Amaravati, July 20 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y. S. Sharmila on Monday demanded that the partners in the ruling coalition in the state raise the voice of farmers in Parliament. In an open letter to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, she said the MPs of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Jana Sena Party (JSP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should highlight in Parliament the problems faced by farmers in the state.She said the MPs must confront the Central government on issue…
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Amaravati, July 17 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday urged the Union government to adopt policy measures to stabilise the prices of raw materials used in shrimp feed production, highlighting that the sharp increase in input costs is severely affecting aqua farmers and seafood exports.During a meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at his official residence, the Chief Minister said the aquaculture sector provides livelihoods to lakhs of farmers, w…
Amaravati, Feb 4 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday welcomed the Central Government’s decision to reduce the excise duty on unbranded raw tobacco products to zero.He said that the move will benefit the unbranded tobacco trade in the state.According to an official release, the state government has taken note of the gazette notification issued by the Central Finance Ministry in this regard.The Finance Ministry issued this gazette clarifying the duty structure ap…