Amaravati, July 20 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday appealed to the Centre to protect the interests of aquaculture and tobacco farmers. The Chief Minister has written separate letters to the Central ministers.In a letter to the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, the Chief Minister urged the Centre to permit shrimp feed manufacturers to import genetically modified (GM) soybean meal to support the aquaculture …
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Amaravati, July 17 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman alleged on Friday that ‘phone banking’ during the UPA rule resulted in huge NPAs, pushing banks into losses. She said that between 2004 and 2014, the Central government used to dictate loan disbursements through “phone banking.”Sitharaman was addressing a credit outreach programme in Narsaropeta in Andhra Pradesh.She claimed that during the UPA rule, leaders used to make phone calls from Delhi directing banks to provide loan…
Amaravati, July 16 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh is currently implementing 260 projects worth over Rs 1.23 lakh crore in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode, officials said. At a review meeting on the status of PPP projects and related government investments on Thursday, officials informed Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu that projects worth Rs 1,23,229 crore are at various stages of implementation across sectors such as industry, infrastructure, urban development, tourism, medical colleges, roads,…
Amaravati, July 16 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said governance in Andhra Pradesh has completely collapsed under Chandrababu Naidu and directed YSRCP MPs to strongly raise people’s issues, corruption, illegal cases, farmer distress, employee problems, rising debt and scams in both Houses of Parliament during the Monsoon Session beginning July 20. Jagan chaired the YSR Congress Parliamentary Party meeting at the party’s central office in Tad…
Amaravati, July 15 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Wednesday that Amaravati is being developed as a world-class city that will serve as the driving force of the state’s future economic growth. He said that the Integrated master plan for Amaravati should be designed as an inclusive capital city where people from all parts of the state can come to work and live together. Reviewing the progress of the Amaravati 2.0 Integrated Master Plan and the Land Pooling Scheme…
Amaravati, July 13 (IANS) YSR Congress Party will stand firmly with every farmer affected by land acquisition in Amaravati and fight for justice in the courts, party leader and former minister Ambati Rambabu said on Monday. Speaking to the media after a meeting of the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) Farmers Protection Committee, he said the party would challenge every illegal action of the coalition government. Former Minister Perni Nani, MLC Monditoka Arun, YSRCP coordinators Donthi…
Hyderabad, Jul 12 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has condemned the brutal and high-handed actions of the N. Chandrababu Naidu-led state government against farmers in Undavalli under the guise of developing Amaravati as the state capital. The YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday on his X account that despite farmers clearly and unequivocally expressing their unwillingness to part with their lands — which are their sole source of livelihood — the government has refused to list…
Amaravati, July 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday claimed that Opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leaders of actively funding a smear campaign against the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led coalition government in the state. The Chief Minister alleged that YSRCP leaders were providing funds to certain social media platforms to criticise him and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan.Talking to media persons in his constituency Kuppam in Chittoor district, Chief Minis…
Visakhapatnam, July 4 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Saturday reiterated its accusation against the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu-led government that it has “failed” to keep its poll promises and has been exhibiting a “vindictive attitude”. Addressing the media, Leader of Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, Botsa Satyanarayana, said that all the election promises of the state’s coalition government “went for a toss” and that the Rs 3 lakh crore loa…
Amaravati, July 1 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday declared that the next election in the state will be fought on MAVIGUN versus Amaravati. Making it clear that YSRCP stand by MAVIGUN, he told a news conference that the party would make it an election issue and include this in its manifesto.MAVIGUN is the state capital corridor proposed by Jagan Mohan Reddy. It comprises Machilipatnam, Vijayawada, and Guntur.“Next…