Chamakura Malla Reddy is an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Labour and Employment in

Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...

, having assumed office from 2019 to 2023. He is the

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from Medchal Assembly constituency. His children are Mamatha Reddy, Mahender Reddy, and Dr. Bhadra Reddy. He was the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Malkajgiri. He is a member of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi. He is an educationist and a businessman in Telangana state. He is the founder and chairman of numerous colleges and research institutes including Malla Reddy Health City,

Malla Reddy Engineering College Malla Reddy Engineering College (MREC) is the parent college of the Malla Reddy Group of Institutions, Hyderabad, Telangana, India founded by Ch Malla Reddy. The institute was established in 2002, as approved by the AICTE New Delhi Ne ...

, and Malla Reddy University.

Early life

Malla Reddy was born on 9 September 1953. He was born and brought up in Bowenpally. He studied in Wesley Boys High School and intermediate in Mahabubia Junior Boys College.

Political career

On 19 March 2014, he joined the

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (TDP; ) is an Indian regional political party primarily active in the Federated state, states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by Telugu cinema, Telugu matinée idol N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 29 March 1982 a ...

. He was selected by the party to contest a seat on 9 April 2014 and on 16 May 2014 went on to be elected as member of parliament for Malkajgiri. He was the only Member of Parliament for the

to win a seat in

. In June 2016, Malla Reddy switched parties to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi. He is the minister of Minister for Labour & Employment, Factories, Skill Development, Women and Child Welfare in Telangana State Government. He was formally inducted in the Cabinet on 19th of Feb 2019. In May 2024, Malla Reddy and his son-in-law were taken into custody and released amid a land dispute over alleged illegal encroachment.

Controversies

College Blacklisted

Due to inconsistencies in the self-study report that Malla Reddy College of Engineering in Dhulapally, Hyderabad, Telangana, submitted for reevaluation, the

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(NAAC) has blacklisted the college from the accreditation process for five years. In its letter submitted to the college dated December 24, 2020, NAAC highlighted that the certificates allegedly given by BHEL, Yash Technologies and Airtel, "appear to be fabricated in layer, especially with regard to the aspects of seal, signature and letterhead". The letter expands on experts' opinions that the submitted certificates were digitally fabricated. At the 88th NAAC Executive Committee meeting that was organized on November 20, 2020, these inconsistencies and discrepancies were discussed and a resolution was passed to blacklist the college.

Land Dispute Case

Malla Reddy, his son-in-law Rajashekar Reddy, and their followers had been taken into custody on 19 May 2024, at a local police station while attempting to illegally enter private property and getting rid of the boundary fence.

University Admissions Scandal

Based on a petition filed by Naveena Educational Society, Malla Reddy University has set up an off-campus centre at Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, with the name “Centre of Excellence for Commerce and Design”, providing courses which include Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science without obtaining mandatory approvals as per UGC guidelines and Private University's Act. On July 5, 2024, the Telangana High Court took a stern view at these violations and issued orders for UGC,

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and th
Telangana Council of Higher Education
for necessary actions to be taken against the university and its off campus centre.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reddy, Malla Lok Sabha members from Telangana India MPs 2014–2019 Living people Telangana MLAs 2018–2023 Former members of Telugu Desam Party 1953 births People from Ranga Reddy district State cabinet ministers of Telangana