BRIEF RESUME OF Dr.K. TIRUPATAIAH,IFS, ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL, Dr.MCRHRDI of AP  Born on 23rd January 1959 at kodad in Nalgonda in to a farmer’s family.  B.Sc.(Ag) College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar (1977-81)  M.Sc., (Ag.Extn), Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi( 1981-83)  Ph.D (Ag.Extn), IARI, New Delhi (1983-86)  Joined Indian Forest Service 1986 and allotted A.P. Cadre  Important positions held  Training in Nandyal & Atmakur  District Forest Officer Anantapur 1990-1994  Executive Director SC corporation, Anantapur 1994-95  General Manager (Development), APSC Cooperative Finance Corporation, Hyderabad 1995-1996  Project Officer Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDA) Eturnagaram (Warangal) and Utnoor (Adilabad) 1996-1997  Joint Secretary to Government Planning Department 1997-1999  Special Commissioner AMR- APARD 1999-2004  Special Commissioner Rural Development and Project Coordinator APRLP 2004-2009  Director General WALAMTARI May 2009-2013  Additional DG Dr. MCRHRDI of AP from 22nd October 2013 Significant contributions: 1) Preservation of Worlds largest Banyan tree “Thimmamma Marrimanu” in Anantapur 2) Coordinating prevention of “water born diseases” in Tribal Areas 3) Coordination of preparation of A.P. Vision 2020 document 4) Monitoring Janmabhoomi 5) Developing professionalism in trainings in PR&RD Dept. 6) Developing a cadre of young livelihoods professionals 7) Developing a cadre of Rural Development professionals. 8) Setting up institutions of Capacity building for Rural Development (DLRC&CLRC) 9) Setting up and running societies (CDS in APARD and SRDS in CRD) Specialization:  Participatory Development Approaches  Water & Water shed Management  Women Empowerment  Poverty Alleviation approaches  Institutional & Capacity Building  Human Resource Management  Climate Change Publications:  About 18 papers in various National & International Seminars, Workshops and coauthor to 3 chapters in a book on Water & Climate Change Consultancies:  Assignments for MORD (UNICEF), GTZ Professional Affiliations:  Member, National Committee for drafting Guidelines on Integrated Water shed Management Projects 2008  Member group for drafting operational guidelines of NREGS, GOI  Member Indian National Committee on Irrigation & Drainage 2009-2012  Member Asia Regional Work Group of the International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage(ICID)  Best all round Probationer at Mussoorie Academy during 1986-88  Director’s Nominee for the Fine Arts Society