V. K. Rao, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

V. K. Rao

Indian civil servant

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1914

Place of Birth: Godavari District, Madras Presidency

Date of Death: 28-Nov-2018

Profession: civil servant

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Valluri Kameswara Rao (15 July 1914 – 27 November 2018) was an Indian Civil Service officer and Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, and the oldest living officer of the Indian Civil Service at the time of his death.
He served in the civil service of the British Raj as a collector and magistrate.
After Independence Rao joined the Indian government's finance department and transferred into the newly founded Indian Administrative Service.
He transferred to Andhra State after it was founded in 1953.
After the founding of Andhra Pradesh in 1956 Rao became that state's first secretary of public works.
He later served the central government on the Planning Commission before returning to Andhra Pradesh as its chief secretary.
Rao was principal secretary to the President of India Neelam Sanjiva Reddy from 1981 to 1982.