Moodbidri Veerappa Moily (born January 12, 1940) is the current Minister of Corporate Affairs in the Indian government. Moily was elected as MP of the Chickballapur district by a wide margin in 2009. He currently serves as the All India Congress Committee General Secretary in charge of Andhra Pradesh. He is one of the senior members of the Congress Party and is a close adviser for the Congress Leader Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi is an Italian-born Indian politician and the President of the Indian National Congress, one of the major political parties of India. She is the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi...

. Moily is a former Chief Minister of the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state of Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

 (19 Nov 1992 - 11 Dec 1994). He was elected to Karnataka state legislative assembly from Karkala

Karkala

Karkala is a town and the headquarters of Karkala taluk in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India. Located about 380 km from Bangalore, it lies near the Western Ghats....

 constituency of Udupi district. He was first ethnic Tuluva

Tuluva

The Tuluva -Geographic Distribution :Though most of the Tuluva population is found in the Tulu Nadu region, migrant poplulations are found the world over. In recent times, the first period of migration started at the beginning of the 20th century to places such as Mumbai and Chennai and other...

 Chief Minister of Karnataka state.

Early life

Veerappa Moily was born in Marpadi Village, Moodbidri, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka. He did his B.A. from Government College (now known as University College) situated at Hampankatta

Hampankatta

Hampankatta is the heart of Mangalore city in Karnataka. Most of the public utilities are located here. This used be the most buzzing commercial area in the city. However nowadays, M G Road, Lalbagh have become the favorurite place for people to spend time....

 in Mangalore

Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

 city. He completed his B.L. from University Law College, Bengaluru.

Career Background

• 2011 - present: Cabinet Minister of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India
• 2009 – 2011: Cabinet Minister of Law and Justice, Govt. of India
• 2006–2009: Chairman of the Oversight Committee for implementation of 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in central educational institutions
• 2002–2004: Chairman, Revenue Reforms Commission
• 2000–2002: Chairman, Tax Reforms Commission
• 1992–1994: Chief Minister of Karnataka
• 1989–1992: Minister for Law, Youth Service, Culture, Information, Parliamentary Affairs and Education, Govt. of Karnataka
• 1983–1985: Leader of Opposition, Karnataka Assembly
• 1980–1982: Minister for Finance and Planning, Govt. of Karnataka
• 1974–1977: Minister for Small Scale Industries, Govt. of Karnataka
• Appointed to various committees by Indira Gandhi one of which led to the setting up of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
• Practiced law in the courts of Karkala, Mangalore, High Court in Bangalore and at the Supreme Court of India.
• Led the implementation of economic reforms in Karnataka in 1992 and also responsible for drafting & implementing the Karnataka Land Reforms Act in 1974.
• Led several projects, policies and achievements of the State of Karnataka in ministries and sectors such as Finance, Irrigation and Power, Urban Development and Infrastructure, Housing and Rural Development, Empowerment, Education and Culture.
• Author of epic poem Sri Ramayana Mahanveshanam in five volumes containing 42,295 lines in Kannada. It is also being translated into Hindi and being published by Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi.
• Authored ‘Musings on India’ Part 1 & 2 in English containing articles on contemporary issues including public finance.
• Regular columnist for leading print publications and electronic media.
• Currently writing a book on the steps to be taken to make India an economic superpower by year 2020.

Chairman of Tax Reforms Commission

• Formulated a systematic reform of the tax system resulting in improved revenue productivity and competitiveness of the State of Karnataka.
• Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna, implemented 80% of the recommendations from the commission resulting in tax revenues increases of Rs. 2200 crores in 2003-04 from recommendations of the commission.

Chairman of Revenue Reforms Commission

• Report submitted during November 2003 recommending reforms in Irrigation, Health, Education and Forest Departments
• Revenue increases of Rs. 1800 crores from the commission’s recommendations.

Finance

• Presented the Karnataka State Budgets for 1992-93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1980–81, 1981-82 & 1982-83.
• Set records of revenue surplus during every stint as Finance Minister.

Irrigation and Power

• Led unprecedented and huge outlays in irrigation works and helped maximize the irrigation potential of Karnataka.
• Developed innovative financing schemes such as Irrigation bonds which were appreciated by the Reserve Bank of India and the World Bank.
• Cleared and conceived massive works on the power generation and power distribution system in Karnataka that substantially reduced the power shortage position in Karnataka.
• Established Krishna Jalabhagya Nigam scheme which mobilised Rs. 13,000 crores for irrigation projects.

Rural and Urban Development and Infrastructure

• Formulated and implemented various drinking water schemes and employment guarantee schemes and housing schemes.
• Established the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance to formulate and appraise infrastructure development projects, mobilization of funds from different sources, implementation of urban infrastructure projects, and capacity building/training on urban development issues.
• Initiated various projects such as the International Airport in Bangalore, International Convention Centre, Konkan Railway, and National Games in Bangalore.
• Sanctioned and implemented the Rs. 1200 crores ADB aid programme for the coastal region of Karnataka.

Education

• Chief Architect of the new Common Entrance Test (CET) system launching an admission policy for technical education founded on merit, transparency and social justice.
• Established the nation’s leading law institute, The National Law School University.
• Executed the Total Literacy Programme in the State of Karnataka.
• Worked with the World Bank to execute Universalisation of Primary Education.
• Oversaw the reform in University Education in Karnataka. He established six universities such as Kannada University, Rajiv Gandhi Medical University, Visweshwariah Technical University, Karnataka Open University, Mangalore University and Gulbarga University.
• Has successfully lobbied for the establishment of an IIT in Muddenahalli
  Muddenahalli
  Muddenahalli is a centrally located town situated 7 km from Chikballapur and 1 km from Kanivenarayanapura in Chikballapur District of Karnataka State...
  
  , birthplace of legendary engineer, Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya. The Indian Institute of Technology Muddenahalli
  Indian Institute of Technology Muddenahalli
  Indian Institute of Technology Muddenahalli, also known as IIT Muddenahalli, is an autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institute of higher education that has been approved by the Government of India with construction set to be completed in 2012...
  
   is to be the 17th IIT in India and has been approved as part of the 11th 5 year plan. Construction is commencing soon and will be completed around 2012.

Publications

Law Minister Mr. M. Veerappa Moily has a written a book “The edge of time”. It is a Kannada novel Tembare which examines, a complex cultural practice of coastal Karnataka, called bhutaradhane, or the worship of hero-spirits. The Pambada community, a marginalised dalit community, has as its hereditary profession, spirit impersonation during elaborate rituals. Mr. Moily explored two responses to this traditional and exploitative profession through two Pambada brothers: one who rebels and opts for formal education, and the other who tries to revive the true spirit of the ancient practice. (courtesy : Prasanta Varma, Advocate, Supreme Court of India). Mr. Moily is an advocate by profession, he entered politics about four decades ago and he became the chief minister of Karnataka in the year 1992.

Moily is a literary figure of some note. He has served as a regular columnist for The Hindu

The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...

 and Deccan Herald

Deccan Herald

The Deccan Herald is a leading English-language daily newspaper distributed in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is published by the Printers Private Limited and has a number of editions in Bangalore, Hubli, Mysore, Mangalore and Gulbarga....

 (both English-language newspapers) and for Samyukta Karnataka

Samyukta Karnataka

Samyukta Karnataka is a major Kannada newspaper which has its headquarters in Hubli, Karnataka.-Background:To promote patriotism, truth and nationalist ideals, Loka Shikshana Trust was founded by senior freedom fighters of India 80 years ago, during the turbulent national movement...

 (a Kannada newspaper). He has also authored several books, all in Kannada, being:

• Thembare: A novel and perhaps his most critically acclaimed work, it has been translated into English under the title "The edge of time."
• Kotta: Another novel, made into telefilms in both Kannada and Hindi, directed by M.S. Sathyu.
• Suligali: "Typhoon." A novel.
• Sagaradeepa: "Ocean lamp." A novel.
• Milana: A play.
• Parajitha: A play.
• Premavendare: A play.
• Halu-Jenu Maththe: An anthology of poems.
• Nadeyali Samara: An anthology of poems.
• Yakshaprashne: An anthology of poems.
• Sri Ramayana Mahanveshanam: This poem will be published in five volumes, the first four of which have already been released between February 2001 and March 2004. Originally published in Kannada, the epic poem is now being translated into Hindi.
• Musings on India: A collection of his newspaper articles, Sapna Publications and Full Circle, New Delhi, 2001

Veerappa Moily is currently dictating an English book called “Unleashing India” (three parts have already been published- one on agriculture, second on water and third on electricity) on Human Resource and how our country can be the super power after 25 to 30 years, taking advantage of the demographic dividend

Demographic dividend

The demographic dividend is a rise in the rate of economic growth due to a rising share of working age people in a population. This usually occurs late in the demographic transition when the fertility rate falls and the youth dependency rate declines. During this demographic window of opportunity,...

.

Veerappa Moily is also writing another epic poem on Draupadi and the title is “Shrimudi Parikranam”. In an interview to Bar & Bench he said "This is how I go on writing, it is an unstoppable journey".

Awards

• Ameen Sadbhavana Award in 2000.
• Devaraj Urs Prashasthi in 2001.
• Aryabhatta Award in 2001.
• Dr. B.R Ambedkar Award in 2002.
• Moortidevi Award in 2010

Personal life

Veerappa Moily is married to his cousin

Cousin

In kinship terminology, a cousin is a relative with whom one shares one or more common ancestors. The term is rarely used when referring to a relative in one's immediate family where there is a more specific term . The term "blood relative" can be used synonymously and establishes the existence of...

 Malathi (his mother's brother's daughter). The couple are blessed with four children and FIVE grandchildren.

External links

• http://www.devadiga.com/mille/index.asp?id=48
• http://www.ibnlive.com/news/panel-tells-govt-to-end-secrecy/12612-4.html
• http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Moily-says-WikiLeaks-playing-havoc-with-global-democracies/768939/

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