S.,

17-06-1978

07-01-1979

2.

Sri C. Arjuna Rao, I.A.S. (FAC)

08-01-1979

02-05-1979

3.

Sri C.S.Rao, I.A.S.,

03-05-1979

11-09-1980

-

-

11-09-1980

14-10-1980

4.

Sri S.V. Prasad, I.A.S. (FAC)

14-10-1980

06-05-1981

5.

Sri J.Rambabau, I.A.S.,

06-05-1981

31-03-1982

6.

Sri S.V.Prasad, I.A.S.,
Person-In-Charge

01-04-1983

09-04-1983

7.

Sri Paul Bhuyan, I.A.S.,
Person-In-Charge/Vice Chairman

10-04-1983

08-10-1985

8.

Dr.N.Jaya Prakashnarayana, I.A.S. (FAC)

19-08-1985

08-10-1985

9.

Dr. J.C.Mohanthy, I.A.S.,

09-10-1985

22-09-1986

10.

Sri S.Chellappa, I.A.S.,

23-9-1986

20-11-1986

11.

Sri K.Raju, I.A.S., 

20-11-1986

28-12-1986

12.

Sri S.Chellappa, I.A.S.,

29-12-1986

24-04-1987

13.

Sri K. Raju, I.A.S., (FAC)

24-04-1987

05-06-1987

14.

Sri M.Krishna Swamy , M.A., H.D.C.,

06-06-1987

05-10-1988

15.

Sri S.P. Singh, I.A.S., (FAC)

06-10-1988

11-01-1989

16.

Sri M.Sambasiva Rao, I.A.S., (FAC)

12-01-1989

17-01-1989

17.

Sri Binoy Kumar, I.A.S.,

18-01-1989

18-07-1990

18.

Sri C.B.S. Venkataramana, I.A.S.,

19-07-1990

18-12-1992

19.

Sri A.K.Parida, I.A.S., (FAC)

19-12-1992

30-12-1992

20.

Sri Rajendra Mohan Gonela, I.A.S.,

31-12-1992

28-08-1993

21.

Sri A.K.Parida, I.A.S., (FAC)

29-08-1993

23-11-1993 

22.

Sri D. China Rosaiah, I.A.S.,

24-11-1993

18-04-1994

23.

Sri K.V.Satyanarayana, I.A.S.,

18-04-1994

25-04-1994

24.

Sri R.Subrahmanyam, I.A.S.,

26-05-1994

10-01-1995

25.

Sri K.V.Satyanarayana, I.A.S.,

11-01-1995

23-11-1995

26.

Sri K.Praveen Kumar, I.A.S.,

23-11-1995

04-02-1999

27.

Sri A.Vidya Sagar, I.A.S., (FAC)

04-02-1999

05-03-1999

28.

Sri S.G.K.Kishore, I.A.S.,

06-03-1999

14-03-2003

29.

Sri D.Sreenivasulu, I.A.S.,

14-03-2003

28-11-2004

30.

Sri D.Varaprasad, I.A.S.,

29-11-2004

17-05-2005

31

Sri G.Venkatram Reddy, I.A.S

18-05-2005

26-03-2008

32. Sri V.N. Vishnu, IAS 26-03-2008 -