G. Kishan Reddy

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G. Kishan Reddy
The Union Minister of Coal and Mines, Shri G. Kishan Reddy attends the release meeting of the guidelines for the rejuvenation of traditional water bodies in coal and lignite mining regions.jpg
Kishan Reddy in 2024
25th Union Minister of Coal
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 June 2024
Residence(s) Hyderabad, Telangana, India
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Alma mater Diplamo, CITD

Gangapuram Kishan Reddy (born 15 June 1960) [1] is an Indian politician who is serving as the 25th Minister of Coal & 45th Minister of Mines since 2024. He also served as Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region of India from 2019 to 2024. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 1980. [2] [3] He is an MP representing Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency) since 2019. He served as the floor leader of the BJP in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2009 and gave it up after being elected as the state BJP president of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. [4] [5] He was first state president of Telangana BJP from 2014 to 2016, appointed again as Telangana BJP president on 4 July 2023. [6]

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Personal life and education

Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, was born in Timmapur village in Rangareddy district of Telangana to G. Swamy Reddy [7] and Andalamma. [8] He is married to Kavya Reddy and has two children, a daughter and a son. [2]

He did a diploma in tool design from CITD. [7]

Early political career

Reddy started his political career as a youth leader of the Janta Party in 1977. [9]

Once the BJP was formed in 1980, he joined the party full time. He became the state treasurer of the state Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh.

Rise in state politics

Member of Legislative Assembly and Floor leader

Between 2004 and 2009 he was the MLA, Himayatnagar Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly.[ citation needed ] In 2009, when Himayatnagar (Assembly constituency) was abolished and largely replaced by Khairatabad Assembly constituency, Reddy contested from Amberpet Assembly Constituency. [10] From 2009 to 2014 he was the MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly.[ citation needed ] He was elected in 2009 to the Amberpet assembly constituency with a majority of over 27,000 votes. [11]

President of State BJP

From 2010 to 2014, he was the BJP State President of the Andhra Pradesh. He was unanimously elected as the Telangana BJP president, as a inugural holder.[ citation needed ]

Reddy, began the 22-day Telangana "Poru Yatra"– a 3,500-kilometre (2,200 mi) journey through 986 villages and 88 assembly constituencies stressing the need for a stance on Telangana state – on 19 January. [12]

Union minister of India

He was successfully elected as an MP Lok Sabha from Secunderabad constituency in 2019 and 2024. [13]

Minister of State

On 30 May 2019, he was sworn in as Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs in the Government of India. [14] [15] From 2019 to 2021 Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India, serving along with Nityanand Rai.

Considering the increase in demand for local public transport, he wrote a letter to the chief minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao, urging him to resume MMTS services in the city. [16]

Union Cabinet Minister

On 18 June 2022, the union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy explaining the training process of Agnipath Scheme at a press conference, stated that the people selected as Agniveers would be given training for the "skills of drivers, washermen, barbers, electricians and other professionals". The video clip of the remark became viral. Reddy said that there would be drivers, electricians, barbers and thousands other posts and people selected under this scheme, would be helpful in those jobs. A reporter noted that Skill Development Corporations was already established to train youth with different skills, Reddy answered that such skills would be imparted in Agnipath scheme as well. [20]

In 2024, He took charge as the Union Minister of Mines and Union Minister of Coal in the Third Modi ministry. [23]

Return to state politics

On 5 July 2023, Reddy was re-appointed as the State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana. He succeeded Bandi Sanjay Kumar. [24] This reshuffle came after weeks of infighting between various factions of the party. [25] [26]

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