Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy knocks on NITI Aayog’s door for particular standing

At a gathering hung on Wednesday with NITI Aayog officers, Reddy and state officers additionally sought the assume tank’s lend a hand in securing Rs 6,284 crore in arrears owed by way of the Centre for the state’s energy utilities in addition to a useful resource hole quantity of Rs 18,969 crore. The state additionally sought make stronger to streamline energy technology mentioning that discoms are going through “serious loss”.

The lack of Hyderabad (to Telangana) had eroded large-scale earnings, whilst the guarantees similar to particular standing have no longer been fulfilled, an legitimate mentioned.

Initiatives that the state sought lend a hand for come with a metal plant in Kadapa, 4 iron ore mines in Anantpur district, the Rayalaseema Drought Mitigation Challenge and a 1250 MW energy challenge underneath the Higher Sileru challenge. The state could also be in search of monetary help for ports and has asked that the revised value estimates of the Polavaram irrigation be  authorized.

Officers additionally complained to the Niti Aayog crew about problems associated with id of beneficiaries underneath the Nationwide Meals Safety Act, announcing they had been incurring losses.

On agriculture, officers mentioned the federal government has established Rythu Bharosa Kendras on the village stage to supply farmers a “complete strategy to all agricultural wishes” which facilitates agri-testing labs, unfastened electrical energy, 0 pastime crop loans, crop insurance coverage, worth stabilisation and enter subsidies, but even so an quantity of Rs 13,500 according to annum which is equipped to beneficiaries.