Udupi: Higher Education Minister Dr. V.S. Acharya laid to rest with full state honours

By Snehalatha, Udupi
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, 15 February 2012: Dr. V.S. Acharya who passed away on Tuesday afternoon was laid to rest with full state honours in the presence of the political leaders and thousands of grieving people in Udupi. After conducting the religious ceremonies at home for about one hour in the night at 11.30 pm the body of Dr. Acharya was brought in a procession to the Beedinagudde Hindu Rudra Bhumi and at 12.00 mid night he was laid to rest with full state honours.

 

 
Elder son of Dr. Raviraj and second son Dr. Kiran together conducted the religious ceremonies and lit the flames at 12.15 am. At this time Advani, Chief Minister Sadananda gowda, all ministers, Children and all family members were present. Today (Wednesday) morning at 9.00 am government and public Shradhanjali meeting for Dr. Acharay will be held at Ammanni Ramana Sabha Bhavana. Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda and the Ministers will participate in this Shradhanjali.
 
Earlier, speaking to the reporters after paying his last respect Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said that, if he would have lived for some more time with us, all the issues in the government could have been resolved. Everytime when BJP gets into problems his suggestions and guidance were providing the solutions. He was my Guru in the political field., after my college he was the one who got me into the political field, there is nobody else like him who got the all eight Vidhana Sabha position in undivided D.K. district, he said.
 
The body of Dr. Acharya was brought to Mangalore by special flight. The ambulance carrying the body from Mangalore Airport had reached Manipal around 8:15 pm. The mortal remains were taken to Dr Acharya’s residence where his wife Shantha V Acharya, family members and relatives paid their last respect to their beloved. The body was then brought to Udupi and kept in Deputy Commissioner’s Office for public viewing to pay the last respects until 9.30 pm. Senior BJP leader and Former Prime Minister L.K. Advani and the local leaders of all the political parties were present.

 

 

 Udupi: Know Dr. Vedavyas Srinivas Acharya (Bio Data)

Udupi, 14 February 2012: Know Dr.Vedavyas Srinivas Acharya, the Higher Education Minister and veteran BJP leader Dr. V.S. Acharya passed away on Tuesday, here below is his Bio Data.

 

Dr. Vedavyas Srinivas Acharya

email id: vsacharya@gmail.com

 

1939: Born in Udupi

 

Parents: Vidwan Vedantha Shiromani Katte Srinivasa Acharya & Smt Krishnaveni Amma

 

1959: medical education at KMC Manipal: Best alumnus award (twice)

 

1968: Youngest Municipal President of Udupi (28 years) Swarna Water Supply System, Municipality got a administrative building. Roads were widened and edge to edge tarmac was laid. Town Planning Authority for planned development. Underground drainage system was sanctioned and started. First in the country to abolish manual carrying of night soil. Elected twice for the local body,Municipal President for 8 years.

 

1974 -1977: District president of Bharathiya Jana Sangh.

 

1977-1980: District president Janatha Party in for a period of ten years.

 

1980 –1983: District president BJP.

 

1984: State vice president, BJPMember of the National Executive Committee of the Party (a supreme policy making body of the party) for about twenty years.

 

1975 – 1977: During the emergency period he was imprisoned under ‘MISA’ for 19 months, for fighting for social justice.

 

1983: Elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Udupi Constituency. Leader of the BJP Legislature Party in Karnataka District Reorganisation Committee. Swarna II stage project. Creation of Directorate for Municipal Administration Appellate Authority for land reforms judgements by tribunals. Abolition of land fragmentation act. Tax concession for diesel used by fishermen. Simplification of taxes and land conversion. Special grant of Rs 10 Lakhs towards Paryayam, Udupi. Commencement of 5 high schools and 3 primary schools, construction of 4 major bridges were due to his efforts.

 

1996: Elected to the legislative council of Karnataka.

 

2002: Re elected to the legislative council of Karnataka. Formation of Udupi District. He is the spokesperson for the party on budgetary finance and planning, Electricity and Municipal Administration. He was the Chairman of Legislature Committee on Health & Family Welfare.

 

2006: Minister for Medical Education & Animal husbandry. Setting up of 6 new Govt. medical colleges in a single academic year. Hassle free CET, more seats, affordable fees. Faculty recruitment drive with salary revision. Revamping the structure of animal husbandry dept, during brief tenure.

 

2007: Sworn in as Minister on 12th November 2007.

 

2008: President, Manifesto Committee, BJP; Sworn in as the Home Minister, Government of Karnataka on 30th May 2008. Revamped recruitment process, speeding up the long pending issues of leave policy, salary/allowance revision, implementation of Police Housing, Opening up of New Police stations/new buildings for existing police stations, Modernization of Fire & Emergency services department, New fire stations all over Karnataka.

 

2010: Additional charges of Muzrai Dept, Medical Education.

 

2010 (September): Minister for Higher Education, Statistics, Planning.

 

2010 (November): Additional charge of Muzrai Dept.

 

2010 (December) to 2011 (August) : Additional charge of Information Technology & BioTechnology.

 

2011 (8th August 2011): Minister for Higher Education, Statistics, Planning, Muzrai Dept, Information Technology & BioTechnology.

 

Personal information:

Wife: Smt Shantha V. Acharya, BSc, Housewife, Social worker, Activist, Ex Municipal Councillor, Currently The State Commissioner, Guides.

 

Children: (all of them studied upto class 10th in Kannada Medium Schools).

 

 Dr Raviraj V Acharya: MBBS, MD (Medicine), DNB, Professor & Head of Unit VIII, Kasturba Medical College & Hospital, Manipal University (Married to Dr Shashirashmi Acharya, MDS, Professor, Operative Dentistry, CODS, Manipal University).

 

Dr Kiran K V Acharya: MBBS, MS (Orthopaedics), Associate Professor, Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine Unit, Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College & Hospital, Manipal University (Married to Vidushi Prathima Kiran, Director, Kalanidhi, Udupi).

 

Mr Ganesha Prasad: BE., Software Engineer, USA.

 

Mr Rajesh Prasad: BE., Software Engineer, USA (Wife: Madhu)

 

Mrs Bharathi M Hebbar, USA (Husband: Mohan Hebbar)