B. P. Acharya | |
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Born | 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).
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] [5]
As Secretary, Industries and Commerce, he was involved in creating Genome Valley on the outskirts of Hyderabad and many such industrial clusters. [6] 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. [5] [7]
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 [8] [9] He was released on bail in March 2012 and surrendered after his bail was revoked later the same month.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]
Acharya's wife, Ranjeev R. Acharya, is also a senior IAS officer. [8]