S. Krishna Kumar
S. Krishna Kumar (born 6 September 1939, Kowdiar,
Personal life
He was born in Kowdiar in Thiruvananthapuram district(Kerala) on 6 September 1939 as son of C.P.Shankara Pillai. He got married on June 1970 to Smt. Usha Krishna Kumar, who later became the general secretary of All India Mahila Congress.[3][4][5] He has two children one son and a daughter. His daughter has married to the family of Khushwant Singh.[6] He is currently settled in Delhi.
Career
He completed graduation in Mechanical engineering from University of Kerala with gold medal in the year 1960.
Bureaucrat
He cleared the Indian Civil Service exam and joined the Indian Administrative Service in the year 1963. While in service he served as District magistrate of Ernakulam district from 1969 to 1973. During this period he spearheaded family planning and land reforms projects in the district. This efforts helped Kerala reduce population growth and ensure fair redistribution of land.[7] He is also regarded as the architect of 'modern Kochi' because of efforts to develop city into a modern city through institutions such as Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA)and also he was founding chairman of GCDA from 1976 to 1980.[8] He has also served in the capacities of Civil Supplies Commissioner, Industries Commissioner, Principal Secretary (Industries, Local Administration, Urban Development, Fisheries & Social welfare) in Government of Kerala.
Politics
He quit
.He was a Union Minister handling Ministries of Health and Family Welfare, Textiles, Information and Broadcasting from 1984 to 1989 in Rajiv Gandhi ministry and Ministries of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Defence, Non Conventional Energy and Agriculture in Rao ministry from 1991 to 1996.[11] He worked for universalisation of Television in India and established microwave link across Kerala in record time.[12]
In 1990's there were a series of allegations were raised against Krishna Kumar, including amassing of wealth disproportionate to the known sources of income and benami real estate deals. His wife Usha Krishnakumar was arrested for violation of the
In 2003, he left
In 2014, he did a doctorate in Public policy from
In 2019 at his age of 80, he again left Congress and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.[19]
References
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- ^ BSCAL (19 March 1997). "Usha Krishnakumar Remanded". Business Standard India. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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- ^ "Ex-Union minister S Krishna Kumar from Kerala joins BJP". Deccan Herald. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2021.