Y.S. Chowdary - Rajya Sabha member, Bhartiya Janata Party.

On June 2, 1961, Yalamanchili Satyanarayana Chowdary (YSC), also known as Sujana Chowdary, was born in Kanchikacherla, a tiny village near Vijayawada. A pragmatic leader who combines traditional Indian values such as respect for Indian culture, elder respect, dedication, devotion, hard work, philanthropy, and liberalism with new-age values such as innovative thinking, problem-solving through disruptive solutions, global thinking, technology, and collaboration.

A first-generation business owner who believes that the best way to contribute to nation-building is to start new businesses, create jobs, build sustainable businesses, bring in the best technologies from around the world for Indian needs, and ensure long-term careers for thousands of capable people while also taking on corporate social responsibility.

Mr. Y.S. Chowdary is a multitalented individual whose interests include photography, vintage automotive restoration, entrepreneur development, reading, philanthropy, racing, and environmental study.

An engineering graduate who had a plethora of options from all over the world but chose to remain in India. He also persuaded some of his classmates and fellow students to join him later, and he formed a lean management team to hunt for business possibilities in the manufacturing industry, establishing high-quality factories, and developing products that meet market demands.

Mr. YS Chowdary, a first-generation entrepreneur with no mentor in the area, founded and headed the Sujana Group on his own. Sujana Group was called after his mother Susheela and father Janardhan.

The Sujana Group, which is driven by a goal and the greater purpose of wealth creation, has a market capitalization of US$ 1.9 billion and a leadership position across multiple verticals. Mr. YS Chowdary was regarded as a trendsetter and innovator by his peers and competitors. He had an advantage over others because of his capacity to believe in concepts and enable concrete vision. His initiatives have changed the business landscape and served as a catalyst for more similar breakthroughs across the Sujana Group's business verticals. Next-generation entrepreneurs have been motivated by his personality, thoughts, and ideas.

He left his company, leaving strong, viable business entities run by experienced leadership without intervention from owners, to directly serve people.

Mr. Y.S. Chowdary was actively mentoring the Sujana Foundation and other charitable operations at the NTR Trust for several years before entering politics.

He was appointed as a member of the Rajya Sabha, representing the state of Andhra Pradesh, after entering politics and joining the Telugu Desam Party. He took on the role during a time when the state was approaching bifurcation. Mr. YS Chowdary then became a Minister of State for Science, Technology, and Earth Sciences in Shri Narendra Modi's Union Cabinet.

He worked tirelessly to ensure that the State of Andhra Pradesh received the most benefits from the Centre under the AP Bifurcation Act, and that every commitment made to the people by former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on the Rajya Sabha Floor was respected and followed. He was in charge of obtaining unprecedented 100% funding for the Polavaram Project.

Following the NDA's failure to keep its commitments, MR. YS Chowdary resigned from the Union Cabinet and now leads the Party's Parliamentary Body in delivering justice for the state and its people.

VISION OF Y.S. CHOWDARY

The objective of Y. S. Chowdary is to make both Telugu states globally competitive, pleasant, and rich. He feels that the people of both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana may be among the country's most developed, rich, healthy, and joyful. His vision of a developed state includes a happy, prosperous, and thriving farming community, a developed rural socioeconomic system, empowered women without fear or harassment who enjoy equal status in all walks of life, and youth who can run and direct the course of our nation, as well as jobs and economic development.

Mr. YS Chowdary is a Telugu language, arts, films, literature, philosophy, poetry, and culture enthusiast. He wants individuals to establish a strong connection to our rich culture and customs.

Y.S. Chowdary envisions India as a powerful, lively, developed, and respected country. A robust economy with good reforms and maximum ease of doing business is his vision of a developed India.

MR. YS Chowdary also desires an Indian society that reflects a strong culture, respect for heritage, the environment, and dignity for everyone, as well as a class-free, caste-free society with no room for hatred or division.

Our traditional customs and culture, according to Mr. YS Chowdary, will pave the road for a strong, dynamic, and diverse India.

Y.S. CHOWDARY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

Shri Y. S. Chowdary entered politics to make a difference in people's lives and to set an example for others. He had to swiftly adjust to politics as a first-generation politician and devote himself to making a difference.

He joined Telugu Desam, a party he adored and loved because of its founder, late Sri N T Rama Rao's principles. He entered national politics in 2010, after surrendering his business roles and stakes in numerous enterprises, and took on the task of bringing the party back to power. He was elected to represent the state of Andhra Pradesh in the upper house as a devout member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

On June 22, 2010, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament (MP) from Andhra Pradesh, representing the Telugu Desam Party.

MR. YS Chowdary became a very active member of the Rajya Sabha, taking an active interest in all significant matters discussed in the chamber and understanding his obligations to the people and the country.

He also took part in House proceedings by highlighting key national and state concerns, as well as expressing his party's reaction to the President's message in his Motion of Thanks on the President's Address. On topics including agriculture, finance, water resources, railways, social justice, empowerment, labour, and employment, he posed some of the most important questions in the Rajya Sabha.

MR. Y.S. Chowdary was appointed as a member of the Indo-Singapore Parliamentary Friendship Group, which was jointly established to improve bilateral ties between the two nations' parliaments.

He served on the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce, the Parliamentary Forum on Youth, and the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Food Processing Industries for the Government of India, where he diligently performed his duties.