Naidu took charge as the chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh on 1 September 1995.
Published Sep 01, 2025 | 12:22 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 01, 2025 | 12:22 PM
N Chandrababu Naidu taking the oath of office on 1 September 1995.
Andhra Pradesh IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh on Monday, 1 September, congratulated his father and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on his 30th anniversary of first becoming the chief minister
Naidu took charge as the chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh on 1 September 1995.
“Thirty years ago today, Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu took oath for the first time as Chief Minister, marking the dawn of an era that reimagined Andhra Pradesh’s ambitions and accelerated its rise,” Lokesh posted on X, with the trending hashtag, #30YearsSinceCBNbecameCM.
He highlighted Naidu’s role in pioneering technology-driven governance, building HITEC City and Genome Valley, and shaping Amaravati as a symbol of future-ready urbanism. “From HITEC City and Genome Valley powering a new tech identity, to Amaravati symbolizing our will to build future-ready urbanism, his leadership stitched together innovation, infrastructure, and inclusion,” he said.
The minister also underlined the social justice measures pursued during Naidu’s tenure, noting that poverty alleviation schemes and reservation policies strengthened opportunities for marginalized communities.
“By creating poverty alleviation schemes and reservation policies, my father’s tenure has been marked by a remarkable improvement in social justice and the empowerment of the weakest,” he wrote, stressing that inclusive growth has remained at the heart of CM Naidu’s governance model.
The HRD Minister also credited Naidu’s irrigation initiatives for transforming Rayalaseema’s fortunes. “By carrying Krishna waters through Handri–Neeva and key lift linkages, the parched Rayalaseema region gained assured irrigation and drinking water — greening lakhs of acres across Kurnool, Anantapur, Kadapa, and Chittoor,” he noted, adding that projects like Polavaram and Banakacherla would further turn the region into “Ratnalaseema.”
Calling the three-decade journey “a living legacy,” Minister Lokesh expressed his personal admiration: “Warm greetings on completing three decades, sir, a person I am privileged to call ‘nanna’ at home and ‘Boss’ at work. Still young at heart and steadied by experience, our Chief Minister stands ready to meet new challenges with clarity, courage, and conviction.”
