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A.P.’s agenda for next five years

HYDERABAD: Unveiling the Congress government’s agenda for the coming five years, Governor N. D. Tiwari has affirmed that all the existing development and welfare schemes will be continued, with new initiatives where required, for achieving an annual 8-9 per cent economic growth rate, including 4 per cent growth in agriculture and 10 per cent in industries.

Higher public investment would be made to achieve higher private investment and higher revenues to the exchequer to pave way for planned growth.

Addressing the joint session of the Assembly and the Council after the recent elections on Monday, the Governor lauded the previous tenure of the Congress government for making the State a fast-growing economy with annual growth rate of 9 per cent (national average 8.5 per cent). He noted that the sector witnessed 6.38 per cent growth and the government managed its finances without imposing taxes or increasing power tariff.

In a reference to the elections, Mr. Tiwari complimented the common man for his maturity in voting for continuity and performance while rejecting allurements and politics of divisiveness and negativism. He earlier walked to a red-carpet welcome into the House escorted by Speaker N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and Council Chairman A. Chakrapani.

He exchanged pleasantries with Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Telugu Desam and Paja Rajyam presidents N. Chandrababu Naidu and K. Chiranjeevi among others, before occupying the chair.

He announced that cooperative farming would be introduced as a new initiative covering one or two villages in every district, without compelling farmers, to achieve agriculture growth in long term. Mobile agri and livestock clinics would be launched to provide soil-testing and other services at farmers’ doorsteps. Nine-hour free power supply and other existing benefits would continue to farmers.

He said food and health security would be provided to people and this would be achieved through subsidised rice scheme, Rajiv Arogyasri, and 108 and 104 services. Healthcare system would be revamped from primary health centre level.

All the existing government-run hostels would be converted into residential schools and those of the SCs/STs elevated to Navodaya school standards.

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