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Blaming irrational selection of beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said his government was forced to spend Rs 5,527 crore on ration for 56 lakh families not covered under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY).
CM Jagan Reddy urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to divert unused ration stocks lying with the Central Government to be allocated to the state as compensation, as recommended by NITI Aayog. “Lack of rationality in the selection of beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act is causing grave injustice to the State. Due to this, the state government is giving ration to 56 lakh families who are not covered under the PMGKY programme. It has to bear the burden of around Rs 5,527 crore. In this regard, NITI Aayog has also decided that Andhra Pradesh’s plea is correct and they want to take appropriate action. I request that the central government should allocate the unutilized ration quota to the state,’’ said CM Jagan Reddy in an appeal to the Prime Minister.
The CM, who arrived in New Delhi Friday morning with a list of demands, appealed to PM Mdoi to expedite several issues pending even nine years after thestate bifurcation in June 2014.
In a memorandum submitted to PM Modi, the Chief Minister said that some key issues remained unsolved despite several rounds of discussions held by the special committee constituted under the chairmanship of Union Finance Secretary to attend to plethora of issues mentioned in the AP Reorganization Act.
He urged the PM to release the pending amount of Rs 36,625 crore under Resource Gap Funding for the fiscal 2014-15 and enhance the credit limit of Rs 17,923 crore which was reduced from Rs 42,472 crore post-Covid-19 pandemic, besides reimbursing the arrears of Rs 2600.74 crore incurred by the State Government on Polavaram Project.
He also appealed to the Prime Minister to accept the Technical Advisory Committee’s estimates of Rs 55,548 crore on Polavaram Project, treat the drinking water supply component as its part and parcel and release Rs.10,000 crore immediately on ad-hoc basis to expedite the construction, besides paying compensation to the displaced persons.
He requested for speedy steps to ensure that the Telangana Government clears its dues of Rs. 7,058 crore outstanding from the TS Discoms to the APGENCO for the power supplied between 2014 and 2017.
The Chief Minister further appealed to the PM to grant permission for 12 medical colleges in the State for which clearances were pending, allot required mines to APMDC to cater to the raw material needs of the steel plant in YSR Kadapa district, and grant Special Status to AP as promised in Parliament by the Centre.
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