Inspiration

I would like to introduce a person who changed hundreds and thousands of families in Andhra Pradesh, India. He is not a God, but God fearing man and became a role model to everyone. His name is Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as YSR, was the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Lok Sabha from the Kadapa constituency for four terms and to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly for five terms from the Pulivendula constituency.

      
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy was born at Jammalamadugu Mission Hospital near Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh to Y. S. Raja Reddy and Jayamma in a Christian family. His father Raja Reddy was converted from Hinduism to Christianity. Reddy was married to Vijaya Lakshmi. They have a son, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and a daughter, Sharmila      

As Chief Minister

      
He was elected as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh by the Legislature party of the Indian National Congress after they later won 185 seats of the Legislative Assembly in the May 2004 elections.* He has initiated a variety of programs that influence the Economy of Andhra Pradesh and for the benefit of the common people and farming community. Prominent among them are      
  • JalaYagnam – A large-scale program to construct more than 70 pending irrigation projects in the state to improve irrigation facilities to the farmers, with a targeted irrigation to 1.2 Crore acres of land.
     
  • Free power supply for farmers for 7 hours a day.
     
  • Rajiv Arogya Shree – A health insurance and emergency services scheme for rural masses where the government pays the entire price of any surgery up to 200,000 rupee and does not require people to pay any premium.
      
  • Pavala Vaddi — a program that provides loans to people at 3% per year so as to encourage them to take up small scale businesses and entrepreneurship primarily targeted at rural women
     
  • Indiramma illu — a program for construction of houses for the rural masses by charging a small amount and the government the remaining amount
  • Rs 2/KG of rice scheme
     
  • Increase in the minimum support price for rice.
     
  • Reimbursement of full college fees for backward sections, reservations for minorities
     

Apart from these schemes, his government stood as the role model in implementing the central governments flagship program – the Nrega.. The main thrust of his tenure was on social welfare with a majority of his schemes targeting at improving the lively hood of the rural masses.The BBC has calld him a champion of social welfare schemes. His tenure also saw significant weakening of the violent extremist left-wing Naxalite movement that was rampant in the state when he assumed office in 2004.

      

His Death:

      

Y. S. RajasekharaReddy's Bell 430 helicopter went missing on Wednesday, 2 September 2009 at 9:35 am. Begumpet and Shamshabad Air Traffic controllerlost contact with the aircraft at 9:02 am while it was passing through the dense Nallamalaforest area.  Reddy's body was buried on 4 September at Idupulapai in Kadapadistrict with full state honors in accordance with Christian rites.

      

Hearing the news of his death, about 600 people allegedly died either due to heart attack or by committing suicide in grief. I hope this never happend to anyone in this 21st century. His death was regarded by Yahoo India as the biggest farewell for the year 2009. His death was a greatest loss to this Country and left many in helpless condition.

     

Myself I am still unable to believe his death. But I strongly believe that his 51/2 years of rule was a Golden era for this State of Andhra Pradesh. I do not have any hesitation to compare YSR with Mother Teresa. I am sure that he reached every heart in AP State and gave the hope for the next generation.

     

I observed Dr. YSR past 10 years, and learned from him, “How can we live a life effectively and Productively for this Society?”.  He is my inspiration to start this “Job Portal” for the needy. Now we don't have his Smiling face among us, but we have his remembers where ever you go in Andhra Pradesh.

      

J Daniel
President