7 months: Several challenges and milestones Tomorrow, I finish 7 months as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. In these 7 months, our government has overcome several challenges as a result of unscientific bifurcation of the state. With ambitious goals set for ourselves, we had given a direction and shape to our dreams through 7 missions, 5 campaigns and 5 grids. We then held a Collectors meeting in Vijayawada on August 7th to introduce these missions to district officials and take them to people. Today, as a review of the status of key indicators, we had a Pre-Budget State Level Conference in Vijayawada. My assessment shows that we have come a long way and are progressing in the right direction in developing Andhra Pradesh. However, I realize that, as a result of last 10 years of policy paralysis, we have hassles in collecting core data on key indicators in the state. The only way out of this problem is to hold quarterly reviews and obtain data on key indicators. This will not only gives us accuracy in terms of numbers but also helps us have good database to design our plan of action in improving Human Development Index (HDI). At todays meeting, I have asked district collectors to identify growth engines in each district. This will help us increase revenues from each district and eventually lead to a huge boost to our states economy.I have also suggested them to have a Collectors Dashboard on lines of CM Dashboard and update key indicators. We also need to re-orient our Budget assessing the needs of people. One way could be by taking immediate steps to meet people’s needs and the other way could be to increase revenues. By making officials accountable, I want every unit of work to be measured and linked to development. By marking our priorities and balancing welfare and development, Im confident that we can create a sustainable economy for our Sunrise State of Andhra Pradesh.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:12:04 +0000
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