Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu to raise special status issue during Niti Aayog meeting
Using Niti Aayog meeting as a ground to expose the BJP, sources said Naidu would make a mention that the election manifesto of BJP promised SC for AP for 10 years.
Published: 16th June 2018 06:14 AM | Last Updated: 16th June 2018 06:14 AM | A+A A-
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu addressing home guards at Praja Vedika in Undavalli near Vijayawada on Friday | Express
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is likely to raise the issue of denial of special category status (SCS) and other issues during the Niti Aayog Governing Council fourth meeting to be held on June 17 at New Delhi.
Naidu, who held a meeting with officials over the issues that need to be taken up with the Centre for the third consecutive day on Friday, discussed various issues that need to be addressed by the Centre to render justice to the State. After the meeting, an agenda had been chalked out and it is learnt that the CM, while raising the SCS issue, would blame the Centre for misleading the people of AP by announcing special package in lieu of SCS on the ground that the 14th Finance Commission had done away with SCS. “On one hand, the Centre states that considering the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, SCS cannot be given to any State, on the other hand, it has extended the benefits of SCS to 11 states,’’ the CM would reiterate in the meeting.
Naidu would highlight BJP’s failure to keep its promises. Using Niti Aayog meeting as a ground to expose the BJP, sources said Naidu would make a mention that the election manifesto of BJP promised SCS for AP for 10 years. “The people of AP feel cheated and unequivocally demand SCS without any dilution and conditions. There cannot be any compromise in this regard,’’ Naidu would stress. The CM will also raise the issue of inadequate financial support to institutions and infrastructure projects
Points to be raised
Amaravati - Green Field City & national pride
While more than 27,000 farmers pooled their lands worth R50,000 crore, the Union government had released a paltry sum of R1,500 crore for construction of new capital against the R52,000 crore proposal
Withdrawing package for backward areas
The Centre which released R350 crore under special development package on February 9, 2018, had taken back the amount on February 15
Bridging deficit and resources gap
The assurance to meet the resource gap for the 2014-15 still remains unfulfilled
Division of assets and liabilities
Division of assets and liabilities of Schedule IX and X institutions and that of AP Bhavan, estimated at around
R2 lakh crore, is still pending
