Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that the port city of Visakhapatnam will emerge as a game changer in achieving the ‘Swarna Andhra’ (golden Andhra Pradesh) vision.
Inaugurating the Centenary Alumni Building (CAB) near Panigal block of the Andhra Medical College and unveiling the plaque of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Auditorium in Visakhapatnam, he said that the landscape of Visakhapatnam is set to transform completely.
In the days to come, he said that Visakhapatnam is going to be the financial capital of Andhra Pradesh. By 2047, Naidu wants to transform the state to achieve a GSDP of USD 2.4 trillion with a per capita income of USD 42,000, among other targets under the SwarnaAndhra@2047 vision.
With Bhogapuram International Greenfield Airport, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, steel plant of ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India, TCS, Cognizant and Google coming up, Naidu said, the landscape of Visakhapatnam is set to transform completely.
The Chief Minister said that the state government is working towards achieving zero poverty by 2029. For this to become a reality, the CM said people are considered as capital. “Efforts are taken to ensure that Telugus gain the top position in various fields they have embarked upon by 2047. Apart from achieving the highest per capita, measures are also taken to achieve a happy, healthy and wealthy society,” he added.
Chandrababu expressed concern over how medical expenses continue to touch the roof for the common man and underlined the need to bring them down as it would be a game changer.
“Patients should get admitted to a hospital to get cured rather than ending up in the premises for days. Doctors should treat patients and cure them as soon as they get admitted to the hospital,” he said.
Terming the doctors profession as the most dedicated and committed one, Naidu said, “Even as knowledge is important for the doctors, it is also equally imperative for them to embrace technology and students should consider technology upgradation as an effective tool to keep themselves updated.”
