53 Facts About Chandrababu Naidu

Nara Chandrababu Naidu is an Indian politician and current leader of opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Chandrababu Naidu is a former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, serving from 2014 to 2019.

Chandrababu Naidu is the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after it was divided.

Chandrababu Naidu is the National President of the Telugu Desam Party, and the longest-serving Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Chandrababu Naidu chaired the National IT Panel under the National Democratic Alliance government and was described as one of the "hidden seven" working wonders of the world by Profit.

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Chandrababu Naidu was offered an honorary professorship by US business school, the Kellogg School of Management in 2000.

Chandrababu Naidu was the Chairman of National Task Force on Micro-irrigation from Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture in 2003.

Chandrababu Naidu was the head of 13-member Committee of Chief Ministers to promote digital payment systems and financial inclusion in India which was constituted by federal government in 2016.

Chandrababu Naidu was born on 20 April 1950 at Naravaripalle, Tirupati district in present-day Andhra Pradesh in an agricultural family to Nara Kharjura Chandrababu Naidu and his wife Amanamma.

Chandrababu Naidu has a younger brother Nara Ramamurthy Naidu and two younger sisters.

Chandrababu Naidu has vitiligo, an autoimmune disease which causes white patches on the skin.

Chandrababu Naidu completed his B A degree in 1972 from Sri Venkateshwara Arts College, Tirupati.

Chandrababu Naidu did his Masters in Economics from Sri Venkateswara University.

Chandrababu Naidu started his political activities as a students' union leader in Sri Venkateswara University while pursuing his Masters.

Chandrababu Naidu served as a director of Andhra Pradesh Small Scale Industries Development Corporation.

Chandrababu Naidu became the youngest MLA and the youngest minister, at the age of 28, in Andhra Pradesh at that time.

Chandrababu Naidu, who was then still in the Congress party, was defeated by a TDP candidate in Chandragiri.

Chandrababu Naidu did not contest in the 1985 elections, rather opted to build up the party.

Chandrababu Naidu's role during this phase, both inside the Legislative Assembly and outside, was a critical factor for the subsequent success of the party.

On 1 September 1995, Chandrababu Naidu came to power as the Chief Minister by organising a coup against Rama Rao.

TDP, led by Chandrababu Naidu, won a majority in the state legislature, with 185 of 294 seats in the Assembly and 29 of 42 seats in the Parliament in the 1999 general election, making it the second-largest party in the BJP-led NDA coalition government.

The Chandrababu Naidu idea was to make every habitation and municipal ward 'clean and green' and it was one of the largest and most successful events organised by his government.

The Chandrababu Naidu government distributed two lakh bicycles to the girls who joined the government high schools as part of women empowerment initiative.

In 1999, Chandrababu Naidu produced a vision statement called "Andhra Pradesh Vision 2020" that outlined various goals and objectives to be achieved by 2020.

In November 1998, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, then prime minister of India and Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the HITEC City by opening the Cyber Towers, a landmark building in Hyderabad.

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In 2001, the Chandrababu Naidu government declared the creation of the Cyberabad Development Authority as a special enclave for the location of IT firms, research institutions and allied services around the existing HITEC City area in Hyderabad.

Chandrababu Naidu led government acquired 5,495 acres of land for the airport in 2003.

On 1 October 2003, Chandrababu Naidu survived a land mine blast by People's War Group near Alipiri tollgate, within the vicinity of Alipiri police station.

Chandrababu Naidu lost consciousness upon the blast, but escaped death with a fractured collarbone.

The blast occurred at 16:12 IST when Chandrababu Naidu was travelling in a convoy to the Venkateswara Temple in the Tirumala for the annual Brahmotsavam festival.

Chandrababu Naidu's government was criticised for losing control over bureaucracy and the police.

Chandrababu Naidu's party won only 92 of 294 seats in the state assembly and 6 of 42 in the Lok Sabha.

Chandrababu Naidu took oath as the first Chief Minister of the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh at Mangalagiri on the grounds of Acharya Nagarjuna University near Guntur.

Chandrababu Naidu was the Minister of Medical and Health at that time.

At a summit, Chandrababu Naidu said his ambition was to make Amaravati one of the happiest cities, encompassing the highest standards of livability and infrastructure with a thriving economic environment.

In September 2015, Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated Thotapalli irrigation project, which he laid foundation in November 2003 when he was the chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh.

In November 2018, Chandrababu Naidu laid foundation to Godavari–Penna rivers interlinking project at an estimated cost of in five phases.

In 2018, Chandrababu Naidu offered to farmers who win a Nobel Prize in natural farming under the Zero Budget Natural Farming.

Chandrababu Naidu's government set a goal of bringing all the cultivable-land of about 8,000,000 hectares in the state into ZBNF by 2024, making every village a bio-village.

Chandrababu Naidu was not included in the preliminary charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate in May 2021 in connection with the case.

Chandrababu Naidu as kingmaker appealed to the opposition Congress, the left and other national and state parties to support the Kalam candidacy at this crucial juncture after the 2002 Gujarat riots happened in the Narendra Modi government's tenure where the nation was racked by violence and there was a need to send the right signals to the international community and within the country with the support of Abdul Kalam.

Chandrababu Naidu described the Dr Kalam as the best choice besides making an outstanding contribution in the field of science and technology and said he was a humble, patriotic and non-political personality.

Chandrababu Naidu was instrumental in Krishan Kant's, then governor of Andhra Pradesh, elevation to the vice-president's post in July 1997 when the United Front was in power at the Centre and Chandrababu Naidu was the UF convenor.

In September 2019, Chandrababu Naidu was taken into preventive custody by the police citing law and order issues as he planned to organise the Chalo Atmakur rally to protest political violence and the massacre of his Telugu Desam party activists by the ruling party.

In October 2020, at a conference held at IIT Bombay, Chandrababu Naidu called for Vision 2050, for the transformation in the country in the next 30 years, sharing his experiences with Vision 2020 document and the growth of HITEC City.

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Chandrababu Naidu delivered a keynote address at an event titled "Financing Sustainable Agriculture: Global Challenges and Opportunities", organised on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly.

Chandrababu Naidu discussed the ZBNF program at the United Nations conference, starting his speech in Telugu and said it has been the most proud and unforgettable experience of his life.

Chandrababu Naidu said that the state government has been encouraging ZBNF to reduce costs and risks in farming, more and safe, nutritious food, reverse migration to villages and enhance soil health to safeguard our collective future.

Chandrababu Naidu said microbial seed coating, bio-inoculants, cover crops, mulching, soil aeration, and zero chemicals will promote the living soil concept.

Chandrababu Naidu said a target was set to convert villages into bio-villages over a five-year period.

Chandrababu Naidu said that the zero budget farming will help to reach sustainable development goals.

Chandrababu Naidu signed 331 memoranda of investment proposals worth Rs 4.

An approach with a people-first motto, the Chandrababu Naidu government strives to provide an agile and efficient public service delivery system benefiting nearly 50 million citizens in a 360-degree life cycle approach through its Real Time Governance initiative.