Nationality Indian Role Indian Politician Name Nara Lokesh | Children Devansh | |
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Born January 23, 1983 (age 41)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
(now in Telangana, India) ( 1983-01-23 ) Relations N.T. Rama Rao (grandfather)
Nandamuri Balakrishna (uncle)
Nara Rohit (cousin) Residence Hyderabad, Telangana, India Alma mater Carnegie Mellon University (B.S)
(M.B.A.) Spouse Brahmani Nandamuri (m. 2007) Parents Nara Bhuvaneshwari, N. Chandrababu Naidu Cousins N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Brahmani Nandamuri Grandparents N. T. Rama Rao, N. Kharjura Naidu, Amanamma Naidu, Basavatarakam Nandamuri Uncles Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nandamuri Harikrishna, Pendyala Harikrishna, Mohana Krishna, Jaya Shankar Krishna Similar People N Chandrababu Naidu, Nandamuri Balakrishna, N T Rama Rao, Nara Rohit Profiles | ||
Political party Telugu Desam Party | ||
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Nara Lokesh (born 23 January 1983) is Indian politician and businessman. He is the Cabinet Minister for Information Technology, Panchayati Raj and Rural Development in Andhra Pradesh. He is the son of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Telugu Desam Party Chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu, and grandson of former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sri N. T. Rama Rao. He is famously known as Andhra pappu.
Contents
- Nara lokesh weak and ktr forward in politics watch exclusive
- Nara lokesh targets kadapa district politics off the record
- Early life and education
- Political
- Development and welfare models
- Healthcare
- Disaster management
- TDP membership registration
- Personal life
- References
He helped TDP develop the Cash Transfer Scheme for their manifesto in the 2009 elections. The TDP proposal was criticised by Congress, but Lokesh claimed in January 2013 that Rahul Gandhi and Congress' later development of the Direct Benefit Transfer System derives from the TDP proposal.
Nara Lokesh was formally inducted into the Party in May 2013, and appointed to head TDP's youth wing.
Nara lokesh targets kadapa district politics off the record
Early life and education
Nara Lokesh was born on 23 January 1983. He is the only son of Nara Chandrababu Naidu, who later become the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, and Bhuvaneswari, and is a grandson of the former Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao.
Lokesh has an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Bachelor of Science with specialization in Management Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University.
Political
He was elected as MLC to Andhra Pradesh under the MLA quota and swore in on the 30th of March 2017.
Development and welfare models
Lokesh has been one of the Trustees of NTR Memorial Trust (popularly known as NTR Trust) on Healthcare, Education, Skills Enhancement and Disaster Management.
Healthcare
Lokesh is designing the Trust’s healthcare program to provide the poor with better access to medical attention, deliver need-based and efficient health care services at the door-step and expand outreach both in rural and urban areas. He is organizing blood banks, health camps (mobile clinics and eye camps).
Disaster management
Lokesh oversees the disaster response program of the Trust that operates in times of natural calamities. This involves ensuring speedy and smooth execution of the relief measures through a hierarchy of coordination committees.good
TDP membership registration
Nara Lokesh co-ordinated the biennial membership enrollment drive for 2014-2016 using tablet computers up to the village level for listing members with all their details and the data to be available online on a real-time basis, a first-of-its-kind initiative by any political party in India.
Each active member of the party will get a personal insurance cover of Rs 2 lakh in case of a fatal accident, Rs 2 lakh for permanent disability, Rs 1 lakh for the partially disabled, and Rs 50,000 in case of accidental injuries.
Lokesh-led party online membership drive fetched TDP 53+ lakh members.
Personal life
In 2007, Lokesh married his maternal cousin Brahmani, daughter of Indian film actor and politician Nandamuri Balakrishna.