Archive · 30 Nov 2025
Srinivasa Hatcheries Founder CJ Rao Passes Away
Chitturi Jagapati Rao, also known as CJ Rao, was a very important person in the poultry industry.
He was born in 1933 in a small place called Kulla in Andhra Pradesh, India.
He started a small poultry farm in 1965, which he turned into a big and modern farm called Srinivasa Hatcheries.
He helped many farmers by setting up an 'Egg Bank' to sell their eggs easily.
He also helped create important organizations like the National Egg Co-ordination Committee (NECC) and the Poultry Development and Promotion Council (PDPC) to support farmers and make the poultry industry better.
He was a member of the International Egg Commission (IEC) and worked with another farmer, B V Rao, to protect farmers' interests.
He passed away on November 30, 2025, at the age of 92.
Chitturi Jagapati Rao (CJ Rao), founder of Srinivasa Hatcheries, passed away at 92.
Rao started a small poultry farm in 1965, which he transformed into a modern farm.
He founded the National Egg Co-ordination Committee (NECC) to promote egg production and uniform pricing.
Rao set up an 'Egg Bank' to help farmers market their eggs easily.
He collaborated with B V Rao to establish Agrocorpex and the Poultry Development and Promotion Council (PDPC).
- Who
- Chitturi Jagapati Rao (CJ Rao), founder of Srinivasa Hatcheries
- What
- Passed away at the age of 92
- When
- November 30, 2025
- Where
- Not specified
- Why
- Not specified
- Name
- Chitturi Jagapati Rao (CJ Rao)
- Age
- 92
- Birth Year
- 1933
- Birthplace
- Kulla, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
- Company Founded
- Srinivasa Farms (1965)
- Organizations Founded
- National Egg Co-ordination Committee (NECC), Poultry Development and Promotion Council (PDPC)
- International Affiliation
- Member of International Egg Commission (IEC)
- Key Contribution
- Established 'Egg Bank' to help farmers market eggs