AP CM announces about Budget session commences on March 5th

Vijayawada, Feb 17: The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister has announced that the Budget session of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature would commence here on March 5, with Governor ESL Narasimhan addressing a joint session of the AP Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly.

The state Budget for 2018-19 would be presented on March 8, Naidu informed.

While the state achieved an average economic growth rate of 11-12 percent in the last three years, the target for the coming year had been set at 15 percent, he said.

"We are analyzing the gross state domestic product (GSDP)contribution every quarter. Some departments are doing well but there is no progress in some other departments. They have to improve their performance to achieve the targeted growth," he said.

Naidu said that reforms were being implemented in all the departments by abolishing old laws and bringing in new laws wherever required and it would be done without any compromise.

He remarked that nothing could be achieved with the old methods and development was possible only through new innovative ones, adding that officials should realize this fact and work accordingly to achieve government goals.

The Chief Minister also announced that, on the lines of making the state open defecation-free (ODF), the government would launch a "PHF (pothole-free) drive" to make roads safer.

"We are ahead in making good use of technology as well," he noted.