Awardee Profiles

Shri. Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu
Hon'ble Minister of Civil Aviation, Govt. of Bharat, MP, Lok Sabha (TDP), Srikakulam
Shri. Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu has been serving as the Hon'ble Minister of Civil Aviation since June 2024. He represents the Lok Satta Party.
Shri. Kinjarapu entered active politics in 2012 and rose to become one of the foremost leaders in the Srikakulam Parliamentary constituency. He became the constituency In-charge in 2013. He also fought the 2014 general elections and won the elections with a resounding victory of 127,576 votes. It made him the second youngest Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha. He introduced a private member’s bill on a railway zone with headquarters at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. This reflected his concern for regional development.
Shri. Kinjarapu has made significant contributions to the legislation. He was also a member of a set of committees like the Standing Committees on Railways, the Home Affairs, the Consultative Committee on the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes and the Official Language Department. These committees indicate his engagement when it comes to community matters and establish his willingness to address real infrastructure and socio-cultural issues.
At an international level, Shri. Kinjarapu highlighted India's position on nuclear disarmament initiatives and non-proliferation during the 22nd meeting of the First Committee on Disarmament in the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly. He has achieved recognition on his political journey and has risen to prominence in his political tenure.
Shri. Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu holds an M.B.A. from Long Island University, New York, U.S.A., and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering degree from Purdue University, Indiana, U.S.A.