CM Revanth Reddy, Deputy CM Batti Vikramarka Appeals to PM

Chief Minister Shri A Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister  Shri Bhatti Vikramarka requested Prime Minister  Shri Narendra Modi to grant  national status to the Palamuru Rangareddy  lift irrigation project. The CM and Deputy CM told the PM that the Reorganization act mentioned national  project status will be given to one each project in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.  Polavaram project has been given national project status in Andhra Pradesh. They requested PM Modi to grant national project status to Palamuru lift scheme as well.       

 

After the formation of the new government in Telangana, the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister  paid a courtesy call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in Delhi today ( Tuesday ).  On this occasion, CM Revanth and  Deputy CM Bhatti brought many problems related to the state to the attention of the Prime Minister. As per the Reorganization act,  the Center has released Rs.2250 crores at the rate of Rs.450 crores every year from 2015 to 2021. They requested the PM to release Rs 1800 crore   pending grants for the years 2019-20, 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023- 2024 financial years. They also appealed to the PM to release the pending 15th Finance Commission funds of Rs.2233.54 crore (Rs.129.69 crores for 2022-23 and Rs.1608.85 crores for 2023-24)  immediately.

* Other Issues  brought to the notice of Prime Minister : 

* Already sent  proposals to upgrade 14 national highways  in Telangana . Only two of them are approved.  Requested to  approve the up-gradation of  remaining 12  national highways

 

The Center  approved the establishment of a Tribal University in Mulugu. Admissions should be allowed in the academic year 2023-24.

 

* As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization act, the Centre made the promise of the  establishment of a Steel Plant (Bayyaram Steel Plant) in the erstwhile Khammam district.  Requested the PM for the clearance of the project immediately. Indian Railways  announced  a coach factory  in  Kazipet , but the centre declared the establishment of  a periodic overhauling workshop.  The CM and Deputy CM urged Modi to fulfill the promise of construction of a Coach factory.

 

* The Union  Government announced ITIR for Bangalore and Hyderabad in 2010. The Hyderabad ITIR project was put in cold storage after the change of government at the center in 2014.  The PM is requested to take up Hyderabad ITIR immediately..

 

* Announce Kakatiya Mega Textile Park as a Green field project and release enough funds. Among the seven mega textile parks identified under PM Mitra, the Kakatiya textile park in Warangal has been declared as a brown field park which did not deserve adequate funds. 

 

* Centre proposed to set up an IIM in every state. As there is no IIM in Telangana, The union government should establish one IIM in Hyderabad. Suitable space is already available. The state government is ready to provide necessary space for setting up an IIM if the center wants .

 

* Two Sainik  schools were sanctioned to Andhra Pradesh after the bifurcation of the state. One sainik school   should be established in Secunderabad Cantonment.

 

* Requested to shift head office in Pune to Secunderabad cantonment as there is not a single head office of Indian Army in Southern states .    

 

 * Resolve  the pending division of government establishments under schedule nine and the issues of other organizations under 10 th schedule as per the AP Reorganization act.

-Press note