‘The 21st century belongs to Narendra Modi’: Naidu marks two years of NDA rule at Tirupati meeting

Published 12 June 2026 · local

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday (June 12, 2026) said “the 21st century belongs to Narendra Modi Ji”, crediting the Centre’s consistent

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday (June 12, 2026) said “the 21st century belongs to Narendra Modi Ji”, crediting the Centre’s consistent support to Andhra Pradesh on Polavaram, Amaravati, the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and the Railway Zone, at the NDA’s ‘Two Years of Trust, Development and Welfare’ meeting at Daminedu near Tirupati. Greeting the Prime Minister on completing 12 years in office, Mr. Naidu called him a leader undefeated in elections for 25 years, first as Gujarat Chief Minister from 2001 and as Prime Minister from 2014. More than 25 crore people had been lifted out of poverty under his leadership, the national highway network had grown from 91,000 km in 2014 to 1.46 lakh km, the number of airports from 74 to 160, and 11 crore toilets and four crore houses for the poor had been built, he said. Operation Sindoor showed the country’s resolve to respond firmly to any threat to national interests, and India had one of the lowest inflation rates despite the war in West Asia, he added. 'The 21st century belongs to Narendra Modi': Chandrababu Naidu "The 21st century belongs to Narendra Modi Ji," Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said at the NDA's two-year meeting in Tirupati district, calling the PM a leader undefeated for 25 years.

Video: TDP pic.twitter.com/WlILFjdeIz — The Hindu - Andhra Pradesh (@THAndhra) June 12, 2026 Largest welfare scheme in the country Listing his government’s record, the Chief Minister described NTR Bharosa as the largest welfare scheme in the country, providing ₹4,000 a month to 63 lakh pensioners. Women had made over 71 crore free bus journeys under Stree Shakti, Thalliki Vandanam was reaching every eligible child in a family, and the government would keep absorbing rising LPG prices under Deepam-2, he said. Farmers were receiving ₹20,000 a year under Annadata Sukhibhava, ₹6,000 from the Centre and ₹14,000 from the State, and paddy procurement payments were being cleared within 24 hours. NTR Bharosa is India's largest welfare scheme, ₹4,000 a month to 63 lakh pensioners, CM N. Chandrababu Naidu said at the NDA's two-year meeting in Tirupati, listing 71 crore free bus rides under Stree Shakti and ₹20,000 a year to farmers under Annadata Sukhibhava. Video: TDP pic.twitter.com/CfunZGONXH — The Hindu - Andhra Pradesh (@THAndhra) June 12, 2026 Teacher posts had been filled through the Mega DSC, 5,757 constables appointed, and the government had absorbed ₹4,668 crore to cut power tariffs through a ‘true-down’ adjustment instead of raising them, Mr. Naidu said. He announced that 33% reservation for women in legislative bodies would be provided soon.