Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao also known as N. R [ 1 ] [ 2 ] served as Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh for four terms, between and He was the first person to hold the office while not a member of the Indian National Congress , [ 1 ] while representing the Telugu Desam Party TDP , which he himself founded in He returned to office in September He was re-elected for a second term in , and served a full term without issue.
Rama Rao died of a heart attack the following year. The political priorities of N. R during all his three terms as Chief Minister were widely debated, with him receiving criticism from both the left and right wing.
He decided to divest non-performing state industries to the private sector in order to increase their performance. He also believed that government corruption was damaging this economic freedom. In , the United Nations also aligned their guidelines with this law. The law detailed the rules around the formation and running of co-operatives , and ensured separation from the government, but also strong regulations on equality.
For example, it made co-operatives democratic organisations, and forced them to divide profits equally. He was obsessed with competitiveness of Telugu population in the world.
He created a broad direction and implemented it under the able leadership of an educator Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu. His direction was driven by considerations of a future b fairness c economic competitiveness.
