Minister participates in Machilipatnam Assembly constituency review meeting
PNS | VIJAYAWADA
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Youth Advancement RK Roja has said that welfare and development activities have been simultaneously going well in the State. With the implementation of enormous welfare schemes, all categories of people were happy across the State, she said.
The minister participated in the Machilipatnam Assembly constituency-level review meeting, along with local MLA and former Minister Perni Venkatramaiah (Nani) and Krishna District Collector P Raja Babu, at the ZP Council hall at Machilipatnam on Wednesday.
Later, Minister Roja addressed the media and said that the State government had been spending crores of rupees for the development of the Machilipatnam constituency. She said that Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was constructing the Machilipatnam Port by spending over Rs.7,250 crore. She added that Gilakaladindi Harbour was also being developed by spending Rs.421 crore.
Besides, the construction of Machilipatnam Medical College was also completed, she added. The minister further said that the largest Jagananna housing colony was located in the Machilipatnam constituency on over 300 acres.
She added that the government had spent Rs.600 crore for land acquisition for allotting house pattas to the public. They had sanctioned Rs.9.90 crore for the construction of 26 village secretariats in the Machilipatnam constituency.
Similarly, Rs.5.66 crore has been released to construct 26 Rythu Bharosa Kendras and Rs.255 crore for undertaking 212 works under Jala Jeevan Mission, she added. The minister said that 127 schools had been developed at a cost of Rs.36.18 crore in Machilipatnam constituency.
MLA Perni Venkatramaiah stated that the constituency was developed with the help and coordination of the officials.
Mayor Moka Venkateswaramma, Deputy Mayor M Vijayalakshmi, Joint Collector Aparajitha Singh, DRO Venkateswara Rao, other officials, and public representatives were present.
