N. Chandrababu Naidu

N. Chandrababu Naidu

Nara Chandrababu Naidu (born 20 April 1950) is an Indian politician who has been Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since 2014. Previously he served as Chief Minister from 1995 to 2004. He is also the President of the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

 Chandrababu Naidu will be the first Chief Minister of the bifurcated state (Seemandhra). Chandrababu Naidu, who is the President of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), will be a third time Chief Minister when he took oath of office on the outskirts of Guntur on Sunday in Andhra Pradesh. We look at the list of facts associated with Chandrababu Naidu’s life in this short list:

1. Nara Chandrababu Naidu was born on 20th April 1950 at Naravari Palle in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. Naidu has a Masters in Arts (Economics) degree. Not many know that Naidu did began his PhD but couldn’t complete because his inclination towards politics.

2. Chandrababu Naidu began his political career at an early age by joining Youth Congress as a student leader in Chandragiri, near Tirupati.

3. Chandrababu Naidu has served as the longest chief minister in Andhra Pradesh from 1995 to 2004. Naidu was Andhra Pradesh’s youngest assembly member and youngest minister at the age of 28.

4. Chandrababu Naidu is known for his tremendous work for implementing the use of modern Information Technology (IT) in Andhra Pradesh. Naidu is credited with making Hyderabad one of the credential IT hubs in India.

5. Politics is all about a roller coaster ride. When Chandrababu Naidu suffered defeat in the 2004 and 2009 elections, he became the longest serving Leader of Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh assembly since 2004.

6. Chandrababu Naidu is hailed as India’s only politician with a 21^st century vision and is termed as the only Chief Minister whose objectives and policies are quite developmental and result oriented by global leaders.

7. Chandrababu Naidu has won a number of awards, which include ‘IT Indian of the Millennium’ from India Today; Business Person of the Year by The Economic Times, South Asian of the Year from Time Asia and membership in the World Economic Forum’s Dream Cabinet.

8. Not many people know that Chandrababu Naidu was described as one of the “hidden seven”, working wonders around the world, by Profit (Oracle Corporation’s monthly magazine).

9. In the current Assembly elections of Andhra Pradesh, people of Seemandhra gave the TDP-BJP alliance a clear majority of 106 of the 175 assembly seats under the leadership of Chandrababu Naidu.

 ACHIEVEMENTS OF MR. CHANDRABABU NAIDU IN 2 YEARS AS CHIEF MINISTER OF ANDHRA PRADESH

1. In Jan 2016, the state released the first of its kind Retail Trade Policy, aiming to attract retail investments of over Rs. 5000 crore by 2020.

2. Tied up with Singapore to build a world-class capital city – Amaravati.

3.The Land-pooling policy of the state won the trust of farmers who willingly gave over 35000 acres of land for the development of the capital region.

4. To ensure all round development of the state, Chandrababu Naidu took the crucial decision of decentralising development across all regions of the state; with different sectors spread across different districts.

5. Attracting investors like Cadbury, Honda, Lockheed Martin and Airbus to the state; Mr. Naidu ensured all these giants start Making-in-Andhra, generating employment in lakhs.

6. By formulating the first Start-Up Policy and implementing it successfully, Chandrababu Naidu’s vision of a Sunrise State is one step closer to becoming a reality.

7. Keeping in sync with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make-in-India campaign, Mr. Naidu kick-started the Make-in-Andhra campaign and got several international firms to the state.

8. Representing the state in the World Economic Forum at Davos in 2015, Mr. Naidu got giants like Pepsico and Walmart to the state.

9. The TDP government initiated the construction of a new secretariat complex in the state in February and it is to be completed in a record time of four months.

10. In the two years of the TDP rule, aviation in Andhra Pradesh registered a staggering 59% growth.

11. The Fiber Grid internet system, introduced by the TDP government, is the world’s cheapest internet connectivity system; with aim to connect every household in the state. Costs were extensively cut down by using existing electrical poles to lay cables.

12. Introduced online vehicle registration; eliminating the need for agents and making the processes a lot simpler.