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AP CM calls upon people to extend support to achieve Swatchandhra

Bhimavaram, Mar 15 (UNI) Giving a clarion call to the people of the State to become active partners in achieving the goal of Swatchandhra, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, on Saturday felt the need for everyone to make stringent efforts for environmental protection.

Participating in the Swarnandhra-Swatchandhra programme at Tanuku in West Godavari district, the Chief Minister laid emphasis on maintaining the surroundings, schools, colleges, government offices, open areas and the places of worship along with their houses and promised to bring the State back on track and take it on a progressive path despite the heavy destruction caused by the previous rulers and also imposing a huge debt burden of Rs 10 lakh crore.

Recalling the day, March 15, 1978 when he first entered the Assembly, the Chief Minister said that he received the extraordinary honour that no one else in the State has received.

"My sole aim of serving the Telugu people. We are bringing in reforms in administration. The people have blessed the alliance of the TDP, the BJP and the Jana Sena. The State is embarking on the developmental parth with the cooperation of the Centre and a clear policy has been adopted in the name of Swarnandhra-2047," the Chief Minister observed.

The situation was so bad that the people could not express their opinion freely and imposed a debt burden of Rs 10 lakh crore on the people by simply looting the State, he regretted.

"We are now paying both the principal and interest besides imposing tax on the garbage. This apart, they got their photos printed on the pattadar passbooks," the Chief Minister remarked and made it clear that the State Government will take the responsibility to issue the passbooks now with an official seal.

He mentioned that sustainable development is possible only with a stable Government. It is the only Andhra Pradesh Government in the entire country which is spending a whopping Rs 33,000 crore per annum for paying pensions to 64 lakh beneficiaries.

"I only have revised the monthly pension from Rs 200 to Rs 2,000 and as per the promise made during the electioneering the Rs 3,000 pension has now been increased to Rs 4,000. Dialysis patients are being paid Rs 10,000 each while those who are confined to the bed are being paid Rs 15,000 each thus proving our humanity," Mr Naidu remarked.

"Also, we will take the responsibility to pay Rs 20,000 each under Rythu Bharosa and the amount due is credited to the accounts of the farmers within 48 hours of purchasing the grain. In fact, almost 85 percent of the roads in the State are pothole-free now and the entire credit comes to this Government," he acknowledged.

The Chief Minister felt the need for the people to take cleanliness, hygiene and environmental protection as a movement. Now technology is available to prepare compost under Waste-to-Energy, he said, adding that one tonne of garbage can be composted every day.
Asking the people to work for society, he said that everyone should give proper respect to sanitary workers like how he made them sit next to him on Saturday.

Performance indicator rankings will be given for each department as part of the Swatchandhra programme, the Chief Minister said.
The style of functioning of everyone will be monitored regularly through IVRS, he said and announced that Rs 150 cr will be released as grant by the Pollution Control Board for undertaking various works in the Municipal Administration wing.
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