UPSC ranker Thirupathi Rao lists his priorities
The Hindu
Thirupathi Rao says he wants to improve conditions in villages, tribal habitations
Thirupathi Rao Ghanta had secured an all-India rank of 441 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination-2020, the results of which were announced on Friday.
“I missed the selection by a whisker after going till the interview round in my last attempt. But this time, I could hit the bull’s eye, thanks to proper guidance by the Sarat Chandra IAS Academy in Vijayawada,” he said at a press conference here on Saturday.
His parents are farmers in Gangada, a remote village in Vizianagaram district, which does not even have a bus service. After completing his schooling in a Telugu medium government school, he had pursued B.Tech and worked as a Prime Minister Rural Development Fellow (PMRDF).
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