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Naidu to present 'progress reports' on TDP achievements from today

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD Dec. 19. Beginning Saturday, the Telugu Desam president and Chief Minister, N.Chandrababu Naidu, will present daily "progress reports" on the achievements of his Government over the past eight years and unveil his vision for the State on New Year's Day.

Mr. Naidu told reporters at the NTR Bhavan here on Friday, that he would, as part of this exercise, make live presentations on TV channels, answer questions from viewers and also seek their suggestions. "No Government has achieved so much as we did," he insisted. He lashed out at his political opponents for spreading falsehoods and misleading the people.

Reeling out statistics and rejecting the charge made by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader, K.Chandrashekhara Rao, of neglect of the backward Telangana region, the Chief Minister asserted that "there is visible development" in the areas due to the conscious efforts made by his Government to eradicate poverty and focus on developing irrigation, health, education and roads. "As a result, the GDP growth rate of the backward districts has increased in comparison to the other districts," he added.

During the last five years, in spite of three droughts, the growth rate witnessed by Hyderabad was 8.5 per cent, Ranga Reddy district (8.31), Medak ( 8.08), Mahbubnagar (7.47), West Godavari (7.12), East Godavari (6.65), Warangal (6.64), Adilabad (5.93), Cuddapah (5.52) and Prakasam (5.40). "These figures are a clear indication that all development took place in the backward areas as more funds were spent on them,'' Mr.Naidu added. He also declared that the Government is ready for a debate on the issue.

Seeing the good work done by his Government, many international funding agencies came forward with grants and loans to finance various schemes. With a view to developing the backward areas in Rayalaseema, Telangana and Coastal Andhra, an amount of Rs.9000 crores was spent on the irrigation sector, creating an additional 10 lakh acres of ayacut and stabilising another 18 lakh acres. Of that, more than Rs.3,800 crores were spent on backward areas of Telangana. The Government has decided to spend Rs.930 crores on Devadula, Rs.150 crores on Bheema and Rs.300 crores on Kalwakurthy irrigation projects.

Similarly, the Government has spent a subsidy of Rs.17,887 crores for providing power to farmers. Telangana region accounted for Rs.10,430 crores, Rayalaseema Rs.3,690 crores and coastal Andhra Rs.3767 crores. An amount of Rs. 10,650 crores was invested on strengthening transmission and distribution networks with about Rs.7,632 crores spent in Telangana region, Rs.1451 crores in Rayalaseema and Rs.1836 crores in coastal Andhra.

Charging the TRS leader with trying to cheat the people by saying that he would sell the Nizam's jewellery and use that amount for the development of Telangana region, he asked "Who are they to sell it... it is the Government of India's property and heritage of Hyderabad."

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