
AV Ramana
APCO Retired Divisional Marketing Officer, AP and Telangana State President of Handloom and Textile People Welfare Council.
AV Ramana is the Social Activist and APCO Retired Divisional Marketing Officer, State President of Handloom and Textile People Welfare Council in AP and Telangana.
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION:
On the 01st of July 1944, Mr. Ramana was born to the couple Mr. Anantha Venkata Swamy and Mrs. Anantha Chinnakka in the Kadapa District in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh.
In the year 1952, Ramana completed his Secondary Board of Education from Board High School located at Rayachoti in Kadapa District and completed his Undergraduate in 1954 from Besant Theosophical College at Madanapalle in Andhra Pradesh.
Ramana attained his Diploma in 1965 at Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Salem in Tamilnadu.
CAREER IN PROFESSION:
Soon after the accomplishment of his Education, Ramana turned into Professional as the Technical Assistant for the Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society at Mangalagiri in 1971 with the main objective of providing marketing support to the Primary Handloom Weavers’ Cooperative Societies.
In 1976, he stepped up his commitment and effort by accepting the coveted post of APCO Export Assistant for the Hyderabad and Narayanaguda to protect the heritage of the State and support is required to be continued to offset the built-in cost handicap of the handlooms.
After acquiring the authority and carrying out all activities as his commitment for the welfare of the Handloom people and by fully complying with a code of conduct, Ramana was elevated as the APCO Export Manager for the Chennai in 1980 and Delhi in 1985 to establish and run sales units within and outside the area of operation for Exhibition and sale of products of member-societies.
He earned the people’s admiration by holding out the commitments, obligation, and powers assigned to him. As a result, he was honored as the APCO General Secretary of Staff Union in 1983 to 1986. He has served many people through his kind heart by carrying out the tasks assigned to him and earning the people’s response.
He ramped up his service and effort by accepting the prestigious position of Divisional Marketing Officer of Hyderabad in 1986 to focus of all its policy has been to provide a level playing field so as to enable the weaver to stand up on his own and face the market in a level playing field.
His unwavering commitment and true effort gained him the position of APCO Officers Association Incharge in 1986 to 2002 and has been constantly working for the primary handloom people, thinking about their welfare, and gaining immense admiration from them.
Ramana’s ongoing dedication and true attention gained him the position of State President of Handloom and Textile People Welfare Council for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in 2007, and he has since served the welfare of society by carrying out his duties properly and by the rules and regulations.
Ramana’s Main Motive:
- Ramana stepped into the Handloom Business with the purpose to develop job possibilities, especially for women and poorer parts of the community, and offering regular training on power looms to weavers for their improved profits.
- He worked very hard to impart advanced training to handloom Weavers to upgrade their abilities to work on upgraded looms with better designs and to build and manage sales units within and beyond the region of operation for Exhibition and sale of goods of member societies.
- To bring the necessary changes and for the growth and the development of the handloom workers in the developing society, Ramana worked tirelessly during his tenure to bring employment to Opprutinites and to bring varieties of Clothes to the people.
With the Association of the APCO, Ramana strived to bring the following changes in Society:
- The full handloom labor is built on to deliver an amazing assortment of all sorts of Handlooms Cotton & Silk textiles of Andhra Pradesh. Preserve the tradition of the state and boost the handloom weavers, delivering an outstanding choice of clothes.
- To advise and offer help to member societies in the preparation of production plans, design development, product diversification, and such quality improvement as may be required in the goods produced by the member societies to be in tune with the customer preferences and market demand.
- To hold, own, establish and rent processing facilities to undertake take, and supply processing including dyeing, mercerizing, printing, furnishing, etc.. for all kinds of yarn and textile, to the member societies and other organizations and people.
- To advise and offer help to member societies in the preparation of production plans, design development, product diversification, and such quality improvement as may be required in the goods produced by the member societies to be in tune with the customer preferences and market demand.
- To organize for the training of weavers funded by the member-societies in better ways of weaving and newest techniques and also for the training of its staff in sales skills, accounting and business administration etc,.
Landmark: Hindupur Road, Opposite St.bpal high school, beside Vijetha Super Market, Post: Ananthapur, Village&Mandal: Anantapur, District&Constituency: Anantapur, State: Andhra Pradesh, Zipcode: 515001.
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 92984 08184
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Born in Kadapa
in Andhra Pradesh
Studied SSC Standard
from Board High School, Rayachoti
Completed Intermediate
from Besant Theosophical College, Madanapalle
Attained Graduation
from Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Salem
APCO Export Assistance
for Hyderabad and Narayanaguda
APCO Export Manager
for Chennai
APCO General Secretary
of Staff Union
APCO Export Manager
for Delhi
Divisional Marketing Officer
of Hyderabad
APCO Officers Association Incharge
State President
of Handloom and Textile People Welfare Council