NCC founder and Padma Shri awardee A.V.S. Raju passes away

Alluri Venkata Satyanarayana Raju, the founder of Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) Limited and a Padma Shri awardee, died on Tuesday (October 13) at the age of 89. Raju was born in Antarvedipalem village in the former East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. He commenced his business career in 1956, establishing NCC Limited in 1978. His significant contributions to both the industry and society led to his being honored with the Padma Shri in 2010, awarded in the Trade and Industry category.