Reddy recalled her services as Chief Election Commissioner, Governor of Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh and Rajya Sabha Secretary General, and also her contribution as a writer.
Rama Devi set high standards in public life and made a name for herself as a writer, Venkaiah Naidu said.
Born at Chebrolu in West Godavari district of coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rama Devi had her education at Eluru and joined the Central government as an officer. She died of cardiac arrest in Bangalore this afternoon.