Damodaram Sanjivayya, born on 14
February 1921, was the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, India from 11
January 1960 to 12 March 1962. Sanjivayya was the first Dalit Chief Minister of
an Indian state. He wrote a book
on Labour problems and industrial development in India, in 1970 published by
Oxford and IBH Pub. Co., New Delhi. He introduced pension system for widows,
elderly people, he established Lalitha kala academy in Andhra pradesh, he was
the youngest chief minister ever in India, he introduced the office of
Anticorruption Bureau {ACB}, he completed the irrigation projects like
Gajuladinne in Kurnool dist., Vamsadhara, Pulichintala and varadarajula swamy
project near Atmakur in Kurnool dist.
