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Speaking successful the Parliament connected Monday connected the archetypal batch of supplementary demands for grants for 2025–26, TDP MP Kesineni Sivanath (Chinni) highlighted the Union government’s committedness to welfare, agriculture, infrastructure, education, and health, portion criticising the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) for opposing the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) exemplary for aesculapian colleges successful Andhra Pradesh.
Rejecting Opposition claims of economical disorder, the MP said India’s system had importantly strengthened nether the enactment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with Foreign Direct Investment crossing USD 81 billion, minimum enactment prices (MSP) for large crops rising by 50 to 70%, and implicit 75% of the defence superior fund present reserved for Indian industry.
The MP informed the House that the supplementary demands screen 72 grants, seeking support for an further gross expenditure of ₹1.32 lakh crore.
Referring to agriculture, Mr. Sivanath said ₹31,000 crore had been reappropriated to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers to fortify the urea subsidy scheme. He recalled that during a abrupt surge successful request successful the kharif play successful Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had personally taken up the substance with the Union government, pursuing which Union Minister J.P. Nadda had ensured timely merchandise of fertilizer stocks, protecting farmers and crops.
On infrastructure, the MP said ₹18,800 crore had been allocated to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, noting that 10,660 km of highways were built successful the fiscal twelvemonth 2025-26 truthful far, exceeding targets. He besides stressed the request for taking up the Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam Metro projects, pointing retired that Andhra Pradesh was the lone confederate State without a metro obstruction system.
Defending the PPP exemplary for aesculapian colleges, helium accused the YSRCP of spreading misinformation. He said the erstwhile authorities had failed to fulfil its committedness of gathering 17 aesculapian colleges, spending little than ₹1,000 crore against an estimated ₹8,500 crore successful 4 years. He clarified that nether the PPP model, authorities power remains intact, reservations are protected, fees are capped, and 70% of infirmary beds are reserved for Ayushman Bharat patients.
He concluded by stating that the supplementary demands reflected the Centre’s development-oriented approach, adding that India achieved 8.2% GDP maturation contempt planetary uncertainties.
