ANDHRA PRADESH Archives

AP govt drops laptops for tabs to students to cut costs

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Several lakh students of classes 9 to 12 studying in government schools inAndhra Pradeshwere on Monday left disappointed as the state could not keep its promise of delivering them

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laptop computers. Government sources now say the proposal to distribute laptops has been dropped as “they are costly and many digital Learning apps don’t work on them”.

Now, the government is contemplating to distribute only Tabs (tablet computers) to students of class 8. Each Tab, loaded with digital learning content, will cost the government Rs 12,000.

Free power to farmers in Andhra Pradesh for next 30 years

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The has decided to continue to provide freepowerforagriculturefor the next 30 years. The power utilities ofAndhra Pradeshare currently supplyingfreepower to more than 18 lakh agricultural Services.

The state government is developing necessary power Infrastructure to continue the scheme for the next 30 years.

As part of this, the government will exclusively set up a 10,000 MW solar power plant for making the free power scheme a permanent one.

The state government already spent about Rs 1,700 crore on upgrading Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture feeders to supply 9-hour free power in two spells during day. The subsidy given by the government to the agricultural sector in the 2018-19 financial year was Rs 6,030 crore against Rs 8,559 crore in 2020-21, representing a Rs 2,529 crore or 40 per cent additional subsidy.

The state government is giving highest priority to the agriculture sector. All thefarmersin the state are happy with the effective implementation of the power scheme. The state is witnessing a significant change in the agriculture sector for the last two years. This would help boost economy and improve livelihoods of farmers.

The nearly 6,000 agricultural feeders consume around 15,700 million units of energy per annum, equivalent to the 24% of the total energy demand (66,000 MU per annum) of the state.

Andhra Pradesh: Rajahmundry municipal corporation to rejuvenate Kambala Cheruvu into recreational spot

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

In a major move to create a landmark leisure space in Rajahmundry, the authorities of municipal administration have decided to renovateKambala Cheruvu, a major pond in the city.
The pond will be developed as one of the best tourist attractions along with providing arecreational spotto the citizens.

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the catchment area for this pond has become a collection point for storm water drainage, sewage, and contaminated waste due to its lower elevation. The primary object of the project is to rejuvenate the water body and provide a Park with recreational facilities and leisure spaces.

Andhra Pradesh to Formulate Oxygen Policy Soon, Says Mekapati Gautham Reddy

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Industries ministerMekapati Gautham Reddyhas said the government will shortly announce anoxygen policyto encourage manufacturing ofoxygen concentratorsin the state. He said the government will ready its own Plants with a capacity of 300-400 metric tonnes (MT) over the

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next 45 days.

The minister pointed out that the new policy would help Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSME) rapidly launch production and supply

operations. The government will grant incentives to manufacturers of Oxygen concentrators, he said, adding that they would also grant additional subsidies to industries producing oxygen.

CAG pulls up AP govt over fiscal management

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) has raised strong objection to the financial management in the state and found fault with the for allowing lapse of funds of

Rs 6,356 crore given by the Centre.

“As against the government of India guidelines to transfer ‘pass-through’ grants given for implementation of various centrally sponsored schemes to single nodal account pertaining to those schemes, the state government has lapsed unutilised funds of Rs 6,356 crore to the consolidated fund of the state as reduction of expenditure,” said the CAG.

During 2021-22, the state government lapsed the funds by not spending 26,380 crore to state’s consolidated fund which reduced Revenue Deficit and Fiscal Deficit from the previous year. It also lapsed the Finance Commission recommended Health-sector”>Health sector grants to the tune of 488.15 crore given by the Centre.

The CAG report said the

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action of the state government in lapsing the funds were in violation of the government of India’s guidelines and also led to revenue deficit while creating an interest burden of 11.33 crore.

Increasing C-sections a cause for concern in Andhra Pradesh

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Increasing number of caesarean births have become a cause for concern inAndhra Pradesh. Even as per the official data, over 50% of the total deliveries occurred at the private hospitals in the last two years in the state are surgical deliveries or C-section births. This stood at about 45% even if the institutional deliveries happened at public Health facilities were taken into consideration. The international healthcare community considers 10-15% C-sections as the ideal rate.

While some people are preferring C-sections on what they believe as an auspicious day or time, a few hospitals

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are opting for C-sections as they can charge more compared to normal delivery. Some facilities are inclining towards the surgical deliveries to make a fast buck under the Dr YSRAarogyasrischeme, which gives a higher coverage for the C-sections. In some cases, public themselves demand a C-section with a belief that it is a safe option than that of normal birth.

It is assumed that 15% of the pregnancies will land into complication, requiring surgical intervention. Here the caesarean section becomes a lifesaving surgery for the mother and the child.World Health Organisation, in its statement released in April 2015, stated that at Population level, C-section rates higher than 10% are not associated with reductions in maternal and new-born mortality rates. As in other surgeries, C-sections also have inherent risk of surgical and anaesthetic complications.

Andhra Pradeshs energy demand for next fiscal projected at 66,530 MU

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Discoms in the state have projected a sale of 66,530 million units of electricity for the 2022-23 financial year. TheAndhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commissionconcluded its (virtual) public hearings and state advisory committee meetings on tariffs and aggregate revenue requirements for the next fiscal.

The electricity demand projected for Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and other agriculture allied Services is 19,819 MU for nearly 19 lakh services.

As much as 38,199 MU (57% of the total energy demand projected for next year) is towards domestic and industrial categories. These two categories add up to 1.52 crore consumers, constituting 80% per cent of the total 1.91 crore electricity consumers in the state.

TheAPERChas strongly felt the need to balance the interest of consumers and discoms. It has stressed on a consumer-centric approach

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in the power sector, improving financial stability and operational efficiency of the discoms to ensure quality and reliable power supply.

500 villages remain cut off, AP govt needs Rs 2,000 crore to restore roads

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The road Network in Chittoor, Kadapa, Ananthapuram and Nellore districts has been badly damaged by the recent rains and flash floods. Nearly 500 villages still remain cut off due to damage to theroads.
People are finding it difficult even to reach their homes after floods as most roads have been washed away beyond recognition. Many bridges and low-level chaptas have also suffered damages.

The R&B

department has estimated that about 1,632 kilometres of road network has been damaged, and breaches were reported at nearly 125 places in the four districts. While about 539 kilometres are damaged in Kadapa, the damages to roads in Chittoor district is about 217 kilometres. About 715 kilometres of road network has suffered damage in Nellore district. Breaches have been reported at 48 places in Chittoor and 46 places in Kadapa district.

AP turns welfare state as govt completes 4 yrs

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

YS JaganMohanReddy will complete four years as chief minister on Tuesday, during which he has turnedAndhra Pradeshinto a welfare state. Since taking over the reins of the state on May 30, 2019,Jaganhas laid focus on Empowerment of Women, weaker sections and minorities, while working for balanced regional Growth.

Women have been one of the major beneficiaries of the welfare schemes, thanks to direct benefit transfer and grant of house site pattas in the name of the woman of the household. The new Industrial Policy, summits and initiatives of the government have seen a steady flow of commitments by big ticket companies, who have shown interest to invest in green energy, Infrastructure, service sector and port-based economy, among others.

The state has so far spent about 3 lakh crore under

DBT and non-DBT schemes. Over 2.11 lakh crore were transferred directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries during the last four years under various schemes. Rythu Bharosa Kendras, which dispense all the needs of farmers, YSR clinics and family doctor concept, and English medium schools have changed the rural landscape across the state.

AP Global Investors Summit-2023 in Vizag from March 3

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The AP Global Investors Summit-2023 would be held in Visakhapatnam on March 3 and 4 to seek in the state.

Education minister Botsa Satyanarayana and Industries minister Gudivada Amarnath launched the website for the global summit and unveiled the brochure. Amarnath said chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy had unveiled the logo for the global summit. The venue would be the engineering college grounds in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.

The minister told the media that the summit aimed at attracting investments in 12 key sectors including Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Food Processing, aerospace

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and DEFENCE, automobiles and electric vehicles, textiles and apparels, industries and Logistics Infrastructure, petroleum and petrochemicals, electronics and IT, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, RENEWABLE ENERGY, MSME, startup, innovations, Skill development and education, tourism and hospitality, among others.