PNS|Vijayawada
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has said that welfare schemes have been implemented for the people without looking at their caste, religion, region, or party. He was speaking during the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the Governor’s address in the legislative assembly on Wednesday.
“We have implemented the schemes, and our four-year rule went on to bring transparency in the governance. We have brought a great change in the political system and proved that the manifesto is a holy book. We have fulfilled 98.5 percent of the promises in the manifesto,” said the Chief Minister amid the thunderous applause with thumping of desks from the members of the assembly.
Noting the volunteer system, which serves at the grassroots level, the Chief Minister said that about 600 services were being provided in the village and ward secretariats and services had become more accessible after the reorganisation of districts in the State.
“Development is when today is better than yesterday and tomorrow is better than today. Through DBT, the government has disbursed Rs 1,97,473 crore to the beneficiaries. They benefited directly without the involvement of bribes and further, we are working on values and reliability in the State,” said CM Jagan.
The Chief Minister highlighted the setting up of 10,500 YSR Health Clinics at the village-level by the government and the introduction of the Family Doctor concept in the State. Further, the government has provided house site pattas to 30.75 lakh people.“After we came to power, over 1.50 lakh new MSMEs have come up in the State, and the government stands by them. Further, in terms of employment, the government has increased the number of employees in the State from four lakh to six lakh,” said the Chief Minister.
He added that in Andhra Pradesh, 62 per cent of the population depended on agriculture.
“Over 1.36 crore people have downloaded Disha App in the State and Disa Police Stations are now everywhere,” said the Chief Minister. He also said that Andhra Pradesh had become a role model for the country in terms of development. “My goal is to eliminate poverty. And this is my economics, and this is my politics,” said CM Jagan.
Rebel YSRCP MLA Kotamreddy suspended
Rebel YSRCP MLA from Nellore Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy turned against his own party in the assembly on the second day of the budget session on Wednesday.
Soon after the commencement of the Question Hour, Kotamreddy stood up displaying a placard referring to the problems of his constituency.
He did not heed to the appeal of Speaker Tammineni Sitaram that he should not disrupt the Question Hour proceedings. “We have acknowledged your protest. If you want to convey the problems of your constituency, there is a proper method and the government will respond appropriately. I will take your problems to the notice of the government,” the Speaker said.
State Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy and Irrigation Minister Ambati Rambabu also assured that the government would resolve the issues, if Kotamreddy brought the same to their notice.
Ambati said Kotamreddy had betrayed the government and he should not be given any chance to speak. If he continued the protest, he should be suspended, the minister said.
With Kotamreddy not heeding to the appeals of the government, the Speaker announced his suspension for the rest of the budget session.
Later, Sitaram also suspended as many as 12 TDP members for disrupting the proceedings. While Payyavula Kesav and Nimmala Ramanaidu were suspended for the entire session, the remaining 10 members were suspended for a day.
The suspended TDP members are Nimmala Ramanaidu, Bendalam Ashok, Atchchennaidu, Adireddy Bhavani, Chinarajappa, Ganababu, Payyavula Keshav, Gadde Rammohan, Rama Raju, Eluri Sambasivarao, Dola Veeranjaneyaswamy and Ravi Kumar.
