A.P. CM calls for adoption of Singapore’s best practices in one district as a model

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu addressing the 7th District Collectors' Conference astatine  the Secretariat successful  Amaravati connected  Thursday.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu addressing the 7th District Collectors' Conference astatine the Secretariat successful Amaravati connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has suggested that immoderate of Singapore’s champion administrative practices beryllium adopted successful 1 territory arsenic a exemplary and a 90-day enactment program beryllium prepared for implementing Singapore-inspired governance practices connected a larger standard successful future.

Speaking astatine the Collectors’ Conference connected Singapore–Andhra Pradesh Governance Excellence (SAGE) Program connected Thursday, Mr. Naidu said adopting champion practices from anyplace successful the satellite could present beardown outcomes, portion observing that the authorities was studying the relation of District Collectors successful driving Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) maturation and they needed to travel up with innovative ideas for development. 

Growth avenues

He emphasised the request to absorption connected improvement and accelerate advancement done innovation and highlighted that the services assemblage indispensable grow further. He pointed retired that Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) contributes astir 10% of the country’s cultivation output and respective districts person uncommon world minerals acceptable for exploration. Establishing processing plants related to these minerals could make further avenues for maturation and concern development, helium asserted. 

The Chief Minister cited the Collector of Annamayya territory arsenic an illustration of proactive medication and urged Collectors to vie successful implementing champion policies and suggested creating steadfast contention not lone among themselves but besides among the constituencies wrong districts. 

Beach tourism

Mr. Naidu underlined the value of tourism-led maturation and said processing formation fronts astatine Suryalanka, Manginapudi, Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Mypadu and different coastal areas would make important livelihood opportunities for section communities. 

Also, helium instructed the Collectors to marque effectual usage of imaginativeness units and noted that medication of districts has go much manageable aft their reorganisation. “Earlier, Collectors successful ample districts had to oversee up to 21 Assembly Constituencies (ACs). Now, each Collector takes attraction of lone astir seven. As exertion is disposable widely, Collectors person acold greater opportunities than earlier to amended governance, accelerate improvement and present payment effectively,” the Chief Minister added. 

Enlightening tour

Ministers K. Atchannaidu, P. Narayana, Vangalapudi Anitha, Y. Satya Kumar Yadav, Anagani Satya Prasad and B.C. Janardhan Reddy, who returned from a survey circuit successful Singapore recently, provided a broad overview of their experiences, cardinal learnings, and captious insights regarding governance reforms.

They highlighted 'Meet the People', the strategy of redressing people’s grievances successful Singapore, integrated readying observed by them during visits to the Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority and the National University of Singapore, the adoption of precocious technologies by the PSA Port, h2o absorption and flood power astatine Marina Barrage, the Singapore exemplary of catastrophe preparedness and the integer governance architecture of Singapore among others arsenic the striking features from which A.P. could larn a lot. 

Pilot projects

It was decided to instrumentality up aviator projects connected climate-resilient infrastructure, cyber information and exigency preparedness, agrarian wellness services and integer wellness initiatives, digitalisation of onshore services, roadworthy information and nationalist transport enhancement and integration of earthy farming and markets. 

Published - May 07, 2026 08:03 p.m. IST

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