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About Kothapalli Geetha

Kothapalli Geetha was born in a well educated family in the year 1971. Her father Late. Mr. Kothapalli Jacob, hails from Thimmapuram of Addathigala Mandal of East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. He belongs to Valmiki community, recognized as SCHEDULED TRIBE. He was the first graduate from the Tribal belt of East Godavari District and worked in the services of the Andhra Pradesh as a sub-collector and retired from services in the year 1982 from Mahaboobnagar as Dy.collector. After retirement he has done lot of social service in the agency area of East Godavari District, done remarkable work and is still remembered by the people though he passed away in 1997.

Education

Kothapalli Geetha completed her Bachelor of Arts in the year 1989, Bachelor of Education in the year 1990, both from Andhra University and stood first in the university. She started her career as officer in Regional Rural Bank, (Godavari Grameena Bank) as Officer when she was 20 years and joined service in Feb,1991. She served the bank for a period of 2 years as an officer and 4 years as a Manager and gained knowledge in banking and administrative fields. Even though employed, She pursued higher studies and has done Bachelor of Education from MR College of Education, Vizianagaram and Master of Arts in Psychology, in the year 1993, Master of Arts in Public Administration in the year 1995 and Master of Arts in Sociology in the year 1997 from Andhra University.

Government Services :

Kothapalli Geetha appeared for Group 1 services in the A.P government and stood top ranker in her batch and joined the services of the A.P State government in the year 1999. She joined the government as a Deputy Collector and served in different capacities in as Sub-Collector, Special Deputy Collector( Land protection), Revenue Divisional Officer, Land acquisition officer, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Special officer in Survey and land records etc., and acquired wide knowledge in the administrative, law and state government laws and procedures. She resigned from the services of the state government in the year 2009, relieved in 2010, and started her business career (joined her husband’s business) as a director various boards in Visweswara Group of Companies which has business in Engineering, infrastructure, trading and property development, which is based at Chennai, and has played an active role in the company administration and day to day affairs. With excellent academic background, Geetha Rao is very active and participating in all the activities of Administration and Business of the Group Companies.

Social Service

Not limiting her activities just to the business, She is also founder and secretary of a non-profitable organization called the GEETHAS, (General Environmental Education for Tribal Health Action Society which operates in the Tribal areas of Four districts namely Visakapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, and East Godavari districts in Andhra Pradesh. The Organization provides educational support to the tribal children, and also concentrates on health and developmental activities, by providing free medicines and conducting health camps in the rural areas of the Tribal belt. This organization only operates with the financial support of the group companies and not with governmental or private funds. She has also been active in the amalgamation of the group companies, the land acquisition of the companies. She is promoter director in all group companies and also the Managing Director some of the group companies. She has played a vital role in all important policy decisions of the company.Kothapalli Geetha has been quite successfully pursuing her career since early twenties till the present date and quite successful in her mission. Blessed with vast knowledge and skills in the administrative as well as governmental procedures and humanitarian approach, she has been quite active and successful till date and an asset to the company.

Kothapalli Geetha is a highly Service-focused social worker with a strong commitment to serving the needs of disadvantaged youth and adults, including homeless, emancipated youth and special-needs populations especially in the tribal areas. She is excellent in organizational planning, with documented success overcoming challenges of limited resources and financial constraints to design high-quality, cost-effective and comprehensive service offerings for the needy and underprivileged, having over a decade of experience in working in Andhra Pradesh in various departments. In the 10 years of her service she could understand the difficulties poor people face and formulate solutions.

Personal Life

Her Husband Paruchuri Rama Koteswara Rao, is also an engineering graduate in Mechanical Engineering from RK college Benguluru and he is into business, of Engineering and infrastructure right from the beginning of his career. Having started his career from Vizag, he moved to Chennai, where he is well established. She has two children. Mr. Abhinay tej Paruchuri, aged 21 years doing his 3rd year Mechanical Engineering course in Fort Wayne, Indiana State. USA, is her elder son. The younger is daughter, Ms.Anvitha Paruchuri, Studying in Class X, in Jain International Residential School, Bangalore.