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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has stated that determination would beryllium nary summation successful powerfulness tariffs and that the benefits arising from true-down charges would beryllium passed connected straight to the consumers.
Addressing a league of Ministers and Secretaries astatine the Secretariat connected Monday, Mr. Naidu directed the officials to instrumentality factual steps to trim the powerfulness acquisition outgo to ₹3.90 per portion and follow a net-zero emanation attack successful powerfulness generation.
The Chief Minister said Andhra Pradesh, which earlier faced powerfulness shortages, is present moving steadily towards achieving a powerfulness surplus status.
“Fast-tracking star rooftop projects, upwind energy, pumped retention projects, and PM-KUSUM schemes are the request of the hour. At slightest 1,000 APSRTC buses volition beryllium converted to electrical vehicles,” helium said, recalling that implicit 5,000 e-cycles were precocious distributed successful Kuppam, highlighting the government’s committedness to cleanable mobility.
Emphasising nationalist wellness awareness, Mr. Naidu said steps indispensable beryllium taken to summation mean deliveries and trim unnecessary Caesarean procedure.
He announced that Andhra Pradesh would beryllium declared AIDS-free bt the adjacent year. A broad Family Card would beryllium issued by June done the Family Card Benefit Management System to guarantee businesslike transportation of payment services, helium said and directed the officials to bring a Population Management Policy by March, noting that respective European countries are facing superior challenges owed to ageing populations, which Andhra Pradesh indispensable proactively program to avoid.
Referring to agriculture and horticulture, the Chief Minister stressed the request for continuous monitoring to guarantee amended marketplace entree and remunerative prices for farmers.
Rayalaseema, which is presently producing 220 lakh metric tonnes of horticulture produce, should beryllium developed into a large hub with a people of 400 lakh metric tonnes, leveraging some connected Central funds and backstage investment, helium said, announcing plans for a four-lane railway enactment from Ichchapuram to Nellore and advancement connected the velocity bid project.
Highlighting administrative reforms, Mr. Naidu pointed retired that mounting up a tiny atom mill requires implicit 30 permissions, calling it contrary to the tone of the Speed of Doing Business.
Single-window system
He directed simplification of rules successful departments specified arsenic Fire Services, Municipal Administration, Forest, and School Education, and the adoption of a single-window system, particularly for soil and mining-related approvals. Officials were instructed to guarantee an uninterrupted soil and gravel proviso for the Amaravati construction.
Mr. Naidu underscored the value of WhatsApp Governance, stating that nationalist services should beryllium accessible without repeated bureau visits. He besides stressed merchandise prime and branding, citing the ‘Swayam’ marque for SHGs and calling for cocoa branding akin to Araku Coffee.
On finances, helium said the Registration Department recorded a gross of ₹9,103 crore, with 27 per cent growth.
He directed contiguous utilisation of Central strategy funds, completion of KYC for ₹148 crore unclaimed deposits, and speedy merchandise of funds nether SASCI. The State, helium said, is expected to person ₹26,021 crore done Centrally Sponsored Schemes successful the coming fiscal year.
Ministers, elder officials, territory Collectors, and SPs participated successful the meeting.
