NE NEWS SERVICE
VIJAYAWADA, JAN 27
The Governor’s speech emphasised the YSR Congress government’s three capital plan at the Republic Day address here on Sunday.
Unfurling the national flag at IGMC Stadium, Governor Biswa Bhushan Harichandan spoke at length on the Nava Ratnalu, flagship welfare programmes, and the Disha Bill, which was passed in the Andhra assembly paving way for speedy justice in cases rape.
The Governor said the Cabinet took a historic decision to distribute and decentralise capital functions for the State – Executive at Visakhapatnam, Legislative at Amaravati, and Judiciary at Kurnool.
However, the Governor did not make any mention of the AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of all Regions Bill 2020, which was passed by the Assembly recently. The Bill was referred to a select committee by the Legislative Council.
The government was implementing YSR Rythu Bharosa, YSR Jalayagnam, Jagananna Amma Vodi, and prohibition in a phased manner. Further, he mentioned about the housing scheme, Village Secretariats, introduction of English medium in government schools, and other schemes and programmes of the State government, the Governor adds.
The Governor said the Polavaram Project will be completed by 2021 and 7.2 lakh-acre ayacut will be created. “The government will distribute house sites pattas to 25 lakh families in the State, which will be registered in the name of women. Merger of RTC employees in newly formed Public Transport Department, Kadapa Steel Plant, New Sand Policy, 75 per cent reservations to locals in employment, etc., were the measures taken by the government,” he said.
“I reiterate that the State of Andhra Pradesh is poised to march ahead in the path of inclusive growth and integrated development enhancing satisfaction level of all sections of people,” the Governor added.
The State government shifted the Republic Day celebrations’ venue from Visakhapatnam to Vijayawada, and did not cite any reasons for the change.
Farmers in 29 villages of Capital city Amaravati are up in the arms against shifting the Capital to Visakhapatnam. The BJP and Jana Sena also announced that they would organise a long march from Tadepalli in Guntur district to PWD Grounds here.
Chief Minister, his cabinet colleagues and others witnessed the Republic Day celebrations.
