He served as a Union Minister in the government of India in three different ministerial roles during the prime ministership of P. V. Narasimha Rao, from 1991 to 1996.

[4] In September 2022, Rangayya Naidu released his autobiography titled A Youth Quest-Elite Force to National Politics.

[5] Palacholla Venkata Rangayya Naidu was born in a Kapu family[6] on April 6, 1933 in Amalapuram, East Godavari district as the tenth child of his parents.

In 1957, Rangayya Naidu married Sita Maha Lakshmi, who came from a rich and influential family of Kakinada.

In a career spanning 36 years, he rose to the rank of a DGP and Principal Secretary (Home) in united Andhra Pradesh (1988-91).