Marri Channa Reddy was an Indian politician active in several states. He was a leader of Indian National Congress Party. He also served as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1978 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1990. Dr. Channa Reddy was among the stalwarts who headed the Telangana movement of Andhra Pradesh in the late 60's. He also has the credit of being on of the youngest ministers at age of 30 in the erstwhile Andhra State. Dr. M.Channa Reddy, son of Sri M.Lakshma Reddy, was born on January 13, 1919 In Peddamangalaram village in Chevella mandal in Rangareddy district. He took his MBBS degree in 1941. He was the founder of Andhra Yuvajana Samiti and Students Congress. He was associated with several student, youth, social, educational, literary and cultural organisations, He edited a weekly for about two years and contributed articles to loading dailies and Journals.
Personal life
Reddy was married to M. Savitri Devi and had two sons and a daughter. His younger son, Marri Shashidhar Reddy was Vice Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority with a Union Cabinet status and also a Four time MLA from Sanathnagar.
Political life
He took active part in the political struggle in the erstwhile Hyderabad State and in 1942 was the General Secretary of Andhra Mahasabha . In 1946, he became a member of the Standing Committee of the State Congress and General Secretary of Hyderabad City Congress. He was one of the founders and as well General Secretary of the Ideological K.M.P.Group in the Congress. He was General Secretary of the Andhra Provincial Congress Committee for several years and a member of the P.C.C Working Committee for 30 years.
Tenure as Member of Legislature and Parliament
In 1950, Reddy was nominated to the Provisional Parliament and was appointed Whip of Congress Parliamentary Party. He was elected member of the Hyderabad Legislative Assembly in the first General Elections and from 1952 to 1956 was Minister for Agriculture and Food, Planning_and Rehabilitation in Hyderabad State.As Minister he held the Indian Delegation to the World Conference of Agriculturists held in Rome under the auspices of the F.A.O. in 1953, Subsequently in 1955, he represented India as the Deputy Leader of the Indian Delegation to F.A.O. Conference in Rome.
He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly again from Vikarabad constituency. During 1957 to 62, he was a member of the Public Accounts Committee, twice Chairman of the Estimates Committee and Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Regional Development Committee in State Legislative Assemably. In 1962 he was again elected, now from Tandur Constituency, and was Minister for Planning and Panchayat Raj and later for Finance, Commercial Taxes and Industries. In 1967, he was again returned to the Legislative Assembly and was Minister for Finance, Education and Commercial Taxes. He resigned the State Ministry on his appointment as Minister for Steel, Mines and Metals in the Union Cabinet . Subsequently in April 1967, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha.
As Minister for Steel and Mines, he introduced several reforms to improve production and brought about decontrol of distribution of steel and coal. At the invitation of the British Government he visited the U.K for talks on steel industry and other allied matters. He resigned from the Union Cabinet in April 1968.
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