Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the foundation stone laying ceremony of Visakhapatnam Railway Zone. He also requested Prime Minister Modi to provide support for the construction of the Polavaram project, the lifeblood of Andhra Pradesh, as well as to grant permission for flood cess.
During his Delhi visit, he met the Prime Minister and brought the state situation and issues related to AP development to his attention during the meeting. As the Union Government is preparing to present its annual budget in the Parliament on February 1st next year, the Chief Minister is mainly focusing on getting more allocations for the state for various schemes and projects.
On this occasion, it is reported that CM Chandrababu had a comprehensive discussion with the Prime Minister on issues related to the interests of the state, as well as the state government’s share and allocation of funds for central government schemes.
It is also reported that in the last interim budget, financial assistance of Rs. 15,000 crores was proposed for the construction of Amaravati. It is understood that CM Chandrababu asked Prime Minister Modi to expedite this in this meeting. The CM also explained to the Prime Minister the financial assistance for new projects to be undertaken in the state.
On the other hand, CM Chandrababu also met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking her attention on the requirements of the state interests. On the other hand, CM Chandrababu has also met with Union Ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda and Ashwini Vaishnav. He discussed with Steel Minister Kumaraswamy on how to rescue Visakha Steel Plant from the present crisis.
As Andhra Pradesh has suffered a great loss due to the bifurcation of the state, CM Chandrababu has been urging the union government for liberal assistance from the Center. During his meetings, he brought their attention to issues like the capital Amaravati, Polavaram project and other issues.
He also attended NDA leaders meeting at the residence of BJP chief JP Nadda, where political strategies were discussed in detail.
