Subbarao: Chandrababu Naidu Recognized IT Potential Much Earlier Than Peers
Duvvuri Subbarao · IAS Turned RBI Governor: Duvvuri Subbarao On CM Chandrababu Naidu, IAS Eligibility Criteria & More · May 31, 2024 · at 41:55
Former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao discusses the economic development of Andhra Pradesh and Hyderabad under Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.
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“Yes, that is true that Hyderabad, Mr. Chandra Babanadi, our Chief Minister, saw the potential of information technology, business education, much before most other political leaders, indeed even most other civil servants saw it.”
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