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Hans India
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Talliki Vandanam brought happiness to all
Anantapur: Anantapur MLA Daggubati Prasad stated that the implementation of the Talli ki Vandanam scheme has brought visible happiness to every household. On Monday, the MLA distributed CMRF (Chief Minister's Relief Fund) cheques at his camp office to 33 beneficiaries, totaling financial aid of 45.50 lakhs. Expressing their gratitude, the recipients personally thanked the MLA for the support. Speaking on the occasion, The MLA revealed that within just one year, 1.7 crore has been disbursed to 130 beneficiaries under the CMRF. He highlighted that, under the Talli ki Vandanam scheme, 15,000 is being provided for each child in every eligible household, which has surprised and delighted the conveyed widespread appreciation from the public to Minister Nara Lokesh for fulfilling promises such as the mega DSC recruitment, increase in pensions, revocation of the Land Titling Act, and the reintroduction of Anna Canteens. Prasad further announced that by October 2, all garbage would be cleared from the Anantapur Urban dumping yard. Protection walls for Nadimi Vanka and underground drainage works will also commence soon. He emphasized Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's vision of making every home an entrepreneurial hub, announcing the upcoming launch of an MSME park in the urban constituency. He also mentioned the recent job mela conducted for 5,000 unemployed individuals, which resulted in 1,450 job placements. With four years left in the term, the MLA vowed to fully develop the urban constituency and asserted that Andhra Pradesh would be elevated to the number one position globally.
Hans India
12-06-2025
- Business
- Hans India
A tightrope walk as debt burden weighs
Vijayawada: It has been a tightrope walk for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led National Democratic Alliance government in Andhra Pradesh, which is completing one year in office on Thursday (today), and its Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu. Though the government under the leadership of Naidu initiated a slew of measures to boost economic growth and implemented welfare schemes, it had to work against all odds given the debt burden that weighed on the State. Naidu, who assumed charge as of AP Chief Minister for the fourth time on June 12, 2024, frequently said he started off with a millstone around his neck. He pointed out that the previous government had pushed the state back by 30 years, burdening it with Rs 10 lakh crore in debts and another Rs 1.2 lakh crore in unpaid bills. 'The annual interest alone stands at Rs 40,000 crore,' he remarked when the NDA government assumed office. Looking back, the Chief Minister said recently: 'Brick by brick, we are rebuilding the devastated state and in just one year, we have shown what good governance looks like by giving priority to both welfare and development.' Minister for Information and Public Relations K Parthasarathi told Hans India that the one-year period of the NDA government focused on both welfare and development. He said both Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and IT Minister Nara Lokesh aimed at wealth creation and uplift of the poor, simultaneously implementing welfare schemes. He said the coalition government had laid a solid foundation for the benefit of future generations. To begin with, the NDA government enhanced the old age pension to Rs 4,000 per month. Apart from that, it has been distributing pension amounts of Rs 6,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000 to various categories of people including physically challenged. The state government is spending a whopping Rs 33,000 crore a year on pensions to 64 lakh people. No other state government pays such high pension amounts in the country. In addition, under Deepam 2, the NDA government is giving three free LPG cylinders per year to women. Besides, the state government revived 73 central schemes, though the previous government had diverted central funds, resulting in AP being blacklisted. The NDA government is now planning to provide free solar rooftops to 20 lakh SC/ST houses under PM Surya Ghar Yojana. Upon taking office, the NDA govt repealed the Land Titling Act that had removed protection for people's lands and introduced a new Anti-Land Grabbing Act. With the Centre's support, the state government put the much-awaited Polavaram Project back on track. The project will now be completed by December 2027.
The Hindu
04-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
TDP MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao ridicules ‘Vennupotu Dinam', he says Jagan has not learnt a lesson yet
Ridiculing the YSR Congress Party's (YSRCP) idea of observing 'Vennupotu Dinam' to mark the formation of one year of the NDA government, Bheemunipatnam MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao stated that the YSRCP president, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, appears to have learned nothing from the party's recent electoral defeat. Addressing a press conference at his residence in the city on Wednesday (May 4, 2025), Mr Ganta Srinivasa Rao said that typically, when a political party loses an election, their leader assesses the reasons behind the loss, conducts meetings with the cadre, and prepares strategies to rebuild public trust. However, in the case of Mr. Reddy, it seems like he believes the people committed a mistake by not voting for him. The former CM is unable to accept the fact that people have rejected him, he added. Mr. Srinivasa Rao alleged that over the past week, the YSRCP leaders have been staging unnecessary drama in the name of 'Vennupotu Dinam'. He also questioned the YSRCP leaders, what exactly is the purpose behind 'Vennupotu Dinam'. 'Is it to restart the Amaravati capital works that the YSRCP halted in the name of three capitals? Is it to secure funds for the Polavaram project or to bring the Prime Minister to Andhra Pradesh to lay the foundation for development projects worth thousands of crores?', he questioned. He further asked, 'Is it to revive the long-pending Metro Rail project or establish the Railway Zone which the YSRCP neglected? Is it to arrange a ₹12,000 crore financial package for the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), to which the former CM did not make a single attempt to protect it from privatisation?' The Bheemunipatnam MLA also dared the YSRCP leaders to come for a constructive debate on the implementation of promises made in their manifesto, instead of organising events like 'Vennupotu Dinam,' which he opined as meaningless. The MLA also criticised former CM Mr. Reddy, stating that the previous government took five years to raise pensions by just ₹1,000. He also accused the YSRCP of failing to fulfil major promises, such as liquor prohibition, the release of a job calendar, and a few others. He also stated that in the last one year, under the NDA government, several important assurances have already been implemented, including the Mega DSC recruitment drive, the revival of Anna Canteens, abolition of Land Titling Act, distribution of free LPG cylinders through the Deepam scheme, increase in pensions. He also reiterated that Chief Minister has already announced that the government will launch the 'Thalli Ki Vandanam' scheme on June 12, before the reopening of schools and also offer free bus travel for women starting August 15.
Hans India
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
YSRCP criticises NDA govt for ‘misuse of power'
Ongole: YSR Congress Party senior leader and Rajya Sabha member YV Subbareddy criticised the coalition government in the state, for filing indiscriminate cases against their party workers. Subbareddy participated as a chief guest to the meeting with the YSRCP workers from the Ongole assembly constituency, on Sunday night. Speaking at the meeting, Subbareddy expressed frustration over what he described as the systematic destruction of the state by the current government. He criticised the coalition government for filing indiscriminate cases against not only YSRCP workers but also ordinary citizens who voted for the party during their first year in power. YSRCP regional coordinator Karumuri Nageswara Rao addressed the gathering, criticising Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for continuing the Land Titling Act despite having spread false propaganda about it before the elections. He mocked Naidu's previous dismissive comments about elderly voters pressing buttons, noting that the same leader now appears afraid to press those buttons himself. YSRCP Ongole Parliament in-charge Dr Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy pledged to stand with party workers in their fight against what he termed the coalition's destructive governance. He committed to repaying the debt to the 8.55 lakh voters of Prakasam district who supported the party in the parliamentary elections and promised to work responsibly to ensure a bright future for party leaders and workers. The meeting was also addressed by party district president and Darsi MLA Buchi Reddy Siva Prasad, Yerragondapalem MLA Tatipati Chandrasekhar, former ministers Merugu Nagarjuna and Adimulpu Suresh, MLC Parvatareddy Chandrasekhar Reddy, former MLA Anna Rambabu, and Jupudi Prabhakar.
