G. Krishnaiah

Civil Servant

Indian Bhairapuram village, Jogulamba Gadwal district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Quick Info

ProfessionCivil Servant
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth08/02/1957
Age37 years (died on 05, Dec, 1994)
BirthplaceBhairapuram village, Jogulamba Gadwal district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date of Death05/12/1994

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Physical Stats & More

Height168 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorDark Brown

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • Maharani Adi Lakshmi Devamma (M.A.L.D) Government Arts and Science Degree College, Gadwal, Telangana
  • Osmania University, Hyderabad
Degrees
  • BSc (Botany)
  • MA (English Literature)

Personal Life

Place of DeathMuzaffarpur, Bihar, India
Cause of DeathKilled by mob led by politician Anand Mohan Singh

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
WifeUma Krishnaiah
Affairs/GirlfriendsUma Krishnaiah
Marriage Date1986

Family

FatherG Seshanna (deceased
MotherVenkamma (deceased
SiblingsAyyanna Krishnaiah (elder)
SpouseUma Krishnaiah (teacher)
Children
  • Niharika Krishnaiah
  • banker
  • Padma Krishnaiah
  • software engineer

Career

ServiceIndian Administrative Service (IAS)
Batch1985
CadreBihar
Previous Assignments
  • Year: 1986 Organization: West Champaran Position: Assistant Collector
  • Organization: Nalanda district Position: Assistant Collector
  • Organization: Hazaribagh Position: Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM)
  • Organization: Bettiah Position: District Magistrate (DM)
  • From: 01/09/1987 To: 01/12/1989 Organization: Department of Land Revenue Management & District Administration Position: Assistant Collector, Additional District Magistrate (ADM)
  • From: 01/08/1989 To: 01/04/1992 Organization: Home Ministry of the Bihar government Position: Joint Secretary
  • From: 01/12/1989 To: 01/04/1992 Organization: Department of Land Revenue Management & District Administration Position: Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC)
  • From: 01/04/1992 To: 01/12/1994 Organization: Department of Land Revenue Management & District Administration Position: District Magistrate (DM)
  • From: 01/04/1992 To: 01/12/1994 Organization: Department of Land Revenue Management & District Administration Position: District Magistrate (DM), Saharsa district
  • From: December 1994 To: 05/12/1994 Organization: Gopalganj district Position: District Magistrate (DM)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. G. Krishnaiah started as a porter to support his family financially.
2. He funded his education independently without family assistance.
3. Krishnaiah shifted from a government job to become a journalist for local newspapers.
4. Later, he became an English teacher in an educational institute in Andhra Pradesh.
5. He succeeded in his first attempt at the civil services examination.
6. Krishnaiah received administrative training at LBSNAA in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
7. He played a crucial role in implementing land reform acts in Bihar, benefiting poor peasants.
8. Krishnaiah tragically lost his life in 1994 while trying to protect his bodyguard from a mob attack.
9. Anand Mohan Singh was found guilty of his murder, released by the Bihar government in 2023.
10. G. Krishnaiah is remembered as a sincere and devoted civil servant.
11. A statue of him with a pen in his pocket has been erected in Gopalganj in his memory.
12. The Krishnaiah Memorial Award was established in 1996-97 to recognize the best essay on law and order by trainee IAS officers.
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