Naidu holds the portfolios of Urban Development (UD), Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) and Information and Broadcasting.
He was speaking at a function at his residence organised on the occasion of the retirement of HUPA Secretary Nandita Chatterjee and the transfer of UD Secretary Rajiv Gauba to Home Affairs, and I&B Secretary Ajay Mittal to Personnel.
Naidu suggested that officials should "not be guided by the past" but should be "inspired by the future" of the country.
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