From Greenfield Airport to IT Revolution – CM Naidu on His Development Model

New Delhi: Highlighting the key infrastructure projects undertaken during his previous tenure, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said that several of his developmental initiatives are now yielding significant benefits for the country.

Speaking at the Republic Plenary Summit, Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu said, “Go to Hyderabad, you can see that outer ring road. 163 km, 8-lane road, all brought in before the national highway reforms. First time in the country, Greenfield airport, I brought that. Not by spending money, but by giving policy, that is how we built one of the best Greenfield airports.”

CM Naidu on Greenfield Airport, IT Revolution

Recalling the key initiatives that transformed Hyderabad into a major IT hub, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said that these steps have contributed to the Telugu community achieving the highest per capita income among Indians globally.

“We laid a strong foundation in Hyderabad. One of the best ecosystems. 25 years ago I started constructing one high-tech building. That was the beginning. Then I started a number of engineering colleges. I am proud to say today, when I started colleges and recruitment, they have migrated all over the world,” he said.

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Chandrababu Naidu also highlighted the steps he took in his tenure in the biotechnology sector in the early 2000s.

“I started the biotechnology park around 2000. Recently, a good vaccine has come from the Hyderabad Biotechnology Park, Bharat Biotech. Now we are able to give hundred countries vaccines. At that time, everybody told me what biotech was. I created Genome Valley and also Biotech Park. That is how future advanced technologies we started, which are now giving rich dividends to the nation,” he said.

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