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{{Short description|Indian civil servant}}
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'''K. Padmanabhaiah''' (born 1938) is a retired Indian civil servant and a former [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)#Home Secretary and other senior officials|Home Secretary of India]].<ref name="Padmanabhaiah assumes charge as Chairman of ASCI">{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-11-24/news/68536175_1_asci-new-chairman-charge | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820130339/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-11-24/news/68536175_1_asci-new-chairman-charge | url-status=dead | archive-date=20 August 2016 | title=Padmanabhaiah assumes charge as Chairman of ASCI | publisher=Economic Times | date=24 November 2015 | access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref> He is the chairman of the Court of Governors of the [[Bella Vista, Hyderabad#Administrative Staff College of India|Administrative Staff College of India]] (ASCI),<ref name="Governance">{{cite web | url=http://www.asci.org.in/index.php/about-us/governance | title=Governance | publisher=Administrative Staff College of India | date=2016 | access-date=24 June 2016 | archive-date=4 October 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004113200/http://asci.org.in/index.php/about-us/governance | url-status=dead }}</ref> and has headed many government committees such as the [[Indian Police Service#Padmanabhaiah Committee .282000.29|Committee on Police Reforms]] (2000), the Committee on Reorganization of the [[Services Selection Board]], and the committee to Review the working of National Institute of Urban Management.<ref name="Padmanabhaiah assumes charges as Chairman of ASCI - Business Line">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/padmanabhaiah-assumes-charges-as-chairman-of-asci/article7912760.ece | title=Padmanabhaiah assumes charges as Chairman of ASCI - Business Line | publisher=The Hindu - Business Line | date=24 November 2015 | access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2008, for his contributions to Indian civil service.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2016 |access-date=3 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref>

== Biography ==
K. Padmanabhaiah was born on 6 October 1938 in a small hamlet in [[Krishna district]], in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="Padmanabhaiah on IAFA">{{cite web | url=http://iafaonline.com/k.padmanabhaiah.php | title=Padmanabhaiah on IAFA | publisher=Indo-American Friendship Association | date=2016 | access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref> After securing a master's degree in Science (MSc) from [[Andhra University]] under [[Calamur Mahadevan]] and a master's degree in Financial Management from [[Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies]], he entered the [[Indian Administrative Service]] from [[Maharashtra]] cadre in 1961. His first major position came in 1970 when he was appointed as the Director of Sugar Co-Operatives in Maharashtra and during the four years he stayed in the position, the sugar industry was reported to have recorded considerable growth.<ref name="Profile on ASCI">{{cite web | url=http://www.asci.org.in/index.php/15-faculty/124-padmanabhaiah | title=Profile on ASCI | publisher=Administrative Staff College of India | date=2016 | access-date=24 June 2016 | archive-date=11 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811081217/http://www.asci.org.in/index.php/15-faculty/124-padmanabhaiah | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1975, he was moved to [[Nashik district|Nashik]] as the District Collector which coincided with the [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency period]] and under his leadership, the district was adjudged as one of the best performers of the ''20 point economic programme'' of [[Indira Gandhi]], the then Prime Minister of India. In 1982, he was appointed as the [[Joint Secretary to Government of India|joint secretary]] at the [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas]], but moved to the [[Ministry of Power (India)|Ministry of Power]] in 1984 where he worked for another two years. The next move was to London, as the minister of economy at the [[High Commission of India to the United Kingdom]] for a three-year stint. Returning to India, he served as the Municipal Commissioner of [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation|Greater Mumbai]] during 1990-91 period, followed by a move to the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Ministry of Urban Development]] in 1993. The next year, he took over the post of the government secretary at the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]], simultaneously holding the chair of [[Air India]] and [[Indian Airlines]], the two national airlines of India. In 1994, he was posted as the Union Secretary of the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]], with additional responsibility as the secretary of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] Affairs.<ref name="Profile on ASCI" /> He worked holding the posts past his statutory superannuation in October 1996, earning an extension till 1997.<ref name="Indian ad hoc service">{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19970131-extensions-for-senior-ias-officials-draw-charges-of-arbitrariness-and-favouritism-831754-1997-01-30 | title=Indian ad hoc service | publisher=India Today | date=31 January 1997 | access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref>

When Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions (SCEI) established an IAS Academy in 2011 to train aspiring civil service officers, Padmanabhaiah was appointed as the dean of the institution, assisting [[T. N. Seshan]], a former [[Chief Election Commissioner of India]], who held the chair.<ref name="Sri Chaitanya launches its IAS Academy to train civil service aspirants">{{cite journal | url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2817/stories/20110826281711400.htm | title=Sri Chaitanya launches its IAS Academy to train civil service aspirants | author=M. Rajeev | journal=Frontline | year=2011 | volume=28 | issue=17}}</ref> After four years of service, he moved to the ASCI as the chairman of the Court of Governors of the institute, succeeding S. M. Datta, and holds the post till date.<ref name="Padmanabhaiah assumes charges as Chairman of ASCI - Business Line" />

== Padmanabhaiah Committees ==
During his civil service years, Padmanabhaiah headed several government committees, the first of which was during his tenure as the secretary at the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Ministry of Urban Development]] in 1993.<ref name="Profile on ASCI" /> In the wake of [[1993 Latur earthquake]] which left 100,000 people dead and over 30,000 injured, and its devastation in the states of Maharashtra and [[Karnataka]], the Government of India appointed an ''Advisory Committee of International Experts'' under his chairmanship to study the losses and advise on rehabilitation of affected people and reconstruction of the infrastructure. Subsequently, the reconstruction and rehabilitation was carried out with the assistance from [[World Bank]],<ref name="Maharashtra's Deadliest Earthquake - Some facts you must know about the Latur earthquake">{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-and-current-affairs/story/maharashtras-deadliest-earthquake-265569-2015-09-30 | title=Maharashtra's Deadliest Earthquake - Some facts you must know about the Latur earthquake | publisher=India Today | date=30 September 2015 | access-date=24 June 2016 }}</ref> and the report submitted by the Padmanabhaiah Committee served as guidelines for the disaster management efforts.<ref name="Governance" />

After his retirement from civil service, Padmanabhaiah headed the ''Committee on Police Reforms'' set up by the Government of India<ref name="The Padmanabhaiah Committee on Police Reforms1">{{cite web | url=http://lexpress.in/criminal-justice/the-padmanabhaiah-committee-on-police-reforms | title=The Padmanabhaiah Committee on Police Reforms | publisher=Lexpress | date=14 May 2014 | access-date=24 June 2016 | author=Abhinav Dwivedi }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> to study the functional capabilities of [[Indian Police Service]] and propose reorganization measures to revamp the force.<ref name="The Padmanabhaiah Committee on Police Reforms">{{cite web|url=http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=91%3Ashiva&id=687%3Apolice-india-padmanabhai-committee&Itemid=100 |title=The Padmanabhaiah Committee on Police Reforms |publisher=Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative |date=2016 |access-date=24 June 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306225136/http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=91%3Ashiva&id=687%3Apolice-india-padmanabhai-committee&Itemid=100 |archive-date=6 March 2013 }}</ref> The committee studied, among others, three major areas viz. ''Politicisation and Criminalisation of Police'', ''Control over Police'' and ''Accountability of Police''<ref name="A Critical Analysis">{{cite web|url=http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/programs/aj/police/india/initiatives/analysis_padmanabhaiah.pdf |title=A Critical Analysis |publisher=Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative |date=2016 |access-date=24 June 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306220837/http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/programs/aj/police/india/initiatives/analysis_padmanabhaiah.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2013 }}</ref> and proposed various reform measures including the replacement of [[Police Act#India|Indian Police Act of 1861]]<ref name="Summary of Recommendations">{{cite web|url=http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/programs/aj/police/india/initiatives/summary_padmanabhaiah.pdf |title=Summary of Recommendations |publisher=Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative |date=2016 |access-date=24 June 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306220842/http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/programs/aj/police/india/initiatives/summary_padmanabhaiah.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2013 }}</ref> which was later taken up by the Union Government which set up a committee under the leadership of [[Soli Sorabjee]] to prepare the draft for the new Police Act<ref name="Prakash Singh and Ors V. Union of India and Ors [2006]">{{cite web | url=http://www.liiofindia.org/in/cases/cen/INSC/2006/609.html | title=Prakash Singh and Ors V. Union of India and Ors [2006] | publisher=Legal Information Institute of India | date=2006 | access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref> and by a number of state governments.<ref name="New law to replace century-old Police Act">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/New-law-to-replace-century-old-Police-Act/articleshow/21928793.cms | title=New law to replace century-old Police Act | publisher=Times of India | date=20 August 2013 | access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref>

Prior to assuming the chair of the Police Reforms Committee, Padmanabhaiah had a stint as the Government representative for the settlement of [[Ethnic conflict in Nagaland]] in 1997.<ref name="Padmanabhaiah on IAFA" /> During his service as the representative which lasted till his resignation in 2009, he is reported to have assisted in maintaining the cease-fire agreement as well as the dialogue with the insurgents. He later served as the chairman of two more committees, the Committee on Reorganization of the Services Selection Board, and the committee to Review the working of National Institute of Urban Management.<ref name="Governance" />

== Awards and honors ==
His services as the [[Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai]] earned him the Giants International Award in 1991.<ref name="Profile on ASCI" /> In 1996, he received two awards, the [[Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration]] and the Shiromani Award of the Shiromani Institute, Delhi for contributions to National Development, Integration and Enrichment of Life.<ref name="Governance" /> The Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2008.<ref name="Padma Awards" />

== See also ==
* [[Indian Police Service]]
* [[Tata Tapes controversy]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/make-cash-transfer-scheme-conditional-says-padmanabhaiah/article4232641.ece | title=Make cash transfer scheme conditional, says Padmanabhaiah | publisher=The Hindu | date=24 December 2012 | access-date=24 June 2016}}
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrWU0ZrMax0 | title=India in Crisis : How do we save our Nation | publisher=Social Cause | work=K. Padmanabhaiah on [[YouTube]] video | date=3 September 2012 | access-date=24 June 2016}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/business/sep/16assam.htm | title=Tata Tea controversy: We are not going to leave anybody scot-free says Mahanta | publisher=ReDiff | date=16 September 1997 | access-date=24 June 2016 | author=George Iype}}

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