Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Narsapuram
State : Andhra Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
Father's Name : Shri Gokaraju Rangaraju
Mother's Name : Smt. Gangaraju Ramayamma
Date of birth : 14 Jun 1948
Profession : Businessperson
Positions held :
May, 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha1 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Rural DevelopmentMember, Tobcco Board, Govt. of IndiaMember, Committee on Official LanguageMember of APEDA, Govt. of IndiaChairman, Vizag Special Economic Zone, VizagMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation05 Feb. 2015 onwards Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of ParliamentMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation5 March 2018 onwards Member, The Court of University of Hyderabad
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
All India Vice Presdient of VHP for the last 15 years; The Chief Patron for over two decades running the Awasa Valmiki Vidya Kendram; Adyaksha, Hindu Chaitanya Sibiram Swagat Samiti organized by RSS in Krishna District in Andhra Pradesh; Adyaksha, International Swagat Samiti at the International VHP meeting held on the eve of Kumbmela at Prayag; Chairman of ‘Jeeyar Education Trust’ of Shriman Chinna Jeeyar Swami; President : Gandhi Hill Foundation; Vice President : World Telugu Federation; Trustee of India’s largest Nature Cure Hospital being run by Dr. Manthena Satyanarayana Raju; and Chief proponent and donor for Swargapuri in Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh Constructed Gokaraju Laila Ganga Raju Kala Vedika in Ghantasala Kalasala; Donates about 50,000 Note Books to the Municipal School students in Vijayawada every year
Special Interests
Swimming, encourage and motivate school children and youth to involve in sports activities and Reading Books.
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Social Service, Promotion of Cricket and Swimming and other Games
Sports and Clubs
Being a sportsman and sports enthusiast, he is working as Secretary of Andhra Cricket Association, Vice-President of BCCI. Former-Chairman of Financial Committee of BCCI and also the Member of Governing Council of IPL, which runs by BCCI. Chairman : (i) Aqua Devils Welfare Association; (ii) Tour Programme and Fixture Committee
Countries Visited
Dubai, European Countries, Japan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and U.S.A.
Other Information
He won the Best Exports award in 1981-82 for Ayurvedic Medicines. Received Certificate of GLP Compliance, Deptt. Of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. Awards won by Laila Impex (Chairman, Dr. Gokaraju Gangaraju) Government of India Ministry of Commerce Export Performance Award (2000-01, 2001-02 and 2002-03); National Award from DSIR, Ministry of Science and Technology for Best In-house R&D (2007) and Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of commendable contribution in Herbal Category - Received from Pharmexcil (2011-12). Awards won by Laila Nutraceuticals (Chairman, Dr. Gokaraju Gangaraju) Annual Export Awards EOUs and SEZs (2007-08 (Best EOU), 2008-09 and 2009-10); Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council of India (2008-09); Export Promotion Award for the Commendable Export Performance amongst 100% EOUs (2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13); Received Pharmexcil Patent award (2011-12); Received Pharmexcil Patent award (Category : Herbals Silver) (2012-13); Received Pharmexcil Patent award (Category : Herbals Gold) (2013-14) and R&D Lab certified GLP by Government of India (2014).
