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c.i.f.	Cost, insurance, Freight
CAA	Coastal Aqua – culture Authority.
CABM	Commercial Agricultural Business Management
CACT	Congress Action Committee for Telangana
CAD	Computer Aided Design
CADD	Computer Aided Design and Drafting
CAFT	Congress Action committee   For Telangana
CAG	Christian Action Group
CAG	Comptroller and Auditor General of India
CAIRN	Cairn Energy India Pty Ltd. (Incorporated in South Wales, Australia)
CAM	Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAPC	Collective Action Programme Committee (Led by Smt. Vimalakka and others like Keshavrao Jadhav etc.)
Capital IQ	Executive Chairman – Madan Mohan
CAPL	Coastal Andhra Power Limited
CAR	City Armed Reserve (Reserve Police Attachment)
CATAS	Committee for Assistance of Tribals affected by Salva Judum
CATS	Centre for Advancewd Technologies Solutions,   Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM),  Visakhapatnam
CAVOW	Committee Against Violence on Women (Pro-Maoists)
CAW	College of Air Warfare, Secunderabad (Air Vice Marshal DP Upot- Commandant/ May-2011)
CB	Chalam Bhavana (Literary Organisation) (Convener – Naleshwaram Shankaram)
CBCNC	Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars (Ratna Kumar – President  and Jacob – Chairman)
CBDT	Central Board of Direct Taxes (Govt of India)
CBEC	Central Board of Excise & Customs
CBI	Central Bureau of Investigation (Ministry of Personnel & Public Grievances), (Govt of India), CGO Complex, Sultan Bazar, Kothi, Hyderabad – 95  (Presently headed by an Officer of the rank of JD/ IGP)
CBIT	Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Gandipeta, Hyd’bad – 500 075 (PH No 040-2419 – 3276, 77, 79)
CBPTH	Citizens  for  Better  Public  Transport  in  Hyderabad (Convener – Prof. Ramachandraiah)
CBRM	Community Based Recovery Mechanism
CBS	Core Banking System
CBSE	Central Board of Secondary Education, Preet Vihar, New Delhi
CC	Central Committee
CC (P)	Central Committee (Provisional)
CCAP	Citizens’ Council Andhra Pradesh (NGO)- (M Raj Narayan Mudiraj – President)
CCC	Committee of Concerned Citizens (NGO) (Founded by late R.S. Sankaran former IAS, …….dialogue between the State & People’s War group???) (K. Sajaya- State Coordinator + B Kondal Reddy)
CCF	Chief Conservative Forests  (Forest Department) (Govt)
CCI	Cotton Corporation of India
CCI	Cement Corporation of India, Tandur
CCI	Container Corporation of India (Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam) ….. Also known as CONCOR
CCM	Central Committee Member
CCMB	Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, (CSIR/ GOI) Habsiguda, Uppal Road, Hyderabad-7
CCMO	Co-Ordination Committee of Mass Organisations (Led by Gaddar/ floated during March-2010)
CCNDM	Co-ordination Committee of Nationalities & Democratic Movements
CCNM	Colour Chips New Media         (Sudheesh Rambhatla – Chairman)
CCNVPC	Coastal Corridor Nirmana Vyatireka Porata Committee (Convener – KS Chalam)
CCOB	City College Old Boys Association, Hyderabad  (A sports body )
CCOMPOSA	Co-ordination Committee of Maoist Parties of South Asia
CCS	Central Crime Station, (Andhra Pradesh Police), Hyderabad, AP
CCTNS	Crime & Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (MHA)
CD&AST	Centre for Dalit & Adivasi Stidies, Translations… HCU, Hyd’bad
CDA	Controller of Defence Accounts, Rajiv Rahadaari, Mudfort, Secunderabad
C-DAC	Centre for Development of Advanced Computing; Hqrs : Aundh, Pune- 411 007 HYDERABAD:- ACTS :- Advanced Computing Training School 040- 2373-7124/25
CDAP	Comprehensive  District Agricultural Plan
CDCU	Contract Drivers & Conductors Union
CDFD	Centre for DNA Finger Printing & Diagnostics, (An autonomous Institute of Department of Bio-Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt of India, ) (Headed by an officer of the rank of Director))             (Bldg No.07, 5-4-399/B, Gruhakalpa Complex,  Nampalli,   Hyderabad-500 001)
CDM	College of Defence Management (Led by an officer of the rank Commandant  (Major General))
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access        (Mobile Communications)
CDMA	Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration,  (Govt of AP)
CDPO	Child Development Programme Officer
CDR	Call Data Records
CDR	Centre for Development and Research  (NGO) (Chairman – Manohar Prasad IAS Retd.???)
CDRO	Co-ordination of Democratic Rights Organisations (National Forum for Human Rights Organisations) (Ashish Gupta – Convener/ CDRO)
CDS	Centre for Dalit Studies, Hyderabad Mallepalli Lakshmayya  (Founder- President)
CDS	Centre for Development Studies C/o APARD, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad -500 030
CEC	Centre for Education Communication        (Dir – John)
CEIB	Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (Govt of India)
CEIL	Cairn Energy India Pty Ltd, (3rd & 4th Floor, Vipul Plaza, Sector-54, Gurgaon, Haryana – 122002 – www.cairnindia.com
CELT	Centre for English Language Training , Engineering College, OU Campus, Hyderabad
CEO	Chief Executive Officer.
CESS	Centre for Economic  Social Studies, Hyderabad
CET	Common Entrance Examination
CF	Citizens Forum  (Representative – Kadambini)
CF	Charish Foundation (PR Subrahmaniam – Managing Trustee)
CFAC	Civil Forum  for Anti-Corruption, Hyderabad  (Chief Coordinator- Dr. Rao Chelikani, V. Lakshmana Reddy President, S. Srinivas – Director, M. Padmanabha Reddy – Secretary  + Advisory Committee Members)
CFC	Common Facility Centre ( Under ITDA)
CFI	(PFI’s Front) Campus Front of India
CFRD	Central  Facilities for Research & Development, Osmania Univesity,  Hyderabad.
CFSL	Central Forensic   Science Laboratory, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad.
CFTRI	Central Food Technological Research Institute, Habsiguda, HB-13
CG	Coast Guard (Dist Head quarters no.06/ Visakhapatnam)
CGG	Centre for Good Governance, Road No. 25, Jubilee Hills,  Hyderabad-500 033, Phone no. 2354-1907/09, FAX No. 2354-1953/ www.cgg.gov.in/ headed by a Director-General
CGHS	Central Govt. Health Scheme (A govt. of India Health scheme for its Civilian employees)
CGHS	Congress Group for Hyderabad State  (Mekala Vishnuvardhan – President)
CGR	Council for Green Revolution (NGO) (Korpolu Leela Laxma Reddy  In-charge/CGR,  Banjara Green Colony,  Road no. 12,  Banjara  Colony,  Hyderabad
CGS	Central Guerilla Squad
CGS	Chenchu Girijana Sangham
CGWB	Central  Ground  Water  Board, Bandla Guda, Beyond Nagole, Hyderabad
Chaa So	Chaganti Somayajulu (Well-known Telugu writer/ PWA)
CHAI	Catholic  Health  Association  of  India  (CAG), 157/6, Gunrock Enclave, Secunderabad – 500 009 (Rev. Dr Tomi Thomas – DG/ CHAI)
CHATRI	Campaign for Housing & Tenurial Rights, (NGO espousing the cause of LWE groups) (Esamia Bazaar, Hyderabad) ( guided by Jeevan Kumar Leader/ HRF)
Che  Raa	Chekuri Ramarao          (Telugu writer with leftist themes)                (Chairman/ Hyderabad Book Trust)
CHELIMI	Chelimi Foundation/ NGO/ Chairman – M. Veda Kumar
CHO	Community Health Officer
Ci Na Re	Cingireddy Narayana Reddy (Well known writer of Telugu classical literature and Telugu songs)
CIC	Chief Information Commissioner
CID	Criminal Investigation Department. (In AP, CBCID has been renamed as CID)
CII-AP	Confederation of Indian Industry – Andhra Pradesh (Y. Harish Chandra Prasad – Former Chairman) (Jai Galla- Chairman/ 2011)
Cilicon Andhra	(NGO), A cultural and Literary organisation with hqrs in USA comprising of Telugu speaking people (Koochibhotla Anand – Founder)
CISCO	Computer Information System Company
CITD	Central Institute of Tool Design         (Govt. of India Society), Balanagar, Hyderabad-37
CIV	Chenetha Ikya Vedika (Handloom workers United Forum- KN Murty- State President)
CJ	Chief Justice (Justice Madan Bheemrao Lokur – CJ/ APHC)
CJF	Cultural Journalists Forum
CLDP	Comprehensive  Land  Development  Programme
CLMC	Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (Hyd Centre) (Prof Rehana Sultana – President & Latif Mohammed Khan – Secretary) (Independent affiliation and one man organisation )
CMA	Coastal Management Authority
CMAI	Christian Medical  Association  of  India  (CAG)
CMC	Central Military Commission
CMD	Chairman & Managing Director
CMD	Construction & Maintenance Division
CMEII	Confederation of Muslim Educational Institutions of India
CMFRI	Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
CMG	Crisis  Management  Group
CMO	Chief Minister’s Office …Chief Medical Officer
CMPF	Coal Mines Provident Fund
CMRF	Chief Minister Relief Fund
CMS	Centre for Media Studies, New Delhi (Chairman – Dr. Nagulapalli  Bhaskara Rao)
CMS	Chaitanya Mahila Sangham (Pro-CPI-Maoist)
CMS	Cash Management Services (Security Agency?) Lower Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad
CNRA	Cable Network Regulation Act
CO	Central organiser
COAST	Andhra Pradesh has got a coast line of 974 kms.
COBRA	Combatant Battalions for Resolute Action
COC	Central Organizing Committee
CoF	Conservator of Forests   (Forest Department) (Govt)
COI-ML	Communist Organization of India- Marxist –Leninist
COMMAND area	Area under Irrigation (Irrigation Dept Jargon) (Neeti Parudala Praantham)
CONCOR	Container Corporation of India (Govt of India, Ministry of Rlys), 602, 6th floor,, Nav Ketan Building, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad-3 – 040-2780 8938/ 39)
COO	Chief Operating Officer
COVA	Confederation of Voluntary Associations (NGO), near Bus stand, Charminar, Hyderabad-2 (Dr. Mazhar Hussain – Director,    GP Jawahar – Chairperson, Mohammed Turab –Executive Secretary and  Smt. Kavita – representative)
COWE	Confederation of Women’s Enterprises
CPDCL	Central Power Distribution Corporation Ltd., Corporate office,  Mint compound,  Hyderabad – 500 004
CPI	Communist Party of India (Dr. K Narayana – State Secy)
CPI-M	Communist Party of India-Marxists (BV Raghavulu– State Secy)
CPI-Maoist	Communist Party of India –Maoist (Ban on this outfit was extended for one more year w.e.f 17-08-2012 – as an unlawful Association)
CPI-ML- Praja Bandhu	Communist Party of India- Marxist –Leninist ( Pseudo- Extremist Group)
CPI-ML-Green Tigers	Pseudo Extremist Group
CPI-ML-JS	Communist Party of India- Marxist –Leninist- Jana Shakti
CPI-ML-Lib	Communist Party of India- Marxist –Leninist ( Liberation ) ( Also known as CPI-ML Vinod Mishra Group )
CPI-ML-ND	Communist Party of India- Marxist –Leninist- New Democracy (Also known as CPI-ML Praja Pandha in A.P.) (Rayala Subhash Chandra Bose – State Secretary)
CPI-ML-PBF	Communist Party of India- Marxist –Leninist – Phani Bagchi Faction
CPI-ML-PPG	Communist Party of India- Marxist –Leninist – Praja Prathighatana Group (Gampala Raghupathi @ Mohananna – PCS/ PPG)
CPI-ML-PW	Communist Party of India- Marxist –Leninist – Peoples War Group
CPI-ML-ROC	Communist Party of India- Marxist –Leninist- Re-organizing Committee (Pothula Suresh @ Berikonti Venkataramayya –Founder-Leader)
CPI-ML-SUCI	Communist Party of India- Marxist –Leninist – ( Socialist Unity Centre of India )
CPO	Chief Planning Officer
CPP	Charminar Pedestrianisation Project, Hyderabad, AP
CPP&G	Centre for Public Policy & Governance (Director- Dr. Gautam Pingle)
CPSTU	Committee of Public Sector  Trade Unions
CPUSI	Communist Party of United States of India
CRB	Central Regional Bureau (CPI-Maoist)     (Abhay-Spokesman) (Katakam Sudarshan @ Anand – Secretary)
CRF	Calamity Relief Fund
CRIDA	Central Research Institute for Dry land Agriculture ( CRIDA/ ICAR), Santosh Nagar, Hyderabad – 500 059) PH NO. 040-2453 0161, 040-2453 0163, 040-2453-2099 FAX 040-2453-1802
CRISP	Child Rights Initiative for Shared Parenting (Representative – Shah Ali)
CRPP	Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners (AP Chapter) (Vice President- BSA Satyanarayana @ Satyam @ Narayana @ BSA Suryanarayana) (Pro- LWE) (They also observe Sept. 13 as “Political Prisoners Rights Day”)
CRR	Sir (late) Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy (Well known educationist)
CRRF	Chandra Rajeshwar Rao Foundation, Kondapur, Hyderabad
CRS	Catholic  Relief  Services  (CAG)
CRT	Contract Residential Teacher
CRZ	Coastal Regulation Zone    (Coasta Niyantrana Mandali)
CS	Christava  Sena             (MN Pochaiah – State President)
CS	Chief Secretary                        (Govt of Andhra  Pradesh)
CS	Chaitanya Sravanthi (NGO), Visakhapatnam City (President – Dr Shireen Rahman & Secretary – K Ashok Kumari)
CSE & IP	Centre for Social  Exclusive & Inclusive Policy, Visakhapatnam (Prof. R.D. Sampath Kumar)
CSI	Church of South India  (Protestant Missionaries)
CSJ	Citizens for Social  Justice       (Founder – Prof.  Kancha  Ilaiah)
CSP	Community Service provider {To facilitate benefits/ sanctions like pensions (for widows, Old aged, handicapped, EGS etc) at village level}
CSP	Cellular Service provider (like Airtel, Docomo, TTSL, Vodafone)
CSR	Corporate Social Responsibility
CSSEIP	Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, (Moulana Azad National Urdu University) –  Director – Prof Kancha Ilaiah
CST	Chinmaya Sewa Trust (The Chief Sevak, Kundan Bagh, Begampet, Hyderabad-16, PH : 2341 3125)
CTA	Chicago Telangana Association
CTET	Central Teacher Eligibility Test (Conducted by CBSE, New Delhi)
CTM & S	Centre for Telecommunications & Management ……. Director – Tripuraneni Hanuman Choudari (ITS-Retd))
CTRI	Central Tobacco Research Institute, Rajahmundry, EG Dist.
CTS	Cash Transfer Scheme
CTS	Centre for Tribal Studies (President – Y. Satyanarayana  &  Director – M. Anjaneyulu)
CUSEC	Cubic feet per Second  (Measuring Water –When the Water is flowing downwards )
CVCV	Cheneta Vargaala Chaitanya Vedika          (Handloom Classes Awareness Forum)          (Chikka deva Dass – Genl. Secretary)
CWC	Congress Working Committee…
CWC	Central Water Commission
CWC	Cyclone Warning Centre, Peda Waltair, Visakhaptnam, AP
CWDA	Central  Wakf  Development  Agency ????????
CWE	Commander Works Engineers (MES), Mudfort, Secunderabad. (Similar CWE office is located in Station road, Visakhapatnam for undertaking Indian Navy Works)
CWJ	Citizens for Welfare and Justice  (JEI)
CWRIPA	Christian Writers & Poets Association   (Director – Fr. Prasad)
CWS	Centre for World Solidarity            (MV Sastry – Convener)
CWS	Centre for Women Studies ( Hyderabad Central university)