Ch Malla Reddy

Chamakura Malla Reddy is an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Labour and Employment in Telangana, having assumed office from 2019 to 2023. He is the Member of Legislative Assembly from Medchal Assembly constituency. His children are Mamatha Reddy, Mahender Reddy, and Dr. Bhadra Reddy. He was the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Malkajgiri. He is a member of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi. He is an educationist and a businessman in Telangana state. He is the founder and chairman of numerous colleges and research institutes including Malla Reddy Health City, Malla Reddy Engineering College, Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth and Malla Reddy University.

Early life Malla Reddy was born on 9 September 1953. He was born and brought up in Bowenpally. He studied in Wesley Boys High School and intermediate in Mahabubia Junior Boys College.

Political career

On 19 March 2014, he joined the Telugu Desam Party. He was selected by the party to contest a seat on 9 April 2014 and on 16 May 2014 went on to be elected as member of parliament for Malkajgiri. He is the minister of Minister for Labour & Employment, Factories, Skill Development, Women and Child Welfare in Telangana State Government. He was formally inducted in the Cabinet on 19 February 2019.

Controversies

College Blacklisted Due to inconsistencies in the self-study report that Malla Reddy College of Engineering in Dhulapally, Hyderabad, Telangana, submitted for reevaluation, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has blacklisted the college from the accreditation process for five years. In its letter submitted to the college dated 24 December 2020, NAAC highlighted that the certificates allegedly given by BHEL, Yash Technologies and Airtel, "appear to be fabricated in layer, especially with regard to the aspects of seal, signature and letterhead". The letter expands on experts' opinions that the submitted certificates were digitally fabricated.

University Admissions Scandal Based on a petition filed by Naveena Educational Society, Malla Reddy University has set up an off-campus centre at Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, with the name "Centre of Excellence for Commerce and Design", providing courses which include Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science without obtaining mandatory approvals as per UGC guidelines and Private University's Act. On 5 July 2024, the Telangana High Court took a stern view at these violations and issued orders for UGC, AICTE and the Telangana Council of Higher Education for necessary actions to be taken against the university and its off campus centre.